Do tire tubes have warranties?

[Robert_in_NY]

I replaced the rear 16.9-30 tire on my TN65 last summer. Its filled with calcium and when the tire shop came out and replaced the tire they installed a new tube at the same time which it needed. They finish up and leave, by that night the tire was flat again. They come back out and remove the tube and it shows the valve stem seperated from the tube. The service guy said they have been having a lot of problems with these tubes. So I lost a few days as they had to get another tube and replace it. The tractor really didn't get used much from that point till now as it was the end of haying season and we didn't get any snow. This year I do all the tillage work with the tractor and everythings fine. Park the tractor in a field for a few days and its fine, bring it home and refuel it and its fine. Put it in the barn for a couple days and its fine. I even changed the hydraulic oil and filters without noticing any problems. When we go to use the tractor a couple days later its flat. Air it up and the air is blowing out almost as fast as its going in. I didn't find any nails or pieces of steel in the tire so I have to assume the tube failed around the valve stem again.

This happened Saturday at 12:30 so the tire shop was already closed. I could have used the tractor today but I didn't want to get nailed with a huge emergency repair bill. The tube is less then a year old and I'm really not happy losing time again as I have to believe the shop was using poor quality materials. Do tubes have any warranty or better question am I out of line to expect this to be repaired on their expense? I don't know how much calcium I have lost because of these two "new" tubes failing but I have to believe it is adding up. I don't know how much drained out in the barn but its parked outside now with the stem up and axle blocked up. I'm going to call the shop in the morning and discuss it with them. If they do find its not the tube failing again then I have no problems paying for the repair but I don't believe that is the case here.

 

[jimmysisson]

Rotten luck. They should help you out here, esp. since they said they'd had a bad run of tubes. Such a small thing can keep an expensive machine idled.
Jim

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Rotten luck. They should help you out here, esp. since they said they'd had a bad run of tubes. Such a small thing can keep an expensive machine idled.
Jim

They changed it out today and found the valve stem was the problem again. I haven't been billed anything yet as the shop wanted to see the problem first and decide from there. Hopefully they take care of me as I need two 11.2-24's for this same tractor and will like to keep supporting them as their local.

 

[IndyIan]

Maybe the tire shop will switch you over to rim guard and tubeless for free next time? I'm sure they don't enjoy getting paid once to do the job 3 times!
I guess its on them to make sure their tubes are good in any case.

 

[ultrarunner]

Antique Car Collectors have been plagued with tube problems the last 20+ years...

Ever since the cheap foreign imports started to arrive.

The shop I worked at had a box of 100 that were junk... they separated at the vulcanized stem seam...

I went back to the old Montgomery Wards tubes I took out and no more problem.

 

[Soundguy]

the local tire place I use will warranty a tube you got from them.. and if it happens like.. right as they mount the tire.. it's no extra charge obviously to re-tube it.. but after a few days.. .. they will still give you a new tube for free.. but the mount / dismount can be 8-16$ depending..a nd they don't warranty labor.

I had a 10-16 tubed a while back.. they ran thru 3 tubes . new in packaging, on their shelf, and the last one held air. the other 2 split at one of the vulcanized 'seams' or sections, as you look at the tube.. etc..

pretty sad... 2 bads in a row out of the box... made me worry about the 3rd one ( last one ) they had.. but it's been holding...

 

[Robert_in_NY]

the local tire place I use will warranty a tube you got from them.. and if it happens like.. right as they mount the tire.. it's no extra charge obviously to re-tube it.. but after a few days.. .. they will still give you a new tube for free.. but the mount / dismount can be 8-16$ depending..a nd they don't warranty labor.

I had a 10-16 tubed a while back.. they ran thru 3 tubes . new in packaging, on their shelf, and the last one held air. the other 2 split at one of the vulcanized 'seams' or sections, as you look at the tube.. etc..

pretty sad... 2 bads in a row out of the box... made me worry about the 3rd one ( last one ) they had.. but it's been holding...

I'm hoping this one holds up. These tires are not easy to handle so the less fighting the better. I can't believe how poorly they are making tubes now.

 

[ultrarunner]

I'm hoping this one holds up. These tires are not easy to handle so the less fighting the better. I can't believe how poorly they are making tubes now.

Two of my local tire stores refuse to carry tubes at all...

 

[Soundguy]

I'm hoping this one holds up. These tires are not easy to handle so the less fighting the better. I can't believe how poorly they are making tubes now.

tubes are junky these days. last time i needed a tube was a couple months ago.. larin was all i could get locally. It split as soon as I aired it.. and them lil tires on the front of my farmall C are actually HARD to muscle on.. not enough rubber inthem to give much.. nor room to work... had to do that job TWICW thanks to a tube that split a few mintes after being aired.. and I even inflated it some outsid ehte tire to check for flaws!!!!

 

[2458n]

My local shop billed for new tubes and just changed the old brass fittings for new white plastic pieces. This was when they added calcium. I am no longer welcome there,but I did not have to pay for the tubes when the store owner was asked by the police to give me the old tubes. Seems they were on the service truck.