2 day old tractor front tire flat.

[Jay4200]

Congrats on your repair. Yep, keeping sufficient air in front tires is useful....and easy to miss when they are low.....I filled my FEL with dirt, looked at the front tires, discovered they were almost riding on the rim and then aired them to the max recommended. Have heard of several TBN'ers who didn't happen to notice and rolled the tire off the rim, as you did...Glad it went back together for you... I predict you will love your new tractor.:thumbsup:

And, yep, I got my tire irons from Harbor Freight...pretty cheap iron and never know when you will need them.

I did a goodly amount of dirt hauling FEL work with my L4200 and was blowing tires off the rim almost every day. I finally put in tubes (2 years ago) and haven't had a problem since.

I did get a rear flat last week - biggest tire I ever changed by hand. It was super easy though - didn't even need to break the bead, just jumped on it and it popped right off.

JayC

 

[TripleR]

Drat, I had a flat on my M8540 today, stick hit the valve stem. I was surprised it didn't have the same kind of valve stem protection as my L5030.

 

[winglord]

Interesting. Having the same trouble with new tire going flat on my old B5200. While checking the FEL manual for hose sizes, I found the statement that when you put a loader on a Kubota tractor you should put tubes in the front tires! I guess the dealer that installed the loader ignored that part. Gonna put the tubes in.:mur:

 

[rjkobbeman]

Drat, I had a flat on my M8540 today, stick hit the valve stem. I was surprised it didn't have the same kind of valve stem protection as my L5030.

I've got a slow leaker on my M8540. Noticed it when I got back from a week long vacation. It had about 5psi in it.

Filled it up with my air compressor about two weeks ago and it "looks" OK still. I need to measure the pressure to see how low it really is though. I have industrial tires and the front ones are really stiff. The pressure has to get real low before you will notice it without a full bucket.

I have been knocking down a ton of locust trees in my field. LOTS of thorns. All of my tires have thousands of broken off thorns in them -- looks like little brown circles everywhere!

I am pretty excited that I haven't had more problems. Those R4s are pretty tough!

 

[montelatici]

I would fill them with the flat repair stuff. It seems to prevent slip off (possibly because it makes the bead so sticky) as well as repairs/prevents flats from small holes.

 

[TripleR]

I've got a slow leaker on my M8540. Noticed it when I got back from a week long vacation. It had about 5psi in it.

Filled it up with my air compressor about two weeks ago and it "looks" OK still. I need to measure the pressure to see how low it really is though. I have industrial tires and the front ones are really stiff. The pressure has to get real low before you will notice it without a full bucket.

I have been knocking down a ton of locust trees in my field. LOTS of thorns. All of my tires have thousands of broken off thorns in them -- looks like little brown circles everywhere!

I am pretty excited that I haven't had more problems. Those R4s are pretty tough!

Years ago when my brother and I bought a used Case 730 with Ag tires, we used it clearing some of our farm with those darned trees. We didn't load the rear tires and put flat sealer in all four. I also did it to my ATV after numerous flats. During the day, you could see the little pink spots appearing as the thorns were sealed off. We also wound up with LOTS of plugs. When we finished, we had to buy new tires. I can sure see where Industrial tires would be better for that sort of thing.

 

[ctgoldwing]

Hey, guys, here is a tip for seating a tire bead.

remove the valve from the valve stem.

Take the end of your compressor air hose with nothing in the female end and push it onto the valve stem.

The valve stem pushes the air valve in the hose female fitting in and a very large volume of air rushes into the valve stem quickly seating the tire bead.

Sometimes setting the wheel on a pail or 30 gallon drum allows getting the bottom tire bead sitting on the rim. This as well as ussing a ratchet strap around the circumfrence of the tire will help the seating process too.

I use the air chuck / valve stem method all the time. it works like a charm.

Safety note, make sure to remove the air chuck from the valve stem immediately after the bead seats. Reinstall the valve and air up the tire as you would normally, paying attention to appropriate tire pressure.

+1
Excellent suggestion. I had 2 flats on the same tire of my tractor within 6 months. I couldn't get the bead to seal. The owner of the tire company I had called came out the second time & told me the only way to get the tire to 'pop' onto the wheel was to remove the stem and use a connector on the hose with just a straight opening - very little restriction. It popped right on for him.

He also found the reason for the flats. I had assumed I came against a rock with the sidewall. Never assume. The valve nut was not snugged down enough and was allowing air to leak. Ditto on 2 other wheels.

 

[daddymack]

next time raise the tractor up spray some wd 40 inside the wheel toss a match in the general area and boom the tire is seated . tried it myself works every time butit will scare the ------- out of ya

 

[daddymack]

next time raise the tractor up spray some wd 40 inside the wheel toss a match in the general area and boom the tire is seated . tried it myself works every time butit will scare the ------- out of ya

 

[rjkobbeman]

next time raise the tractor up spray some wd 40 inside the wheel toss a match in the general area and boom the tire is seated . tried it myself works every time butit will scare the ------- out of ya

I would read/watch this before you do what is suggested above: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/safety/164764-you-have-gotta-see.html