Patching a tire
Ok I have a tractor tire 16.9x30 thats in rough shape about to buy one but at a cost of over 600+ bucks I have to ask this [}:)]
I have a buddy that has a almost new 16.9x30 that he ran over something a few years and had a guy come out to the loc and said he needed a new tire well i looked at the tire and it has a cut between the tread about finger long. I have had boots put in before on what i think where worse cuts so im thinking he just ctalked my buddy into buying a new tire from him.
he was going to haul it off but said i could have it If i thought i could get a boot. whats yall's thought? Im going to take it up next week and see what a tire shop says about booting it and new tube.
hard to tell from the inside but its not a huge gouge
I have a buddy that has a almost new 16.9x30 that he ran over something a few years and had a guy come out to the loc and said he needed a new tire well i looked at the tire and it has a cut between the tread about finger long. I have had boots put in before on what i think where worse cuts so im thinking he just ctalked my buddy into buying a new tire from him.
he was going to haul it off but said i could have it If i thought i could get a boot. whats yall's thought? Im going to take it up next week and see what a tire shop says about booting it and new tube.
hard to tell from the inside but its not a huge gouge
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I am a long way from being any kind of tire guy
but if it was my old tractor that never sees any reel speed or prolonged road use I would toss in a boot and inter tube and go for it
JMHO on the repair
I am sure some of the tire guys and farmers will chime in0 -
Patch it! As long as your driving at moderate speeds without overloads I'd do it. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Ditch-Runner
I am a long way from being any kind of tire guy
but if it was my old tractor that never sees any reel speed or prolonged road use I would toss in a boot and inter tube and go for it
JMHO on the repair
I am sure some of the tire guys and farmers will chime in
Thats the thing, its not a old tire I think they just took advantage of my friend and sold him a new tire.
this tire has about 80-85% tread left on it but just has the 2" cut
I use my tractor a lot but mostly in the pastures so if a boot would hold it then the tire would be perfect since its free [:p]
it was just going to be used as a drag [:D]0 -
Give it a try, and see. Of course that partly depends on what the tire shop wants to fix it, but yeah, I'd do it. 0 -
Tube of Shoe Goo would've fixed that. 0 -
I'd boot it without a doubt. The tires on my 641 Ford have cracks in the sidewalls you can put your hand in and it's still rolling. I don't think you would have any problem. 0 -
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I'd try a patch and boot if it's somewhat reasonable. Not like your cruising at 70mph......0 -
quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
May I suggest ,,,,,,,,,,,wait, never mind. [:D][:o)]
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quote:Originally posted by tazzer
quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
May I suggest ,,,,,,,,,,,wait, never mind. [:D][:o)]
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I drove one of those a couple times. They are not that comfy/[:I]Yes, boot it and tube it.0 -
Boot & Tube - go for it 0 -
If everything else fails check out Tucker tire. Delivered to your door cheaper than most places. 0 -
I repaired a far worse cut in a much older tire by bolting a scab on the outside and putting a "boot" on the inside to cover the heads of the carriage bolts used to hold the scab. Been on there 25 years and the tire still holds air. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by tazzer
Ok I have a tractor tire 16.9x30 thats in rough shape about to buy one but at a cost of over 600+ bucks I have to ask this [}:)]
I have a buddy that has a almost new 16.9x30 that he ran over something a few years and had a guy come out to the loc and said he needed a new tire well i looked at the tire and it has a cut between the tread about finger long. I have had boots put in before on what i think where worse cuts so im thinking he just ctalked my buddy into buying a new tire from him.
he was going to haul it off but said i could have it If i thought i could get a boot. whats yall's thought? Im going to take it up next week and see what a tire shop says about booting it and new tube.
hard to tell from the inside but its not a huge gouge
Call around to see if anyone can do what is called a "section repair" in your area. We could do it for about 50 bucks, it is a very common repair. They actually vulcanize new rubber in the area and it will last for the life of the tire.0 -
Not to make excuses,but....
My (and probably his) professional opinion says that wound is too large to properly repair. And I'm not going to repair it and then have you upset if it fails. [B)]
Not that you'd be that way, but you know how people are! "Oh yea, go ahead and do that." And when it doesn't work, "That was stupid. What did you do that for?"
That being said, I'd fix it. What have you got to lose?0 -
I'm sure that you guys know this, but I have to say it anyway: Never, never inflate a tractor tire unless it is in a tire cage.
Neal0 -
quote:Originally posted by nmyers
I'm sure that you guys know this, but I have to say it anyway: Never, never inflate a tractor tire unless it is in a tire cage.
Neal
It is rather impossible to fit the tire cage over the axle when you fill the tire still on the tractor. We never take the rim off the tractor if we are not forced to. The tire is heavy enough without having to deal with all that steel. Besides, you put less air in a tractor tire versus an automobile.0 -
Don't quote me but I think the biggest boot they make is about 4 and 1/2-5 inches round.
But you can do a section repair. I did a forklift Tire, it cost me $60 years ago and it's still holding0 -
"Never, never inflate a tractor tire unless it is in a tire cage."
HUH??? A "split rim" truck wheel, yes. A drop center tractor rim with a max inflation pressure of 40 PSI, never seen/heard of that one.0 -
quote:Originally posted by tomh.
Not to make excuses,but....
My (and probably his) professional opinion says that wound is too large to properly repair. And I'm not going to repair it and then have you upset if it fails. [B)]
Not that you'd be that way, but you know how people are! "Oh yea, go ahead and do that." And when it doesn't work, "That was stupid. What did you do that for?"
That being said, I'd fix it. What have you got to lose?
That's what I fig. they are going to say and try to sell me a new tire. I plan checking with a couple of shops though and if they cant or wont do it
then I do have a guy that will come out and remount two new tires at the house for 637 each. I fig the boot and tube will cost me 140-160 but i could be way off I just know the last tube was 116 to have put in years ago.0 -
"the last tube was 116 to have put in "
Wow, I'm ready to move to your area and open an ag tire repair service.0 -
Not long ago I finally bought two new rears 13.9x28 on my Ford. The original Goodyears were so bad they had fistful holes with calcium filled tubes. I finally had to take them off because the Schrader valves would not participate to hold air or fluid anymore. Now the Goats like them.
I spent two hours apiece with lots of Dawn soap and water while breaking beads with the three point grading blade.
Tire like that we used to vulcanize a patch over and forget about it till the next cut. Jefferson County topsoil is quite interesting in places.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Mobuck
"the last tube was 116 to have put in "
Wow, I'm ready to move to your area and open an ag tire repair service.
Really? What price would you charge to supply a new tube and install it? A quick internet search shows 16.9 X 30 tubes running $50-$75.0 -
take a look at these
https://techtirerepairs.com/bias-repairs-section-repairs-bp-off-road-passenger-light-truck/
did equipment/heavy truck tire "on site" repair for over 12 years
these do a heck of a job for minimal cost compared to a new tire
a section repair and tube will probably last the life of the tire
tech was the repair units i used all the time, so i know they are good quality stuff0
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