Tire boot patch question

chas036 · May 31, 2016

I have a 15.5 x 38 tire with about 2 in cut in the tire between the treads. I was woondering if someone can recommend a good boot patch that is easy to install and will work at the bottom of the tire. I have seen a lot of ads for boot patches , but they all seem to mention they are only for the sidewall. My cut is no where near the side wall, it is right at the bottom where the tire meets the ground.

Also, after I install the patch, is there a rubber or silicon compound I can use to fill in the cut?

da.bees · May 31, 2016

What they are telling you by saying the boots are for sidewall only is risk of puncture make's them less suitable for tread. I've used boots in tread area for years and only punctured a couple of boots but I've punctured tires several times. Alot depend's on where the tractor is driven. Tillage make's puncture risk very low. Brush hogging is going to risk puncture.

BushogPapa · May 31, 2016

I have filled the cut with Black Gasket-Making Silicone, then applied a good Tough Round or Oval Tire Patch over that..( Be sure to clean the rubber well..I use De-Natured Alcohol).

Holds pretty well, you may need to renew the patch every 500 hours, but it works well..

About the only other way is to find an OLD Timer's Tire Shop, who knows how to Vulcanize New Gum Rubber..in that case, it will be as NEW (but that is mostly a LOST ART today)..

Only one I had ever seen was near RioGrande Ohio, that was 35 yrs ago and he was old then...didn't look like he had anyone learning his trade...

Ron..

notjustair · May 31, 2016

The Co-op did a boot for me a few years ago on the 8430. It was a huge split. They didn't want to and said they would warranty it, but it has held all these years. I had nothing to lose so I did it anyway. Ask the Co-op.

chas036 · May 31, 2016

The tractor is JD 720 and I use it for mainly mowing, raking and disking.

rustred · May 31, 2016

no problem to fix that. i would use a patch slightly bigger than the cut. then apply a large patch over that. this is the way i have had cuts like that fixed and they held up good.

MichiganMike · May 31, 2016

I have filled the cut with Shoe Gooo after booting. It can be bought at wally world,Kmart and other places. It works great on rubber. I take a wire grinder and rough it up then gooo it, let dry 3 days then wire wheel any xtra to blend it. You really have to look for the spot to see it.MTP...

Mark-Mi · May 31, 2016

3M Super weather strip works good for filling in cuts. Clean the cut good and add 3M in layers letting each layer dry.

Mike Aylward · May 31, 2016

I use urethane windshield sealant. It sticks to rubber well and is pretty tough. I did what you want to do on a pulling tire several years ago. You can't tell where the cut was. It's still holding up just fine. Mike

old · May 31, 2016

A boot holds up better in that area then in a side wall. What I do is clean up the area real good rough it up with an angle grinder. Use some tire/tube patch glue and do as the can says to do. I lay the boot in then take the tube and stuff it in and air it up so it holds the boot in place and let it sit for an hour or so. Once the boot is set/glued in well I put to back together. I have yet to find any thing that will stay in the crack on the out side other then some stuff I got years ago and it works well be the cost is high and shelve life is short. Tech makes it and the cost back then was $50 for a 2 part stuff to fill the crack Cat. #858

504 · May 31, 2016

Dad put the biggest boot he could fine on the rear of our JD A,it was still up when he sold out 15 years later.(that red boot was right down the center)
I have a large one in the rear of my 656 that the tire shop said could not be repaired, but I did it, three years ago.

Robert Major · May 31, 2016

Hi old
Just for fun as I hadn't heard about this stuff I googled that number. you can still buy it online somewhere famous for about $80 and if you are in the USA shipping was free. It might actually be something I could try here, I got a nice (or was) tire some moron drove over a spiked harrow with.

I got given the tire it has 2 boots in the tread but looks bad when it's on a tractor, as you can see the holes when it's inflated. If i cleaned the boots out and started again do you think it would work. the holes are less than 1" and a nice cross shape where the square spike went in.
Regards Robert

old · May 31, 2016

The stuff works real well but I would also boot it. Being a sort of 2 part stuff it seems to bind /hold well loo the tire. but the boot helps keep it in palce when you apply it and sure does not hurt o leave it there

Leroy · Jun 1, 2016

Use the boot they recomend for that size cut then put a second boot of the largest size made over the first one. The small by itself will not spread far enough over the cords to be able to hold them and it will pull loose and will blow out the cut. I have had that happen. The small one over the cut they will recemond about a 4 x 6" and that is good for a second layer of material but to be safe in not having to redo or replace tire put at least a 10 x 12" or larger over first and that one is what will hold the cords together.

Mike M · Jun 1, 2016

Wonder if anyone does section repairs anymore where they actually vulcanize a patch in there ? I had one done years ago.

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