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Tire Life on a Hydro

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by buZZsaw BRAD, Sep 11, 2024.

  1. buzz-saw

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    Time for a new one. :makeitrain"
     
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    Tubes are like $10...:whistle:
     
  3. MikeInMa

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    Time for some new rubbers, Brad.

    :rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:
     
  4. buZZsaw BRAD

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    Went to move the splitter and it was totally flat. The cold air did it! Ill bring the compressor over today and blow it up. IMG_6580.JPG
     
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    Time for a new one or a tube, Chances of it fixing itself are probably slim.
     
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    Bring a little jack too...you'll probably have to get that tire completely off the ground to get it to even seal up enough to take air.
     
  7. Horkn

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    Slime it.
     
  8. buZZsaw BRAD

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    An improvised lever last time with a log, 2x4 and another log to prop it on. Did the same today.
    A little redneck physics goes a long way.
     
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    Doesn't typically work too well on stuff that very rarely moves...unless the bad spot just happens to be parked down
     
  10. buzz-saw

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    Don't tow that in winter after it freezes inside the tire either.
    Then when you bring it to get replaced you make some friends when they break the bead, and that stuff is splattered everywhere. LOL = "not"
     
  11. MasterMech

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    Oh I'm very aware of the cost for tires these days. Just wrapping up rebuilding our minivan which involves new wheels and tires. Fortunately, I found a set on closeout for a deal.
     
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    I've had good experience with the slime, even in things like this.
    Never any problems with that either. I don't put a whole lit of slime in. Just enough and it ends up going to the leaky areas and stays. I'm my personal experience at least. As far as a mess when removing them with slime? Not an issue is you don't use a lot of it. Sure there's a slight amount but it is not like fix a flat. That stuff is not fun to clean up.

    Now I did have a gorilla cart tires that dry rotted and I used a tube that had a slow leak in it to fix that sidewall dry rotted tire. I put a little slime in that tube. Well let's say that an air compressor even a small pancake one, can get enough psi to have the tube blow out the rotted sidewall and sound like a gunshot. There was a very slight amount of slime on my shoes. Wife came running out asking if I was ok. Had a good laugh about it.

    I do need to add that this is only for off road and low speed tires. I never use it on road going machines. There's even a warning on the container about not using it on road stuff.
     
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