Re: [MBZ] lawm mower tire
I used a commercial tire bead lube so that wasn't the issue. I just couldn't get the tire to seat well enough or to get enough air into the tire to help it seat. I had removed the valve stem and I had a decent air tool ( actual name escapes me) for inflating the tire but just couldn't get it to work even with the ratchet strap pinching the middle of the tire. I have to say I was impressed by the way the bead blaster inflated the tire. Open the big valve, and "boom" it is inflated. It can also be used as a portable air tank so not just a one purpose tool. Randy On 02/06/2022 9:47 AM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Liquid soap on the tire bead and rim seating area gives a huge advantage to getting tires mounted and seated into the rim... a little "lube" lets it slide into position. Dish soap works. On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 1:56 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: A bead blaster works well for seating lawn tractor tires. I tried a ratchet strap and could not get the tires to seal against the rim. The blaster did it in one shot. Or, if you are brave, you spray brake cleaner in and then hit it with a match and explode it onto the rim. A Harbor Freight tire changer for little tires works well too for getting the old tire off and the new one onto the wheel and is fairly inexpensive. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] lawm mower tire
Liquid soap on the tire bead and rim seating area gives a huge advantage to getting tires mounted and seated into the rim... a little "lube" lets it slide into position. Dish soap works. On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 1:56 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > A bead blaster works well for seating lawn tractor tires. I tried a > ratchet strap and could not get the tires to seal against the rim. The > blaster did it in one shot. Or, if you are brave, you spray brake > cleaner in and then hit it with a match and explode it onto the rim. > > A Harbor Freight tire changer for little tires works well too for > getting the old tire off and the new one onto the wheel and is fairly > inexpensive. > > Randy > > On 31/05/2022 10:18 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: > > I have used a ratchet tie-down strap around a new tire to get it to > inflate. Still a PITA. If it didn't have the crack I'd say you could try > Slime, I've had some success with that on small tractor tires, but that > won't fix a sidewall crack. > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 31, 2022, at 8:59 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > >> I do have a rim clamp tire machine which I would think would make it > >> easier if it goes down that small. The problem is I think that rear > >> tire probably needs to be replaced but those are around $130 each. > >> > >> On 5/31/2022 7:05 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: > >>> typically they are a pain to get on the rim, if it’s not a huge amount > more a tire and wheel assembly is a whole lot less work. > >>> > >>> Definitely get a tub if you get a new tire though. > >>> > >>> Peter > On May 31, 2022, at 6:15 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > When I got the lawn tractor out this year it had a flat tire and > another low tire. I aired it up but the one front tire looked iffy. Went > to mow today before it starts raining again and it was flat. Tried to air > it up and it has a big crack in the side wall and wont hold air at all. > One of the back tires was also low again. When dealing with these, is it > better to just replace the tire, the wheel and tire, put a tube in it, or > try fix a flat? > > ___ > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] lawm mower tire
A bead blaster works well for seating lawn tractor tires. I tried a ratchet strap and could not get the tires to seal against the rim. The blaster did it in one shot. Or, if you are brave, you spray brake cleaner in and then hit it with a match and explode it onto the rim. A Harbor Freight tire changer for little tires works well too for getting the old tire off and the new one onto the wheel and is fairly inexpensive. Randy On 31/05/2022 10:18 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: I have used a ratchet tie-down strap around a new tire to get it to inflate. Still a PITA. If it didn't have the crack I'd say you could try Slime, I've had some success with that on small tractor tires, but that won't fix a sidewall crack. On Tue, May 31, 2022, at 8:59 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I do have a rim clamp tire machine which I would think would make it easier if it goes down that small. The problem is I think that rear tire probably needs to be replaced but those are around $130 each. On 5/31/2022 7:05 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: typically they are a pain to get on the rim, if it’s not a huge amount more a tire and wheel assembly is a whole lot less work. Definitely get a tub if you get a new tire though. Peter On May 31, 2022, at 6:15 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: When I got the lawn tractor out this year it had a flat tire and another low tire. I aired it up but the one front tire looked iffy. Went to mow today before it starts raining again and it was flat. Tried to air it up and it has a big crack in the side wall and wont hold air at all. One of the back tires was also low again. When dealing with these, is it better to just replace the tire, the wheel and tire, put a tube in it, or try fix a flat? ___ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] lawm mower tire
Find a tractor shop near by that fills tractor tires and other hard service tires with foam. Since you have written off the rims anyway, and it is not a high speed vehicle, and the tires still have tread, fill them all with foam and "tractor on"... Once you foam a tire, the rim is ruined because removing a foamed tire to bare rim is nearly impossible. So, plan for a set of rims and tires in the future. On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 9:31 PM Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Once the sidewall integrity is gone you need a new tire. > Else tube it and go on. At least with a lawn mower you > aren't risking your life due to a sudden catastrophic > tire failure, but that's what I'd do. > > -- Jim > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] lawm mower tire
