Tired of flats myself

marrt · Sep 9, 2005

Inspired by Sedgewood's example, and YAFOMPTM (Yet Another Flat On My Power Trac Mower), I decided to address this problem once and for all (I hope). After an exhaustive search, I discovered the tires in the Attachment. I ordered...they arrived three days later. I'll try them this weekend. $30 + $6 shipping per tire/wheel. Not too bad. Carefree Tire

marrt · Sep 9, 2005

Another Pic.

MuncyBob · Sep 9, 2005

these are for the mower????

cqaigy · Sep 9, 2005

Thanks for the info on the tires. Which one did you order?

marrt · Sep 10, 2005

Yes, they are for the mower. I think most PT finish mowers use a tire size commonly called 4.10/3.50. These are usually 10.x inches diameter. I ordered the 4" centered hub with 5/8" bearing. This will fit the 425 finish mower.

egb6550 · Sep 11, 2005

Thanks for the site.. just ordered mine!

pequeajim · Sep 11, 2005

Is this a solid tire??

If it is, why not exchange your tire with PT for free? I have posted this on TBN many times and there are still people going out and buy ing something that PT will send you for free.

Am I missing something here? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

BobRip · Sep 11, 2005

Will they do this on a four year old attachment?

Bob Rip

tracdoc · Sep 11, 2005

I think the exchange is only done a) for mowers which are still under warranty, AND b) the owner can somehow verify/document chronic, ongoing problems with the tires rolling off their rims. You send the defective tires/wheels to PT and they replace with airless units.

I don't believe that flatting per se even on a regular basis, qualifies for an exchange, but I could stand corrected on this.

pequeajim · Sep 12, 2005

I stand corrected as you're probably right with that point. Especially with a 4 year old mower deck.

Well at least you have found a solution to the problem. My solid tires while a little more bouncy, never give me any problems, you will love them!

egb6550 · Sep 12, 2005

Wish I had read those posts about the free tire exchange.. probably did and just don't remember.. boy do I feel stupid.. well I guess I can send my old wheels in and get an extra set in case they go flat

cqaigy · Sep 13, 2005

<font color="red">Wish I had read those posts about the free tire exchange.. </font>

Ditto /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

marrt · Sep 13, 2005

Well...the tires I bought did not work. The mower started pushing them off the rims within the first hour of mowing. Back to the drawing board. Guess I'll call PT. BTW, my mower is the 1845 finish mower and it's 5 years old. Not sure if they still use the "4.10" size tire now or a larger one. I know they use the larger one on the rough cut mower. I doubt they'll replace them free...but I'll check. If I have to go with the larger one, I'll have to buy the spindles as well.

Charlie_Iliff · Sep 13, 2005

Marrt:
On the rough-cut, I rolled both the factory tires off after a season. They were tube tires, filled with foam when I got it from PT. I took them to a local outdoor power store who sent them out and got tubeless tires mounted and filled with rubber foam. The difference is the filler is firmly stuck to the wheel, where before I rolled tire and tube both off.
I've got two mowing seasons on the filled tires with no problem.

BobRip · Sep 13, 2005

I just put inner tubes in the tires of the rought cut mower about 3 to 4 years ago and have not had a problem since. No leaks, no flats, no problems.

Bob Rip

Sedgewood · Sep 14, 2005

<font color="red"> Well...the tires I bought did not work. The mower started pushing them off the rims within the first hour of mowing. Back to the drawing board. Guess I'll call PT </font>

When I called PT they sent me what you bought - they didn't work any better for me than they did for you and Charlie /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif Mowers as heavy as ours need pretty tough wheels & tires. Charlie has presented his effective solution to the problem. I went even heavier and also have had no problems since. Here's my solution.

PT sure has a knack for over-engineering their steel work and under-engineering many of the smaller bits, especially wheels & tires. At least they're giving us a solid base worthy of our creative upgrades.

We like Participative Tractoring /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Sedgewood

JohnnyA · Sep 14, 2005

I solved similar problems with flats by putting tubes inside the "tubeless" tires. For me it has been a relatively inexpensive solution that has worked on the mower as well as on my 1845 tractor.