Leaking methanol at tire plug

[familyman]

I had my tires filled with methanol the other day and now I see a plug repair that's oozing. This stuff wasn't cheap, and I want to fix this asap. I assume that if i keep the tire rotated with the plug facing upward I could replace it somehow, but with what, and how?

 

[DieselPower]

Ok, my dumb question for the day. Why would you fill your tires with a flamable, explosive, poisonous fluid? We are talking about the same Methanol right? The same stuff used in top fuel dragsters and race cars? If it's leaking I would highly recomend leaving the tractor outside. The last thing you want is the fumes to explode when you turn on the lights.

As far as plugging I don't even know if you can. I would think the Methanol would disolve most adhesives. I could be wrong.

 

[PBinWA]

Maybe he meant Nitrogen?

 

[Egon]

Your best bet is to take the tire back to the shop and have them do a proper repair where the plug is. There are different plug repair types with some being better than others.

 

[familyman]

I asked Neil Messick to fill the tires, and he said they use methanol.
You're right Egon, I've got a good shop down the road and I could just call them. I like to do things myself though, and I thought others might educate me. The methanol question is bugging me. Maybe he said ethanol?

 

[RichNJKubota]

I'm sure it's a small percentage of methanol in the water. Just enough methanol to keep from feezing in the winter.

 

[Egon]

To fix the leak properly the tire has to come off.

 

[DieselPower]

I'm sure it's a small percentage of methanol in the water. Just enough methanol to keep from feezing in the winter.

Now that would make sense. I can see a mix where they only use enough Methanol (alcohol) to prevent the water from freezing.

 

[Soundguy]

I'm guessing when they say methanol.. thy mean windshield washer fluid.. IE low %.. just to keep from freezing.

This is a prime reason why i don't like loading tubless tires...

Soundguy

Ok, my dumb question for the day. Why would you fill your tires with a flamable, explosive, poisonous fluid? We are talking about the same Methanol right? The same stuff used in top fuel dragsters and race cars? If it's leaking I would highly recomend leaving the tractor outside. The last thing you want is the fumes to explode when you turn on the lights.

As far as plugging I don't even know if you can. I would think the Methanol would disolve most adhesives. I could be wrong.

 

[Charolais]

I'm guessing when they say methanol.. thy mean windshield washer fluid.. IE low %.. just to keep from freezing.

This is a prime reason why i don't like loading tubless tires...

Soundguy

The methanol used in this area (and with this thread seems to be used in other areas as well) is pure Methanol right out of a 55 gal drum. It's the same methanol used in Go-Cart racers. I remember the 50's and 60's all that was used here was CC. In the 70's some started mixing antifreeze in water. The price went up on antifreeze and for years Methanol was the low cost. I can't remember how much Methanol is mixed per 55 gal of water but it was the cheapest mix for years. May still be. Right off the top of my head I can think of 6 tractor tire service shops and road service around me and they all use methanol.

There's not enough methanol in the mix to cause alarm for fire. I've never had a tire to get ice slush in it like the mix with antifreeze. I've had a few punctures over the years with methanol mix and it doesn't kill the grass or remove paint. I've seen the antifreeze mix and CC kill grass and that was many years ago.

The Methanol is safe when mixed with water.