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Mark Kw

02-11-2002 05:34:36

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I know there are a variety of anti-flat products out there for tires, most common one I see is this green colored "tire slime".
I ordered a set of 8" pneumatic castors for the cart I am building for the new welder. I like the pneumatic tires because they roll much easier on the dirt and gravel and also provide a cushion to reduce vibration imposed on the equipment. I installed a set of 10" ones on my Millermatic mig machine a couple years back. They work excellent but loose air over time just as the ones on the hand trucks do. Not that it's a major problem but it gets to be a pain in the @$$ having to air the tires every couple weeks.

I looked into "closed cell foam" inserts that get installed in place of the air. These make the tires much harder than air filled ones and almost defeat the purpose of the cushion effect desired for this application.

Has anyone ever used this "tire slime" or similar product and if so, does it work? Are there any problems associated with its use?

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Junkman

02-11-2002 19:27:46

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Re: Tire slime? in reply to Mark Kw, 02-11-2002 05:34:36

Mark, I have used slime in wheelbarrow tires for my dad to use in his masonry business. He had flats all the time until I fixed them permanently. Try the slime, you won't be disappointed.

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Jim T

02-11-2002 17:36:25

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Re: Tire slime? in reply to Mark Kw, 02-11-2002 05:34:36

John Deere sells a sealant that works very well, IMHO. It comes in caulking gun tubes or 5 gal. pails.

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walt m.

02-12-2002 17:29:39

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Re: Re: Tire slime? in reply to Jim T, 02-11-2002 17:36:25

I've used slime in about everything that rolls and should hold air. Wheelbarrows, mowers, tractor fronts and cars.Works great.Just remember to spin the tire right after using slime to coat everything inside.

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gatractorman

02-11-2002 15:20:06

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Re: Tire slime? in reply to Mark Kw, 02-11-2002 05:34:36

Hey Mark, lemme tell ya my story I got a pair of hand trucks with pneumatic tires one tire would leak down and be off the rim in about a week, so my bro-in-law told me about a trick he does to lawnmower tires which is put some used motor oil in the tire, so I didnt have anything to loose since the tire was off the rim anyway so I put mabye 2oz. of oil in tire and pumped it back up that was a year ago not added any air since.

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02-11-2002 11:48:01

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Re: Tire slime? in reply to Mark Kw, 02-11-2002 05:34:36

Some of the other products worth checking out. Not uncommon to lose up to 10% per month of the air pressure thru the rubber of some of the tires.

Had our local Les-Schab tire center place some of the flat stop into the tires on the four-wheeler @ $3.00 a tire, so far happy with it. They used to squall about the slime stuff on repairs and now there selling a type of it, go figure. ;>]

Gempler's [Tires]

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Mark Kw

02-11-2002 10:52:01

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Re: Tire slime? in reply to Mark Kw, 02-11-2002 05:34:36

Four of the tires are tube and four are tubeless, all leak down slowly, I assume through the rubber itself. I'v gone so far as to sink the tires in a barrel of water trying to find any noticable leaks (stem and bead areas) and nothing. Got some slime and called the company since the bottle says "not for tube tires". They said the product is designed only for puncture wounds but may work to stop or slow the slow leaks too but they do not sponsor this use. The tubeless formula is somewhat thicker than the tube formula and she said "give it a try and see what happens". That's what I'm gonna do. Will update in a few weeks and let you know what, if anything, happened.

Many thanks for the input on this.

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slughammer

02-11-2002 10:20:58

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Re: Tire slime? in reply to Mark Kw, 02-11-2002 05:34:36

You may want to do some research and find the area that is leaking before deciding to put slime into your tires. My father deals with golf course equipment and deals with a lot of tires. He does not care for using the tire slime $$$. Instead he prefers to look for the slow leak and fix that. Most of the time it is either at the bead or the valve stem. The product that he uses is tire sealer (I've seen it at Napa). For a leaky bead, he breaks it free cleans it and then wipes the tire sealer onto both surfaces. Same thing for valve stems. Works well for him and is working right now on a lawn tractor tire I filled up monthly for the last year; the problem was the bead and the solution was tire sealer.

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Denny Frisk

02-11-2002 08:17:49

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Re: Tire slime? in reply to Mark Kw, 02-11-2002 05:34:36

Are you using inner tubes in those leaky tires? Try replacing the valve core in the valve stem. I had a tires on the front of My Super H that leaked for probably 20 years... Kept airing it back up all the time... I finally replaced the valve core about a year ago.... Leak stopped!

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Red Dave

02-11-2002 07:43:55

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Re: Tire slime? in reply to Mark Kw, 02-11-2002 05:34:36

I've used it with good results on tires that slowly leak over time just like yours. It seems to help if you spin the tire and get the slime distributed around once and a while.
If you ever take a "slimed" tire to be dismounted, tell the tire guy it's in there so he can prepare for it. Otherwise it's like breaking the bead on a tire full of snot.

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Mike

02-12-2002 11:40:04

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Re: Re: Tire slime? in reply to Red Dave, 02-11-2002 07:43:55

snot doesn't do it justice, kinda like a little green martian guy puked in the tire. And the fumes/ smell would knock out your tire repairman at 10 paces! go ahead and use it, but fix em yourself

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bbott

02-11-2002 06:29:23

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Re: Tire slime? in reply to Mark Kw, 02-11-2002 05:34:36

Use Slime in my off-road motorcycle tires and wheelbarrow tires. IMHO works great... at least as well as I expect anyway.

-- bb

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Butch in Ks

02-11-2002 17:28:07

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Re: Re: Tire slime? in reply to bbott, 02-11-2002 06:29:23

I found a product call Air Lok by chanpion part # 40861 put new tires on my atv about ten years ago they always leak my first set rears; took it to the dealer I brought them from he put this air lok tire sealant in them now i dont need to put air in them when I want to ride I now put it in lawm tractors when they start to leak address of company is CHAMPION BRANDS, LLC CLINTON MO 64735

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