tubeless tires on tube rims??

stuntman

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Hi this is my first post. I have the opportunity of some tubeless tires for my Farmall H. I was wondering if it is ok to fit them on the old rims with tubes in or are tubeless rims different? Thanks in advance Adam.
 
Be sure to check the size-diameter of those tires, many tubeless tires are 1/2 size like 16.5" not 16". Don't ever put a 16.5" on a 16"
rim if you do you have a BOMB ready to explode that can and will kill a person.

I assume you're talking about your front tires for the "H" tractor...
 
I mounted new Carlisle tires on the front of my John Deere LA. I cleaned and painted the cast iron wheels, installed tubeless valves and
mounted them tubeless. They have not lost any air in three years. Your results may vary. Sam Womer (PA)
 
So why are you worrying about the rim aren't you putting the tires on your rims??
That asked yes tube type rims are made a bit different then tubeless rims are. But you can use tubes in either rim but on most tube type rims if you mount tubeless tire on them with out a tube they will tend to leak. On tubeless rims there is a dimple on the rim where the bead of the tire sits and that helps keep them aired up but tube type rims do not have that dimple on them
 
I have been doing that on tractor fronts for years, It's easier to fix than a tube never had one roll off rim in the hills and rocks around here.
 
Just that old tube rims don't have as much shoulder to support the seal at the bead. My advice is to spend a lot of time and do it right. Clean up
your wheels, sand blast if you can, smooth out any rough spots. A coat of quality primer, sanded and a couple of coats of premium enamel, giving
them plenty of time to dry. Be sure you check the air chamber part of the wheel for any pits that may occur when removing scale rust. Limber up
the sealing rubber on the tire with some sort of petroleum solvent to make it tacky. I have even applied belt dressing to the tires which helps. I
like to run my front tires around 25 psi and rears 18 or less for a soft ride, but on those I'd run 35 for a 4 or 6 ply. Like others said it's a crap
shoot.

If you fail and they won't hold air then get some Slime and put like a quart per tire. Gallon here is around $30 and the quart is less than the cost of
a tube. I just started using it on lawn mower tires that I want to run around 5 psi for the same reason.....with old tires and it works great. That and
what I told you above works for me.
 

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