8-N tubeless 6.0X16 vs tubed tires

I am constantly flat on front tires with cactus thorns. Am I better trying to acquire tubeless tires ? With tubeless I might be able to make the mornings with just airing them up. With tubes, I go flat within the hour. Does anyone have suggestions for these thorns??
 

There is a difference in tube type rims and tubeless rims. You can't count on tubeless tires seating on tube type rims as the bead area is different. So you should find tubeless rims if you go tubeless tires. Have you tried having a sealing compound put in your tubes?
 
I bought new 5x15in implement rims for my
tractor a few years ago. Same 6 on 6in bolt
pattern but they were made for tubeless
tires.
I ran cheap, used car tires on them.
The couple of times I got a flat I just
used a tire plug - bought a kit with the
glue, several plugs and the tool for
inserting the plug into a hole.
Could plug a puncture without removing the
tire from the rim or the rim from the
tractor.
Wait 5 minutes, air it up and go right back
to mowing. Quick and easy!
 
Get some of that goop in the tires or find a set of steel wheels. FORD tires all used tubes, tubeless were made for radials mostly, but either or will still puncture.
Simple solution,eh?

TPD
 
[b:dc10f16b46]I have looked on Amazon and almost everywhere. Could you point me in the direction to purchase a 5.0X15 6 hole wheel that will hold air for a tubed tire>>thanx!![/b:dc10f16b46]
 
(quoted from post at 16:32:49 09/11/21) [b:5c8a19c111]I have looked on Amazon and almost everywhere. Could you point me in the direction to purchase a 5.0X15 6 hole wheel that will hold air for a tubed tire>>thanx!![/b:5c8a19c111]

I am guessing you mean a rim for a tubeless tire? I don't know that you will find tubeless rims with the right width, offset, center hole, and bolt pattern for your tractor. Rather than just looking on line [u:5c8a19c111]call[/u:5c8a19c111] places like the YT store, Miller Tire, and Hey Wheel. Talk to a person and see what the options are.
 
I have never looked online for rims.
I live near Minneapolis and there is a big
dealer there called Pioneer Rim and Wheel.
I just drove down there and they had the
15s in stock. They also have a branch in
Fargo ND. I suspect any good ag type tire
dealer could get them for you.
I have played around with tires on my
tractor quite a bit over the years. I also
ran these 6x14in implement rims and car
tires for a few years too.
These were very short.

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You can get implement rims in 14, 15, 16
and 18in plus different widths. You can
also buy them in different 'offsets' which
means how much offset from the edge of the
rim the centers are welded in. The right
offset lets you run wider tires without
rubbing the spindles.

Right now I am running these 900-10 tires
which are a wee bit taller than the 14s
above. I like them a lot. They are 9in wide
and they don't rub the spindles. These are
10 ply tube type.
They came off a 1980s Ford golf course
tractor. They are a direct bolt-on for an
8N through the 1980s Fords all of which
shared the 6 on 6in bolt pattern. With the
added front weights and these tires I get
Zero scuffing on the lawn.
Hope I haven t 'tired' you out with all
this rambling.


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By the way....if I have already placed a new tube in the tire ...can I use tireject inside of the tube???? Will that also work? Does it only work on tubeless??
 
They don't recommend it for tubes but I have tried it and most of the time it works. There was one tube that had a pinhole that wouldn't seal while it was in the
tire, but after I took it out, I re-inflated it off the rim and it sealed! So i deflated it and reinstalled tire and tube and it's still holding air a year
later. This was a gauge wheel on my chisel plow. I don't know if I'd trust it on a steering axle.
 
(quoted from post at 15:31:44 09/12/21) If you get tubeless tires, don't use that slime garbage. It doesn't work all that well and rusts rims. I use TireJect, it's a much better product.
e used the green slime when Mesquite thorns were a problem. Now that you mentioned it I remember breaking down a rear tire with slime, that wheel had a long flake of paint come out of a corner. We had cleaned the loose spots off those rims fairly recent. I don't remember the rears without it having that problem.
 

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