Snowblower tires

Posted by Harry K on October 30, 2009, 1:36 pm

i3bXnZ2dnUVZ_hBi4p2d@giganews.com:

> > GoHabsGo wrote:

> >> My snowblower tires are too soft. =A0I try pumping them up with
> >> my bicycle pump but they seem to stay at the same level. =A0Are they
> >> losing air around the rim? =A0How can I get them to hold air?
> >> Thanks,
> >> Larry

> > How old are they? I just replaced mine this year because the side walls
> > were weather cracked and leaking air. I could have put a tube in but th=

> > tires would have split in time. New ones are $17.00 each from Northern
> > tools. The new tires should last another 30 years.

> About 5 years old, give or take a year. =A0There are no sidewall cracks i=

> mine.

I don't fool with them, the first time one of my mower/blower/trailer
tires goes down, it gets a tube and that ends the problem.

Harry K

Posted by dpb on October 30, 2009, 1:38 pm

GoHabsGo wrote:

>> GoHabsGo wrote:

>>> My snowblower tires are too soft. I try pumping them up with
>>> my bicycle pump but they seem to stay at the same level. Are they
>>> losing air around the rim? How can I get them to hold air?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Larry

>> How old are they? I just replaced mine this year because the side walls
>> were weather cracked and leaking air. I could have put a tube in but the
>> tires would have split in time. New ones are $17.00 each from Northern
>> tools. The new tires should last another 30 years.

>
> About 5 years old, give or take a year. There are no sidewall cracks in
> mine.

That should say "no _visible_ sidewall cracks".

As somebody else noted, dunk 'em and see where the leak(s) are and go
from there. Tubes/foam/repair are all possible solutions but also as
noted it's quite possible simply new tires are as cheap a solution as
any of the above. But, w/o knowing what is the actual source of the
leak and condition of the tires, specifics aren't possible.

The generality that a bicycle pump is an inadequate air supply for most
other tires owing to them being for lower volume is another good
observation. It's quite possible you simply haven't put enough air into
them to make any discernible difference.

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Posted by Jim on October 30, 2009, 1:39 pm

> My snowblower tires are too soft. I try pumping them up with
> my bicycle pump but they seem to stay at the same level. Are they
> losing air around the rim? How can I get them to hold air?
> Thanks,
> Larry

Larry,

is the bycicle pump pumping air?....sick your finder over the end
and make sure it pumps pressure.... Jim

Posted by Bob F on October 30, 2009, 2:05 pm

GoHabsGo wrote:

> My snowblower tires are too soft. I try pumping them up with
> my bicycle pump but they seem to stay at the same level. Are they
> losing air around the rim? How can I get them to hold air?

Try filling them with a compressor - go to a gas station or something. A bicycle
pump doesn't supply enough volume to seat the beads if they leak much.

Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 31, 2009, 8:34 am

Kind of hard to diagnose over the internet. I'd guess that
rim leaks are very common.

The old country wisdom is to break down the tire, and then
sand the rim to remove rust. Apply lots of axle grease to
the rim, and blow the tire back up.

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My snowblower tires are too soft. I try pumping them up
with
my bicycle pump but they seem to stay at the same level.
Are they
losing air around the rim? How can I get them to hold air?

Thanks,

Larry

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