Tubeless wheel??

Steve Metcalfe · Aug 23, 2021

After 52 years my 1969 Sears 10XL garden tractor is getting new front tires. Question is are these wheels
meant for tubeless tires? I already have the new tires and will mount them myself.

504 · Aug 23, 2021

Yes they were tubless when new,but you will save a lot of greif buying tubes

BarnyardEngineering · Aug 23, 2021

(quoted from post at 07:48:25 08/23/21) Yes they were tubless when new,but you will save a lot of greif buying tubes

Not with the tubes that are available these days. My luck has been about 50/50 when it comes to tubes the last few years. Usually they split along a mold line. Last one was on the front of a Farmall Cub. Came out one day and it was flat. Pulled the tube aired it up and it sat there for days and didn't lose a bit of air. Put it in my big sink in the basement and nary a bubble. Forgot it was down there and put another new tube in.

One day I was working in the office and heard a BOOM! Never did figure out what it was until weeks later when I thought... Hey, wasn't there a tube in my sink down in the basement? I don't remember seeing it lately. It was that tube, split along a seam.

cjunrau · Aug 23, 2021

Just looking at where the stem hole is I think a tube will rip Easy there. I would go tubeless

rustred · Aug 23, 2021

tubeless will not seal. you will be adding air constantly. the thing is with tubes, you need to get the better natural rubber tubes. chinese tubes are thinner and i do not like them. i experienced this on my 560 rear tires. one chinese tube was faulty. got warranty on it , i put the old used natural one back in and keeping it like that. you can feel the difference in thickness like night and day. and yes the natural rubber tubes are 3 times the money but time is money also. now back to mower tires, i installed tubes in both the cub cadet and john deere due to the fact always pumping up tires when needing to cut grass. and yes tubes will work in those rims.

Gary Mitchell · Aug 23, 2021

I saved a lot of grief by using dollar store fix-a-flat in my tubeless ones. gm

cool hand · Aug 23, 2021

I have zero confidence in tubeless tires on non-highway use. Bought a John Deere riding mower and after airing the tires several times put tubes all around. My experience is: off road tires must have tubes!

Willow Lane · Aug 23, 2021

Probably no one else will agree, but I say take the wheels and tires to your local tire store and have them mount the tires and fill them with foam. No more flats, ever, and if you got 50 years from the last set, you'll never have to deal with them again. I understand that the wheels can never be reused, but to me, it's worth the risk to never have to worry about the tires again.

rustred · Aug 23, 2021

may as well put steel wheels on then, no cushion at all.

Steve@Advance · Aug 23, 2021

I believe that is a tube type wheel.

The area where the inner edge of the bead sits is tapered, not flat or a recessed seating area.

I realize the link is about bicycles, but it has a good illustration.
Tube or Tubeless

Russ from MN · Aug 23, 2021

Mount them tubeless and put SLIME in them, you should never have a flat.

SVcummins · Aug 23, 2021

I like foam as well . We had a telle handler last year that all four tires had foam we drove it all over at 14 miles per hour it wasnt bad at all no tele handler rides really well down the road . in the field loading you couldnt tell any difference from a rubber tire .

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