Flat rear tire

Jadams59656464172 · Jul 16, 2017

I have a 50's ferguson to30 and one of my back tires is flat. I can feel air coming out at the base of he valve. What do I do?

kcm.MN · Jul 16, 2017

Is your tire filled with just air, or do you have ballast in it?

Is there a tube or is it tubeless?

At the current moment, there's not a lot you "can" do other than just keep airing it up.

alg · Jul 16, 2017

Check out tireject.com it works.

Keith Molden · Jul 16, 2017

If you're like the rest of us that have had flats, either get it fixed, fix it yourself or just let it set. Just keeping airing it up if you can won't do the trick and putting fix a flat or slime in it especially if it has ballast in it won't do the trick. If it has a tube in it, you will hear air coming out around the valve, that's air between the tube and the tire. If it is tubeless, the valve is cut. If you've never taken a tire off the rear wheel, get someone who has to help you. If there is no one to help, you're better off calling a repair shop and let them fix it for you because it can be a lot of work especially if you're old like me.

Geo-TH,In · Jul 16, 2017

I'm too old to fight a rear tire, so I found a great, cheap, tire store that does a lot of work on implement and tractor tires.

I take my tires there, have them remove tire. I take rim home, clean up all the rust, paint it with many coats of rustolum. Then have tire store put in a new tube.

I had one rim so rusty, tire store recommended I use flexseal to take the edges off the huge rust pits that could damage the tube.

Adding a stop leak could cause rust. Wouldn't do any good if it is a tube leak.

Bite the bullet, get it fixed the right way..
geo.

grayrider · Jul 16, 2017

You have an inner tube in the rear tire, it can be patched some times at a tire shop or a new tube put in, I had a flat about a week ago and opted for a new tube in my 28" rear wheel, tire dealer charged $64 for new tube and installation, I took wheel and tire to him

Chilidawg · Jul 16, 2017

I also had a tire shop fix my rear tire. I was lucky in that the previous owner didn't have the rear tires loaded, just cast iron weights

I removed the tire & rim and hauled it to the store. For field repairs they charge $70/hr. including road time. Long story short, they broke down the tire, replaced the tube and I was good to go for less than $100.

showcrop · Jul 16, 2017

Mr. Adams, It seems to me that you may be asking why is there air coming out "the base of the valve" By valve I believe that you are referring to the valve stem which simply slides into the hole in the rim when an inner tube is used. It is highly unlikely that your tire is tubeless. When your tube gets a leak in it, very soon after you start to apply air, the air will be coming out between the stem and the hole in the rim. As others have said your best bet is to remove tire and wheel together and take it to a tire shop. If you are not so equipped, you can call for road service from a tire store that services Ag tires. If you don't have them in your area, you can look for one that services heavy truck tires. Ask the tech to clean up the inside of the rim as needed. Post back about where your capabilities fall in all this and you can get coaching on whatever part of it you want to do yourself.

Richard G. · Jul 16, 2017

I jacked up my 8N this week and took the tire and rim to local tire guy. New tube and labor was $75.
Worth every penny with my back problems. It sure ain't gonna fix itself.
Richard

ss55 · Jul 16, 2017

How long does it take for the tire to go down? If the leak is slow enough, you could drive the tractor to a tire store and they could make the repair without removing the rim.

PJH · Jul 16, 2017

Flexseal!

Thanks for the tip George.

Geo-TH,In · Jul 16, 2017

Tire store recommend flex seal and rust remover chemical which I used after wire brush on right angle grinder.

old · Jul 16, 2017

Pick up truck bed liner spray works as good if not better and it cheaper to boot

Steve@Advance · Jul 16, 2017

It's easy, anyone can do it!
Tractor Tire Repair

Geo-TH,In · Jul 16, 2017

I think rust remover and flex seal was about $25 total. I brushed on flex seal. Had enough flex seal to do two tires. Used very little rust remover.

old · Jul 16, 2017

Truck bed liner spray I use cost is $9 for a can and it will do half a full size truck bed so it will do 4 or so 28 inch rear rims. Flex Steel is $12 for a can that does half that much plus I have found that flex steel is no very good for any thing but wasting my $$. I used it on a couple of things and it did not stay on for more then a few weeks

Ozlander · Jul 16, 2017

(quoted from post at 17:47:04 07/16/17) I think rust remover and flex seal was about $25 total. I brushed on flex seal. Had enough flex seal to do two tires. Used very little rust remover.

Why would you use Flex-Seal on your tires?

BarnyardEngineering · Jul 17, 2017

Why would you use Flex-Seal on your tires?

You use it on the rims.

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