[AT] Semi-OT Dixon ZTR mower front tires

[Alan Nadeau]

Herb,

I have seen wheelbarrow tires, molded on a wheel, of solid urethane.  They 
run not a lot more money that having a regular tire filled.  An advantage of 
the solid ones would be that there is no rubber tire to (literally) rot 
away, leaving only the foam core which might not be up to the wear & tear it 
would be subjected to.  The solid tires have about as much give as an air 
inflated tire has so it's not like having an old steel(the ultimate 
flatproof) wheel on there.

I think a search for "solid urethane tire" might find other sizes available 
as well.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herb Metz" <metz-h.b at comcast.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Semi-OT Dixon ZTR mower front tires


>
> Mark or Anyone Else; would appreciate your sharing of urethane foam filled
> tire experiences-to-date  as I have a dozen or so wheelbarrow size (and
> smaller) pneumatic tires and I am getting tired of trying to keep them
> properly inflated.Herb(GA)
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Mark Greer
> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2016 11:03 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Semi-OT Dixon ZTR mower front tires
>
> Urethane foam fill is the permanent solution...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bo Hinch <bohinch at gmail.com>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sat, 17 Sep 2016 12:17:51 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Re: [AT] Semi-OT Dixon ZTR mower front tires
>
> When you find a remedy , let me know as I have same problem .
>
> On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 10:57 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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