foam filled tires

I am considering foam filling the tires to my polaris ranger, we have lots of thorns in South Texas. Has anyone out their done this? do you recommend it? I hear is adds a lot of weight to the vehicle. Really would like your feed back and recommendations. Thanks

Gonna make it ride rough.

Foam filled tires on an ATV will make it ride rougher and you basically scrap the rims as the foam is just about impossible to get off them. On ATV tires I usually just fill the tires with sealer, not "fix-a-flat" That stuff is corrosive. Tire sealers like Slime and others is what I would use. Also you lean an ATV to help steer and corner. The foam filed tires do not give as much and make them harder to handle.

I don't think that will work for you.

Balance and rough ride would be very undesirable.

I would not foam fill a 4 wheeler tire. Get yourself some 6 or 8 ply tires for it, look around they are out there. The heaver the tire the better they shed thorns. In all the years in my tire shop we never found any type of sealer that worked worth a darn.

IMO foam tires might be good for a wheelbarrow but not an ATV. Don't think you'll be able to go fast and still stay in the seat. Really rough ride. Here's one of my tires off my IH cub 184 loboy, loaded by previous owner. Not easy to change them back.

Kirk

Put Slime in them.

When they took the railroad out there tractors were filled with foam and the funniest thing I seen was a guy going down the street decided to put it in road gear. Now this was a loader backhoe combination. In a half a block he hit the street 3 times we counted surprised he didn't crash but he shifted down real quick when it finally settled.

I have a couple of mowers that are 10 years old as are the tires. As you probably well know, as the tire ages, the stickey rubber at the rim interface ceases to be sticky and doesn't want to seal.

I run real low air pressure to make the ride bearable....like 3-5 psig. Had a real problem getting the tubeless tires to seal to the rim to keep from loosing air between or during usage. After trying numerous things to make it work, I recently decided to try some green "Slime". I got sticker shock at the $32 a gallon price but continued on with my plan.

I put enough in each tire to ensure that I had full coverage across the tire which was a lot on the larger tires, but cheaper than a new tire. How much? Best I could guess would be enough to spread across the tire, one inch deep at the center.

The rolling tire keeps it spread around and there is enough to splash treat the tire-wheel interface and it works great.

I don't see why this wouldn't work for you and you could still have comfortable air pressure.

I bought some "no flat" tires for several things around here and they are hard, like a 35 psig aired up tire. Ok for a wheelbarrow, but not for a riding mower or small tractor with 4" cracks and clumps of Fescue and Dallisgrass to drive over.

Go to Wally world cause they have it on special several times a year. Just a little over 20 bucks a gallon.

tractor supply has had it on sale serveral times this year for $19 a gallon... I have purchase 5 gallons each time...

I use a quart in each 4 wheeler tire, a half gallon in each front tractor tire, and two gallons in each rear tractor tire.

BUT.....
when parked for a week or longer,, the thorns on the top side of tires will dry up and leak... If you drive it every day, the slime stays circulated and seals the tire well. so ALWAYS park it near the air hose... even if coming in at lunch to eat a sandwich...


Best thing to do, it to get the 22 ply aircraft tires and fill them with slime and then only have a flat once every two years or so... I have them on the rake, baler, cutter, and all the tractors at the ranch. The farm and home locations are clean enough now that I can run farm tires.. GENSCO tire at "1-800-no flats" sell the tires on a rim, ready to go and will ship anywhere. They are out of Houston Texas area.


before the aircraft tires, I was having 5 flats a day when working the pastures and fields. I would work till I ran out of spares then have to quit.

I went to a local mom and pop shop. Had no idea what the big box stores charged and closest one was 25 miles away. So much for mom and pop!

yes,, tsc had it sell about 3 times this year.. walmart once.. that I have observed. mom & pops are usually a lot higher.


I like the "slime" better than the old formula 400 "snot" they sell. However there is some white stuff supposed to be even better.

The slime does well with water in the rears so that is a plus.

As said earlier, the two places where we have cleaned and burnt all of the mesquite are the best of all.. the ranch is 600 acres of mesquite, catus, copperheads, with a 40 cows running for their lives.

thanks for all your input,it was very helpful.

Your comment about slime and water compatibility is a useful piece of information. Thanks for that.

On Copperheads, "knock on wood", I don't have a problem with them here. In this area they like wooded areas, or cut firewood piles. When you
are squirrel hunting and looking up, you really need to be looking down.

What about Diamond backs down there? When we used to hunt the coastal marsh areas they were abundant.

How many acres to hold a cow where you are?

Do you have to burn the thorns off Mesquite to have something for them to eat?

Ever barbeque with Mesquite? I was a Hickory only fan till Jimmy Dean (advertising, not personal relationship) taught me that Mesquite is as good
or better.