Snowblower tires

Posted by Van Chocstraw on October 31, 2009, 9:48 am

Stormin Mormon wrote:

> 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.
>

Not axle grease, that eats the rubber.Soapy water allows the bead to
slide up against the rim tightly.

Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 31, 2009, 4:31 pm

The tire places use some kind of slimy soapy solution. Only
old farmers I've known use grease. I expect you're correct.

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Not axle grease, that eats the rubber.Soapy water allows the
bead to
slide up against the rim tightly.

Posted by Tony on October 31, 2009, 9:23 pm

Van Chocstraw wrote:

> Stormin Mormon wrote:

>> 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.

> Not axle grease, that eats the rubber.Soapy water allows the bead to
> slide up against the rim tightly.

I've used motor oil with good results. Can't say it isn't harmful,
maybe I just wore out the tires before the oil harmed the tires? On a
trip 300 miles from home with a flat on a small trailer tire I found
that GoJo not only makes a good bead seal, but also helps clean your
hands! (I was lucky there was a Tractor Supply store within a mile of
my blowout.) Oh and no I had never seated those original tires.

Posted by on October 31, 2009, 10:18 pm

On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:48:56 -0400, Van Chocstraw

>Stormin Mormon wrote:

>> 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.
>>

>Not axle grease, that eats the rubber.Soapy water allows the bead to
>slide up against the rim tightly.

No, the grease will soften the rubber bead enough to allow it to
conform to the pitted rim, and will also keep the rim from rusting
again. The tires are synthetic rebber and "fairly" resistant to oil
damage.

Soap does nothing beyond making the tire and rim slippery - does not
help the seal, or prevent further rust.

A good tubless tire rim sealer is better than grease, but there are a
lot of them out there that do NOT protect against rust - so you have
to do the job over again next year (water based latex products)

Posted by GoHabsGo on November 5, 2009, 9:33 am

F71DE7.15184204112009@newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com:

>> 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

>
> If you live where it's cold enough to snow, then it's cold enough to
> freeze water. Just fill the tires with water instead of air, and they'll
> be hard by morning.
>

I can't get my pump to blow water in, besides, my snowblower stays in the
garage where it rarely freezes.

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