leaking plow tire

LA in WI · Aug 14, 2012

I have a rubber rear tire on my #8 plow that has a slow leak. It is a real pain to remove tire and take out the tube for a stiff old 75 yr guy.
Is there something I can shoot in the tube to try to stop the leak? I heard "Slime" works, but I"d really like to completely fill the tube with something, so full it would be like a hard tire.
LA in WI

mkirsch · Aug 14, 2012

Go with the slime.

You can have the tire filled with foam, but it's something that needs to be done by a professional with the right equipment. It's not like you can just take a can of Great Stuff from Home Depot and squirt it in there.

Well, I suppose you could take a can of Great Stuff and squirt it in there but you'd only get a small part of the tube filled before the foam hardens...

Slime is the next best thing. Don't be bashful with it. More is better.

The only problem with slime is that the tire needs to be rolled occasionally or the slime will settle to the bottom. Unless the leak is on the bottom the tire will usually go flat. Fortunately all you have to do is air it up and tow the plow to the field, and it'll be fine again until you park it for several months.

rustyfarmall · Aug 14, 2012

(quoted from post at 06:42:31 08/14/12) I have a rubber rear tire on my #8 plow that has a slow leak. It is a real pain to remove tire and take out the tube for a stiff old 75 yr guy.
Is there something I can shoot in the tube to try to stop the leak? I heard "Slime" works, but I"d really like to completely fill the tube with something, so full it would be like a hard tire.
LA in WI

I've never had much luck with "slime" in an innertube.

My #8 still has the original steel wheel on the rear and rubber tires on the front. I've got a parts #8 with steel all the way round, and I'm giving serious thought to putting the front steel from the parts plow on the plow I'm using. Steel wheels do not go flat.

ken house · Aug 14, 2012

good year has a 2 part solution that hardens after it is installed. you will have to remove tire and wheel and take them to dealer. they can fill the tire and no more flats. the material is similar to that of a child's rubber ball, once it sets up.

it is not cheap.

i have it in my front tractor tires.

Russ from MN · Aug 14, 2012

I have had good luck with the aerosol fix-a-flat, my dad started using it when he got over 70 because it was easier than removing the tire. I have seen it seal up rotten old tubeless tires that had small leaks all over, and they held air for years. Now for the correct police, this is on my brother-in-laws lawn tractor that is never driven on public roads!
Word of caution, some of the propellants are flammable!

JRSutton · Aug 15, 2012

I don't know where I'd be without green slime.

I love the stuff.

dump it in - you'll be all set.

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