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rrlund · Dec 29, 2013

I had a tire on the front of the Oliver 1600 that was going soft and had to be pumped up about every three days or so. The weather was outstanding yesterday,so late afternoon I got around to taking it off and fixing it. I figured instead of looking for a hole as tiny as that one must be I'd just put a new one in it. I had some new ones here in the shop anyway. I put it in,put it back in the toolshed and went to feed with the 1365. It wasn't 15 minutes I was driving past the toolshed and heard a loud PSSSSSSSSS. I looked quick and that blasted tire went flat in about three seconds. I took it back off this morning and the tube was split right at a seam. I got lucky and found the little bitty hole in the old one and patched it. What a waste of time! Somebody had warned about those Hi Run tubes on here before,I can testify to what a waste of money they are now.

scott mcintosh · Dec 29, 2013

Been there done that last year I had brand new 18x34 tube that maybe lasted for twenty minutes plowing as she split at the seam.All you can find today is chinese tubes.I am sure we are not alone just makes you mad all the extra labor.Scott

2 Old 2 care · Dec 29, 2013

Most of the new tubes won't even hold a patch. I had a rear tire go flat this summer. Had to pump out fluid from a leaking tube, which is enough torture, then replace the tube, just to have it go flat 2 days later and have to repeat the entire ordeal. Valve stem pulled out of tube. Bought cast weights and ended the fluid part of that madness.

Elton Fancher · Dec 29, 2013

You are not alone. Front tubes they sell here have the valve stem almost upright in the center of the tube, when you try to air them up the stem wants to pull back in, then if you get them up it will cut the stem or rip out around it.

jlewis457 · Dec 29, 2013

I have a 1600 that I put a used set of rears on with new tubes one tube made it 1 hour the other made it 1 day both pull the valve stems. Bought two more new tubes and oiled up the tires thought this would help at least the tubes made it three days before one split and the other pulled the valve stem. This time called the tire shop and they said do not use oil it will gum up and cause the tube to stick and either pull the valve stem or split, use Murphys oil soap used it on the third set of tubes and (I know better than to brag) two years later no more problems.
Also tire shop guy said he found with the new tubes his store gets the only way he can keep from spliting or pulling out the valve stem is use the Murphys Oil Soap.
Hope this helps
John

old · Dec 29, 2013

Ya a couple months back I got a new tube for my 841 rear one at that. Put it in and filled the tire with fluid and used it one time. It sat parked for a couple weeks and low and behold it went flat. Pumped the fluid back out and yep the seam had split out on it. I took the old tube which was at least 15 years old and patched it and it is still holding air. Need to find a warm day to fill it back up with fluid but that is one of them round to it things

Ultradog MN · Dec 29, 2013

Sorry to hear it RR. I know it's frustrating.
On the other hand...
About every other week I see a post on here for the latest and greatest Harbor Fright add and everyone runs down there to buy that cheap China Junk. No wonder there aren't any American companies making decent quality stuff any more.
A guy wont spend a nickel more thgan he has to so all there is left to buy is junk.
We have brought this onto ourselves.

GeneMO · Dec 29, 2013

This place sounds good for some tubes. American made.

Gene

http://www.transamericanrubber.com/category/application/agriculture

Teakettle · Dec 29, 2013

On my fine old IH 454 one of the front tubes (which I think was original) had an unfixable valve stem leak. I went through three of those hideous Chinese tubes in two months -- each lasting just long enough for me to get into trouble a mile or two from the barn -- at which point I said to heck with it and put Gensco Airbus landing gear tires on the front. At least if all the air comes out I can still drive home!

RayP(MI) · Dec 29, 2013

Well. hardly a crisis like yours, but it came to me to patch the tube on my 4yr old grandson's bike. Several tries - couldn't get patch to hold, Had to replace the tube.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 29, 2013

one could safely bet that tube was made in the land of almost rite in the Asian toiletrim region ,,, you can thank clintoon and epa for that trash,, btw ,only 2 tire factories left in usa ,, rest overseas,. I bought some tire repair tube patch glue ,, made in chin a ,. may as well spit on the tube for gglue ,, the stuf stunk to hi-heaven,, glue would not adhere to the patch , this is where it gets good ,.. lol ../ I had some 2 inch masking tape handy ,wrapped the tape around the patch to hold it tite in place , stuk it in the tire and aired up the tire,, and it isstill holdin full air on my woodsplitter after 3 weex

Pops1532 · Dec 29, 2013

(quoted from post at 20:45:38 12/29/13) Sorry to hear it RR. I know it's frustrating.
On the other hand...
About every other week I see a post on here for the latest and greatest Harbor Fright add and everyone runs down there to buy that cheap China Junk. No wonder there aren't any American companies making decent quality stuff any more.
A guy wont spend a nickel more than he has to so all there is left to buy is junk.
We have brought this onto ourselves.

Amen!

Texasmark1 · Dec 30, 2013

I have had stellar luck with Chinese tires (Shield brand) on my farm. However, their tubes (Chinese, not Shield brand, from TSC and WW) do as stated; separate at the seams. No more for me.

Mark

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