tire slime

morgan in ar · Sep 7, 2014

Anyone use it in tube type tractor fronts that have thorns?

old · Sep 7, 2014

I have tried that stuff and NEVER had any luck with it. What I do is take one or 2 old tubes cut them open and line the tire with them and that helps rub the tips off the thorns before they get to the tube. Tire liners where easy to find years ago but not any more

timbernt · Sep 7, 2014

Slime does not work very well with inner tubes. It is supposed to go in tubeless tires because they have more mass for the slime to lodge in as it follows the air out of the tire. A tube does not have enough thickness to trap the slime. My Dad put it in tube tire for years and it never worked worth a darn. Putting it in tubeless tires works fairly well; better on tires with a higher ply rating.

Brendon Warren · Sep 7, 2014

I just put a tube in a Ranger tire for my cousin. My
brother had slimed it previous. That stuff is
useless.

JD Seller · Sep 7, 2014

Remove the tire and tube. Then mount the tire tubeless and the tire sealer should work. I have done this on tires with thorns in them. You can never get all of the thorns out to where they will not poke a hole in the tube but you can get the tire sealant to seal around the thorn. You may have areal slow leak after this but it should stop any fast leaks.

There are better tire sealants than Slime. JD , CIH and many tires stores sell it. A gallon jug with a pump at JD is around $35.00

Russ from MN · Sep 7, 2014

Some of my logger friends use it in there big
skidder tires, really reduces there tire problems. I
had to put it in my new tires on a Honda 4-wheeler,
they all had slow leaks.

paul · Sep 7, 2014

Doesn't work on a tube.

Works if you are set up tubeless.

Paul

D beatty · Sep 8, 2014

Most people don't know that Slime makes a sealant for tube and tubeless tires and they also make tubes that they call Smart tubes that have the sealant in them.

D beatty · Sep 8, 2014

You are using the wrong Slime. They make a slime just for tubed tires and it works great..

D beatty · Sep 8, 2014

Paul it does work but most people don't know that Slime makes one version for tubed tires and one for tubrless tires.

tg in VA · Sep 8, 2014

I had a manure spreader with 24" tubed tires, got a bad leak in one sidewall, priced a new tire
and resorted to slime...worked like a charm...I was pleasantly surprised.

tractorguy2 · Sep 8, 2014

it will rust out the rims.

RodinNS · Sep 8, 2014

I've never tried it with a tube. I don't see why it wouldn't work EXCEPT... you may not get an effective seal of the valve stem on the wheel. The slime may take up the slack that exists there; it may not. I don't know. As far as the rest is concerned, the slime will work it's way out into whatever holes exist and as long as it's inflated it should set up.
I know the stuff works wonders in tubeless tires. I had a leaking 66-44-26 Forestry special leaking this spring and 2 gal and a LOT of air fixed it... so far.

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