Once the sidewall integrity is gone you need a new tire. Else tube it and go on. At least with a lawn mower you aren't risking your life due to a sudden catastrophic tire failure, but that's what I'd do. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] lawm mower tire
I have used a ratchet tie-down strap around a new tire to get it to inflate. Still a PITA. If it didn't have the crack I'd say you could try Slime, I've had some success with that on small tractor tires, but that won't fix a sidewall crack. On Tue, May 31, 2022, at 8:59 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > I do have a rim clamp tire machine which I would think would make it > easier if it goes down that small. The problem is I think that rear > tire probably needs to be replaced but those are around $130 each. > > On 5/31/2022 7:05 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: >> typically they are a pain to get on the rim, if it’s not a huge amount more >> a tire and wheel assembly is a whole lot less work. >> >> Definitely get a tub if you get a new tire though. >> >> Peter >>> On May 31, 2022, at 6:15 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> When I got the lawn tractor out this year it had a flat tire and another >>> low tire. I aired it up but the one front tire looked iffy. Went to mow >>> today before it starts raining again and it was flat. Tried to air it up >>> and it has a big crack in the side wall and wont hold air at all. One of >>> the back tires was also low again. When dealing with these, is it better >>> to just replace the tire, the wheel and tire, put a tube in it, or try fix >>> a flat? >>> >>> ___ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] lawm mower tire
I do have a rim clamp tire machine which I would think would make it easier if it goes down that small. The problem is I think that rear tire probably needs to be replaced but those are around $130 each. On 5/31/2022 7:05 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: typically they are a pain to get on the rim, if it’s not a huge amount more a tire and wheel assembly is a whole lot less work. Definitely get a tub if you get a new tire though. Peter On May 31, 2022, at 6:15 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: When I got the lawn tractor out this year it had a flat tire and another low tire. I aired it up but the one front tire looked iffy. Went to mow today before it starts raining again and it was flat. Tried to air it up and it has a big crack in the side wall and wont hold air at all. One of the back tires was also low again. When dealing with these, is it better to just replace the tire, the wheel and tire, put a tube in it, or try fix a flat? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] lawm mower tire
Order new wheel/tire. Cheaper than screwing around with it in time and money --FT Sent from iFōn > On May 31, 2022, at 7:16 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > When I got the lawn tractor out this year it had a flat tire and another low > tire. I aired it up but the one front tire looked iffy. Went to mow today > before it starts raining again and it was flat. Tried to air it up and it > has a big crack in the side wall and wont hold air at all. One of the back > tires was also low again. When dealing with these, is it better to just > replace the tire, the wheel and tire, put a tube in it, or try fix a flat? > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] lawm mower tire
typically they are a pain to get on the rim, if it’s not a huge amount more a tire and wheel assembly is a whole lot less work. Definitely get a tub if you get a new tire though. Peter > On May 31, 2022, at 6:15 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > When I got the lawn tractor out this year it had a flat tire and another low > tire. I aired it up but the one front tire looked iffy. Went to mow today > before it starts raining again and it was flat. Tried to air it up and it > has a big crack in the side wall and wont hold air at all. One of the back > tires was also low again. When dealing with these, is it better to just > replace the tire, the wheel and tire, put a tube in it, or try fix a flat? > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] lawm mower tire
Yea the sidewall is cracked and it’s leaking thru thr crack. The rear on the same side has a smaller crack but was also low Sent from my iPhone > On May 31, 2022, at 6:51 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > > If it's cracked it's time for a new tire, otherwise I'd say to put in a tube. > > -Curt > > > On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 07:16:05 PM EDT, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > > When I got the lawn tractor out this year it had a flat tire and another > low tire. I aired it up but the one front tire looked iffy. Went to > mow today before it starts raining again and it was flat. Tried to air > it up and it has a big crack in the side wall and wont hold air at all. > One of the back tires was also low again. When dealing with these, is > it better to just replace the tire, the wheel and tire, put a tube in > it, or try fix a flat? > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] lawm mower tire
If it's cracked it's time for a new tire, otherwise I'd say to put in a tube. -Curt On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 07:16:05 PM EDT, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: When I got the lawn tractor out this year it had a flat tire and another low tire. I aired it up but the one front tire looked iffy. Went to mow today before it starts raining again and it was flat. Tried to air it up and it has a big crack in the side wall and wont hold air at all. One of the back tires was also low again. When dealing with these, is it better to just replace the tire, the wheel and tire, put a tube in it, or try fix a flat? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] lawm mower tire
When I got the lawn tractor out this year it had a flat tire and another low tire. I aired it up but the one front tire looked iffy. Went to mow today before it starts raining again and it was flat. Tried to air it up and it has a big crack in the side wall and wont hold air at all. One of the back tires was also low again. When dealing with these, is it better to just replace the tire, the wheel and tire, put a tube in it, or try fix a flat? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
