would slime seal tires

[ktm250rider]

The tires on my york rake never hold air. Ive cleaned them everyway till sunday and they just wont stay. Short of getting solid tires, would the green slime work in these and stay inflated?

 

[gemini5362]

try it and see. I use it in a lot of things. I had a slow leak in the rear of my montana tractor and it has not leaked since I used slime.

 

[zzvyb6]

I have had the same problem with tires on my york type rake (Arps). The problem was the bead, not the tire carcass. I deflated the tires, and cleaned up the bead with sandpaper and painted them. Then I put rubber cement on the tire bead where the dirt and gravel had abraided it. Do this all without dismounting the tire, one side at a time. Ultimately, the problem was that the wheels did not swivel very well so they dug into the driveway dirt. When I fixed that problem, the tires stayed aired up. There might be a method to fill them with foam, but I would start with the basics. If the tires are punctured by nails, thorns, fence wire, etc, then the slime may save you. Check Shraeder valves, too. and good metal stone caps that seal.

Lastly, since these tires are usually small, fill them with salt water by sinking them in a bucket. Add air to pressurize them. At least then you will know where and when the leak occurs. The salt water is good for dust control on your driveway !

 

[Z-Michigan]

I used slime in a lawnmower tire that had a hard-to-find leak (and looked fine) and it worked great. I believe there are one or two competing products on the market that may be worth a look also.

 

[vallyfarm]

My lawnmower had dryrot in the tires so bad that the kids could stick their finger s in th holes. Forcing open the splits...not like holes the size of a dime. I put in the slime and it wouldnt hold air...had to tip the tire on it's side to get the slime to ooze to the dryrot areas. That was two years ago, and still use the mower every week. About once a month I'll have to add a few lbs of air, but in no way does it go flat, just a little soft. Great stuff! Mike

 

[mjncad]

I Slimed up the tires on my L130 lawn tractor because we have goat heads, and the Slime has stopped the leaks so far. I intend to do the same to my wheelbarrow and hand truck.

 

[TonyS]

Try Cabelas Leak Lava - i use it and it works well

 

[SnowRidge]

Berryman has a competing product. I use both. I buy whichever is cheapest at the time. Both work fine. I have even managed to seal a sidewall leak.

 

[Reg]

I asked a similar question, but I wanted to know if (or which) sealants are compatible with chloride or RimGuard. The best combination seemed to be RimGuard and the Prestone (forgot the particular name of it, the YELLOW one, not the Walmart edition).

 

[Justaplain]

If they are the "castering" kind the trouble I think is the bead being unseated when they are sideways. I had the problem on my rake and Z turn mower and put tubes in all 4 of them. "insane"

 

[geobar]

I put the Walmart $18 & change per gallon Prestone sealant in a huge 32,000 lb. wheel loader tire that leaked from the steel wheel - not the tire. I was amazed. I probably never have to add air again for any reason. Thanks to this site, I probably save hundreds of dollars just on this fix.

 

[alchemysa]

I love Slime! I demolished on old corrugated iron shack and had about a million nails around the place. God knows how many I've now got in my tyres - but no leaks! I only put about a pint in each tyre.

Prior to this I had a front tyre leak that I just couldnt seal with sticky plugs, although I usually find them very good too. The hole was about a half inch long. So I took off the tyre and glued some old curtain fabric inside and coated it with a bit of rubber cement. It still leaked slowly but once the slime was added it sealed up 'permanently'.