Tires BX23 Bar tires

MMCSKPD · May 4, 2006

Hello all. Been a while since I posted but I've been reading you pretty much daily. My problem is flat tires on my BX. 2 years old, 220 hours. I just can't seem to keep them inflated. A total of 9 punctures and 2 holes in the rears that required 2 new tires. It's not like I'm driving on nails and broken glass... Mostly I'm driving sticks through the tires between the bars. I try to be careful but, man I'm tired of flats. Green slime works OK on the fronts as long as I don't put weight in the FEL. Then the slime just blows out and squirts me as I drive. The rears are more of a problem due to the Calcium filling. Both a mess and getting expensive. I think the Kubota tires are very poor. Does anyone make a real tire that will fit. I mean one made out of rubber rather than made out of rubber balloon material. I have never poked a hole in my Wheel Horse tires on the same property. I guess the next set will have to be foam filled if I have to stay with a Kubota tire. Help?

rdsaustintx · May 5, 2006

I can't offer any solution, but plenty of condolences. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

I have had at least 10 flats, mostly front. 3 in one day once. The tires seem very thin, although most of mine were from nails, screws, etc.

When I wear-out the fronts I am going to foam-fill the replacements. Will pay for itself in a year.

Russell in Texas

Henro · May 5, 2006

Foam fill is probably the final answer...

I foam filled the fronts of my BX (bar tires) and had I felt the need would have foam filled the rears. I liquid filled the rears instead. For me, it would have cost about $300 to foam fill the set of four tires.

Charliebrn · May 5, 2006

On my first BX I foam filled the fronts after 2 flats. Never had a flat in the rear. I suppose I'm just waiting for a flat in the fronts before i do it again...

TroyR57 · May 7, 2006

Another Long time member, just have not posted in a while, and yes, I have had the same problem, with the BX 23 Bar tires, and flats. I did try and order a set of the new R4's, but due to knee surgey, had to cancle the order. I just keep plugs, in my tool box, and keep pluging away. Some day, I may upgrade to the R4 of the new BX 24, but it will have wait, until my doctor is paid off.

MMCSKPD · May 7, 2006

Ok then... What would be the advantage of running "R4's" on my BX23 vice the "Bar Tires"? Are the R4's stronger? Also... does anyone have a picture of an R4 tire?

newcountry · May 9, 2006

I meant to post this earlier. My dealer highly recommended using Briggs & Stratton tire filler, said the Slime is worthless. It'll fill up to a 1/2 inch puncture. I haven't had any problems yet and have been in heavy brush with the rotary cutter.

TroyR57 · May 10, 2006

this is a BX 24 front tire at the dealer

vrman · Jul 8, 2006

Man that tire looks weird. Almost like a turf tire with some kind of bar tread stretched over it.

bandit67 · Jul 13, 2006

I found some "slime" type tire sealant at Walmart a couple of years ago. I bought four 16oz bottles - the slime was bright green with black specs in it, and had a black label and was for tractor, pickup & car tires.

I had a bunch of Russian Olive trees (they have 2" spikes) that were causing flats. When I swapped my turfs for the bar tires (same ones you find on the BX's) at the 20 hour mark, I had the tire shop put a bottle of tire sealant in each tire. I've got 180 hours now and haven't had a flat since. By the way, I tore down all those Russian Olives (about 4 dozen) with my FEL & dragged them to the burn & chainsaw piles - lots of holes in the tires, but the slime stuff worked. I also pulled a lot of those spikes out of the tires during that time. The tires still hold air as if they were new.