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06/21/10, 12:54 PM
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Sliming Mower tires
I have a riding lawn mower with tires that leaked due to cracked sidewalls, so I tubed them all which worked great for a year or two, now one of my tubes is leaking down slowly, will the green slime fix it, or do I need to patch the tube/retube the tire?
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06/21/10, 01:02 PM
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Patch is better.
There is special slime for tubes that can work. Look for the stuff designed for tubes.
The problem with a tube is the hole can move around, so the slime might have a hard time keeping a patch in the hole.....
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06/21/10, 01:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rambler
Patch is better.
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Ugh, that means I have to get the tube out and back in without punching yet another hole in it! And while I am at it, I really should remove the tire and check for thorns/wire or what ever poked the hole, and then wire brush the rust off the wheel and repaint it!
Last edited by Silvercreek Farmer; 06/21/10 at 01:41 PM.
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06/21/10, 02:19 PM
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And if the cracks in the sidewalls are large enough that is what pinching and making holes in the tube.
So patching the tube or new tubes is really just a "Patch", as the sidewalls are probably doing the holes in the tubes. So new tires is really the only true long term way top go.
But then again a year or 2 for a new tube is not that bad either.
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06/21/10, 06:54 PM
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Usually cracked tires are only cracked on outside. What is hard on tubes is rusty rims. Mud and slime are just stop gap measures. Remove tire and tube, patch tube, clean/smooth any rough spots on inside rim, then repaint and put everything back together, properly lubing the tire beads.
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06/21/10, 11:48 PM
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you can buy pre-slimed tubes.
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06/22/10, 07:38 AM
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Can't remember if I read it on this forum but someone filled their mower tires with Great Stuff expanding foam. Never needed air and no flats.
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06/22/10, 09:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Beeman
Can't remember if I read it on this forum but someone filled their mower tires with Great Stuff expanding foam. Never needed air and no flats.
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I have run mower tires with expanding foam and its well worth the trouble of filling them. Even when the rubber wore thin and you could see the wire in the tread the tires didn't go flat. The tires have thorns, nails and screws in them, even cuts and gashes....
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06/22/10, 02:42 PM
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My tire guy has said that any tire brought in with slime in it is punishable by death.
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06/22/10, 05:03 PM
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The expanding foam sounds like a great idea! How do you put it in the tire?
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06/22/10, 09:29 PM
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My son just put green slime in the front tire of my old riding mower. First, he took the tire completely off, took out the inside of the valve stem, then squashed the tire down so there was very little air in it. He inserted the green slime stuff in the valve stem with the connector that comes with the slime, filled the tire full, spun it around a lot, and filled it with air. He then submerged it in a tub full of water - no leaks, and it's held up since.
However, I think I might try Great Stuff for a wheelbarrow tire that keeps going flat (no tube in it) - it sounds kinda fun!
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06/22/10, 11:40 PM
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06/23/10, 09:59 AM
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Hey you guys that filled tires with Great Stuff, how did you do it? Thru the valve stem?
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06/23/10, 11:05 AM
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Put my patched tube back in last night, seems to be holding air, turned out to be just a little pin prick, couldn't find what did it though. Amazing how fast the tire could leak down with just that tiny hole. It was on the side of the tube, which would be one of those "side wall punctures" the slime says it doesn't work on. I passed on cleaning and painting the rim though. It is in pretty bad shape, but didn't seem to cause the puncture.
I have been tempted to do the Great Stuff trick but have heard mixed reviews. Like certain types of foam not solidifying. Try searching Mother Earth News for an article on it...
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