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Old 06/13/11, 10:51 PM
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Colorado
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I use the genseal from the noflats people,

but in our country the cactus and goat head stickers will ruin a wheel barrow tire, to the point that nearly no sealant will work very long, as soon as it stops turning it will leak air in time, you need a good tire,

and I love the airplane tire from the no flats people but there not easy to put on or take off if you ever need to, I have a set on the tractor fronts and on the pasture pickup, the pasture pickup tires are so solid that even if there no air in them, (had the valve stems rot off) they will still hold the Chevy pick up up,

the air plane tires have weep holes in the side walls to let the tube properly fill the tire, so if one is going to use them tubeless you need the genseal, sealant,
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Old 06/13/11, 11:04 PM
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: northcentral MN
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I had some truck tires in the garage that were over 20 years old and still full of air. I cut the valve stem before I cut them off the rim.
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Old 06/13/11, 11:30 PM
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Idaho
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Originally Posted by Harry Chickpea View Post
On those tiller tire beads - I just use hand dishwashing detergent (straight) on the rubber and cleaned metal. As it dries it gets thick and sticky, but can be released with water if need be.
I did use hand soap the first time I aired them up. That is why I was surprised when they fell off the beads again in a few weeks. I'm going slime this time.
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Old 06/16/11, 11:46 AM
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Missouri (Hard by the Elk Fork of the Salt River)
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I just went through this with a 2-wheel cart. Finally put tubes in them and it ended a three year struggle.
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Old 06/16/11, 03:50 PM
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Location: Maryland
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I put a solid tire on my wheelbarrow a couple years ago, and I just ordered tubes for one of my mowers tires.
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