Front tire leaking air

oldrosestereo · Mar 31, 2015

I'm new at tractors, so forgive my newbie questions.
Was using the brush hog last week and didn't think anything about cutting down these trees/shrubs with lots of spikes on them. Later found out that there called a Locust bush or tree, and yes, the thorns will puncture a tire.
I've got a slow leak on the front tire of my '69 Ford 3000.
I used to plug car tires many years ago, can you do that to these?
I recall hearing of someone filling tires with foam. Is that a good way to go?

Thanks

old · Mar 31, 2015

Those tires stand a 99% chance they have tubes in them so no plug will help and as a matter of fact trying to plug it will just cost you more since your likely to blow the tube big time and maybe the tire to boot.

woodbutcher · Apr 1, 2015

I have reliners for the front tires of my fieldwork tractor. These fit between the tube and tire and sheer thorns before they penetrate the tube.(in theory anyway)
Butch

oldrosestereo · Apr 1, 2015

(quoted from post at 20:29:36 03/31/15) Those tires stand a 99% chance they have tubes in them so no plug will help and as a matter of fact trying to plug it will just cost you more since your likely to blow the tube big time and maybe the tire to boot.

Good to know. So I'll just take the tire to a shop and get the tube fixed/replaced. Thanks.

oldrosestereo · Apr 1, 2015

(quoted from post at 05:24:17 04/01/15) I have reliners for the front tires of my fieldwork tractor. These fit between the tube and tire and sheer thorns before they penetrate the tube.(in theory anyway)
Butch

Do you remember where you got those from?

john in la · Apr 1, 2015

Plugs will not work as the tires have tubes; so you will have to patch/replace the tubes.
A good tire dealer can foam fill your tires but that makes them hard and rough riding.

A good tire dealer (commercial truck tire place not some car tire place) should be able to get you tire liners.
They make two types so do not let price make your decision.
Most call the cheep thin ones "Tire Reliners"
The good heavy type are called "Tire Guards"
You can see both at gemplers.com

If you decide to use tire liners and your dealer dose not have them look at tiregard.net
They make a good 1/2 thick tire guard. The fronts will cost you about $70 and the rear are close to $300.
Yes that is expensive but it is cheaper than foam and about average what other brands charge for similar guards. The good thing about buying tire guards is they last for ever. They do not wear so you can use them over and over again and pay for themselves in reduced tire repairs. When you figure a rear tractor tire tube is $50 to $75 and the cost of tire man is $50 to $75 you can see the $300 for the guard is really not all that bad if you have a place with thorns.

WNYBill · Apr 1, 2015

I had a thorn puncture and, after breaking it down twice, the tire guy couldn't find the thorn, so they used a commercial quality Slime, made especially for truck/tractor tubes. Has held air for over a year. Something like $20 a tire.

longear · Apr 1, 2015

I think there are two kinds of slime. one for tube type and one for tubeless

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