[AT] Semi-OT Dixon ZTR mower front tires

[Paul]

I buy the green slime by the gallon. It takes me about a year to use it, 
but it is always handy on late evening on week end. I kept 38 in rear 
tractor going for 2 days until I could get it fixed with a new tube, The 
stuff is amazing

Paul


On 9/17/2016 6:19 PM, Mike M wrote:
> Charlie, trust me it will work, my tire is a small front mower tire that
> is maybe 10" in diameter. The reason it was leaking was because it is 20
> years old and cracking, it is tubeless. It would go flat inside of a
> day. $8 buck worth of automotive slime and the pressure hasn't dropped
> in over a month. Seals the hole inside of the tire.
>
> Mike M
>
>
> On 9/17/2016 2:20 PM, charlie hill wrote:
>> I've got some slime here but it's the kind for automotive tires and
>> I don't know if these mower tires turn fast enough to get it evenly
>> distributed.  I thought about painting the beads with it.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mike M
>> Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2016 12:56 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Semi-OT Dixon ZTR mower front tires
>>
>> Had the same problem with my garden tractor that i now use as a butt
>> buggy. A can of Slime took care of the problem, for under $10 it's
>> cheaper and easier than a tube.
>>
>> Mike M
>>
>>
>> On 9/17/2016 12:34 PM, Steve Offiler wrote:
>>> Charlie did you check valve stems?   I have this exact problem on my DR
>>> mower.  Valve stem rubber is aging and cracking.  Holds air OK, meaning I
>>> can inflate and use the machine all day, but it's flat again in a few
>>> days.  If the stem is moved around you get audible hissing.  This reminds
>>> me I've got to deal with it soon. That machine is my snowblower too.
>>>
>>> SO
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Sep 17, 2016, at 11:57 AM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Guys I've got a Dixon Commercial grade ZTR mower.
>>>> The front caster wheel tires are 11 x 4-5 tubeless.
>>>> All of a sudden last fall I started having the front tires
>>>> go flat.  They are in good shape.  I finally, early this spring,
>>>> took them off the rims and wire brushed the bead of the
>>>> rims to remove what little bit of surface rust and crud that
>>>> had built up and there wasn't much.  Then I cleaned the
>>>> bead of the tires with a solvent type cleaner that I hoped would
>>>> soften them a bit.  I put them back on the rims and pumped them
>>>> up and immersed the entire mess into a bucket of water.  NO leaks
>>>> on either tire.  I put them back on the machine, mowed the yard one
>>>> time and the next time I went to the mower they were flat again.
>>>> So, I got some beat sealer compound and put on the beads.  Same result.
>>>> Has anyone got a clue how to fix this problem?
>>>>
>>>> I'm thinking tubes or just having the tires foam filled.  Opinions
>>>> welcome.
>>>> Also does anyone know what size tube fits in an 11 x 4-5 tire?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, I'm sick of pumping those tires up.  The only leak I've ever
>>>> found
>>>> was
>>>> around the bead.  I'm pretty certain there are no holes in the tires.
>>>>
>>>> Charlie
>>>>
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