Inner tubes on Kawasaki Mule?

My recent new to me side by side has tires that have been previously plugged and leak down. The tire size is 23x11.00-10. I cannot find the correct tube size and wondering if 22x11.00-10 is “close enough”? The 23’s are showing out of stock everywhere I search online. The tire pressure is 10 psi front and 20 psi rear. Tread is still really good so don’t really want to shell out for new tires. My thoughts are should be just fine. Thanks!

 

Yup, close enough...tires vary quite a bit from brand to brand/model to model anyways, sometimes more than just going down 1 size on the OD.
Slime or a similar product works pretty well on those too...but you could do the tubes, in 'em, they can be a bit of a pain though too.

 

I’d skip the tubes and use Multiseal. I’ve used the stuff for years and really like it.

FAQs - Multi Seal

 

X2, except on the slime. I've been slimed too many times changing tires to recommend the stuff.

 

I've changed literally hundreds of tires with the stuff in them...only wore it a few times...must be some major difference in technique.
You break the bead before the air pressure was out? That'll make a mess!

 

If I can't get it plugged, I take to tire shop for an inner patch. I've used slime in a pinch. Still have it in one front on the big tractor.

 

At the shop we had plugs made specifically for ATV tires...big and squishy with a mushroom head, put in with a special gun.
Worked really well.
Edit: Looked kinda like this...I think it was Tech brand?

 

I would agree that this is likely a much better product than the Slime brand. Most of these more commercial grade sealers have to be bought in quantity though...often 5 gallon and up. $$

 

It's not horrible if you know it's in there but when you don't, and your jamming away at the job,


I've never tried breaking a bead under pressure.

 

I had to plug a front tire on my Mule MX when it was just two weeks old BTW. My kinda luck.

 

Not fully inflated...just like pulling the valve core out and popping the bead before the majority of the pressure was out...

 

It’s far superior to slime. I was at a farm and fleet back in the day and watched the owner of the company drive a railroad spike with an BFH into a tire and it sealed it. I bought my first gallon then and have been a customer since. It’s shelf stable. I’ve never had it go bad on me. They do sell by the gallon and I think they have smaller bottles too. The only drawback is you typically have to buy directly from them.

 

All good suggestions and very much appreciated. I did consider taking the tires/wheels to my tire shop for inner patches and might still do that. Although I’ve never personally used the slime product I have heard that it’s a mess if you have to de-mount the tire at some future date. The other products maybe not so much? How do you get the product into the tire, through the stem after removing the valve core?

 

Yep, remove core insert goop.

And let the tire guy know ya did before changing.

 

Yeah...some of the better sealers will occasionally plug the valve stem and it takes a nail or something to poke it open...PITA, but its worth it in the end

 

From what I read it's basically like slime. I love that stuff . At least for low speed off road tires especially

 

I've had great results using about half a can of evaporated milk. It seals weathered-cracked tires and punctures. Just squirt into tire thru valve stem with an old ketchup bottle. Cheaper than Slime and works better.

 

Gotta love people and their quick fixes.

 

I’ve got a Kawasaki bayou 300 that has tires so weather checked you can see how much air is in them just by looking at them. Still have good tread. But they are always low or flat and I can’t bring myself to spend $400 on a new set. I may have to try this.
So it really works huh???

 

I've heard guys say this works pretty well...I have to think it smells worse than a gut wagon the next time the bead is broken down though!