Blew out a tire...or something

[TractorGunn]

Not likely. Valve stems can be pushed in, but generally the only way to get them out is thru the inside, or physically breaking them off.

Like others have said, you're likely going to find it floating around inside the tire, or at least the back flange of it.

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I hear you. The thing is there is no way that valve stem hit anything, let alone anything that could have torn it off. Just some grass that was maybe two feet tall. But I am a little perplexed as to what did happen.

 

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IMHO there was a lot of weight in the FEL, and I remember hearing something on a sharp turn up hill coming back in for a break. Perhaps the tire was low, and it blew out the valve with all that pressure. Dunno. There is nothing to get against in these fields, so it wasn't that I got against a curb, stump, or anything like that, so no, I didn't hit anything with that wheel.

If the pressure was low, having a heavy load in the bucket and making a sharp turn you could've just rolled right off the tire without having something to push it over.

*reminds self to check air pressure again, I got lucky when I did this that I was going slow, heard it and saw it and stopped right away*

 

[GS650GL]

Sometimes the valve stems separate where the metal insert with the valve core is molded into the rubber stem. I've seen them blow apart like that. Really sucks when it's a rear tire and Rim-guard sprays all over, especially in the shed. Sucked even more when one sprayed all over me. Rim-guard recommends putting in metal stems but they don't fit my rim correctly and leaked so I had to use rubber again. Never happened again so I think the original stems were poor quality.

 

[SPYDERLK]

I hear you. The thing is there is no way that valve stem hit anything, let alone anything that could have torn it off. Just some grass that was maybe two feet tall. But I am a little perplexed as to what did happen.

low tire under load will leak at the bead and finally debead - At that point the loose bead is what takes the valve out.

 

[LouNY]

I had to replace the valve stems on my UTV this spring. The chinese junk stems were breaking off when I checked the tire pressures.

 

[WinterDeere]

I had to replace the valve stems on my UTV this spring. The chinese junk stems were breaking off when I checked the tire pressures.

Reminds me of my wife's old Volvo V50 T5 R-design. Galvanic reaction between the valve stems and alloy wheels on our salty roads had two of the four valve stems snap off within weeks of one-another. Expensive little buggers, with integrated TPMS's.

I decided to just replace all four, after the second one failed. The third snapped off while unscrewing to replace! Say what you will about bad design and material selection, but their quality (consistency) was pretty remarkable, to have all fail within days of one-another, after 10 years and 200k miles. No randomness or poorly-controlled variables, there!

 

[Mudfarmer]

The first time a front tire goes flat for any reason on one of my tractors, I put in a tube after looking for a puncture cause. Running over hawthorn thorns or turning with a heavy load in the front loader breaking the bead is about equal in my fleet. Tubes work for either.

As for valve stems, metal is better that rubber especially if you park outside in the summer sun.

 

[SPYDERLK]

The first time a front tire goes flat for any reason on one of my tractors, I put in a tube after looking for a puncture cause. Running over hawthorn thorns or turning with a heavy load in the front loader breaking the bead is about equal in my fleet. Tubes work for either.

As for valve stems, metal is better that rubber especially if you park outside in the summer sun.

A few oz of TireJect off road tends to cure slow leaks, from any source, permanently.

 

[johng@imbertconstruction.]

Well, got done brush mowing, came inside to have a bite to eat, then came back outside to find this. Property isn't that rough nor was I on the tractor. Valve stem is gone. 27x8.50 15 tires. 6 ply. I'm thinking 6 ply is a little light but don't know. I think they're industrial grade.

Where do you all suggest getting tires? I looked these up and find skid steer tires. Advice please. Thanks!View attachment 4110664

I have R4 on my NH 4060.
I try to avoid the Buckthorns but my tires have been punctured. The front loader makes it easy to change I have no answers other than get rid of all the buckthorns. My JD 345 gets flattened regularly.(Turf tires) Just the way it is, so I deal with it. Also, IO found the Auto tire store cannot fix the tires. I needed to go to a shop used to dealing with skid loader tires and Ag tires. No problem for them.

 

[TractorGunn]

The first time a front tire goes flat for any reason on one of my tractors, I put in a tube after looking for a puncture cause. Running over hawthorn thorns or turning with a heavy load in the front loader breaking the bead is about equal in my fleet. Tubes work for either.

As for valve stems, metal is better that rubber especially if you park outside in the summer sun.

I don't know that with the condition of this tire that I'd trust a tube in it.