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Tubes or No Tubes

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dan osborne

01-29-2008 18:09:28




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I need your advice! New to pulling, and I have a set of 16.9 X 34's I'm going to mount on 16 X 34, 9 bolt steel wheels. I would prefer to mount these tubeless to save weight and dollars. Does this work with the lower tire pressures, or do I need tubes to keep tire from slipping on the rim or unseating the bead?




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super a rx7 guy

02-04-2008 12:09:34




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 Re: Tubes or No Tubes in reply to dan osborne, 01-29-2008 18:09:28  
you doin't need to put screws in your tires, eastwood is yankin your chain. we have some big tires (30.5x32) with low pressure like 4 lbs that we have tubeless with no screws in them. make sure you have a good bead and casing, and then use lots of dishsoap, or a tire lube for seating the bead. an 18.4x34 will seat prolly 25 or less psi. so i would say a 16.9x34 would be completely seated under 30psi. pump them up and watch the bead, pump them up to say 20psi and then maybe drive them around a bit and see if they seat, then go up 5 more pounds. keep your fingers out from the rim/tire. to get our 30's to seat, we had to use a rachetstrap to squat them out on the bead, and then pump them up to 22psi. just some info.

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algar

01-31-2008 20:18:07




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 Re: Tubes or No Tubes in reply to dan osborne, 01-29-2008 18:09:28  
Can you mount tires that were not built for tubeless say an 18-4-38 firestone F&R?

al



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superh

02-01-2008 06:47:31




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 Re: Tubes or No Tubes in reply to algar, 01-31-2008 20:18:07  
yes, the casing must be in good shape and a good bead. my 16.9x38 are firestone field and roads that are probably 30 years old.



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superh

01-30-2008 15:54:20




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 Re: Tubes or No Tubes in reply to dan osborne, 01-29-2008 18:09:28  
you don't need to put screws in them. i have 16.9x34's and 38's mounted tubeless with no problems. you just need a good bead on tire and some sort of contact cement. I used Tech bead sealer.



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eastwood

02-02-2008 15:43:28




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 Re: Tubes or No Tubes in reply to superh, 01-30-2008 15:54:20  
If you have any power, Id put some screws in them kid. But maybe you only pull a john deere and dont have to worry about it.



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superh

02-03-2008 07:29:27




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 Re: Tubes or No Tubes in reply to eastwood, 02-02-2008 15:43:28  
yeah, maybe i should. my tractor doesn't have any power, but it isn't a jd!



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clint eastwood

01-30-2008 09:41:55




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 Re: Tubes or No Tubes in reply to dan osborne, 01-29-2008 18:09:28  
If you go with out tubes you will have to put screws in the rim like they do with alumiun rims. and put silicone, around the beads. its alot of fun. Ive done it both ways, its easier to use tubes.



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