lawn tractor has a flat
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lawn tractor has a flat
My Sears 48inch garden tractor has a flat tire. There is a very small pin hole between the treads causing a slow leak. The tire is a Carlisle 23X10.50-12NHS. Tractor was purchased in May so plenty of tread remaining. How do I get it repaired? If it were a car or truck tire, I know what to do. But it isn't.
Thanks, Karl
Thanks, Karl
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My dad had this problem with his Craftsman too. Not sure what model but its 10+ years old. Oh yeah, almost forgot to say it was the front tire. If it was a slow leak, he'd use a compressor to pump it back up and mow away. When it got worse, he took it to a tire shop and got it fixed. Of course, he had to take the entire mower cause he didn't know how to get the tire off. Eventually he got a new tire for it, took it back to Sears I think.
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I've had a slow leak in one of my front tires for years. The Carlisle 'turf-saver' tires that I have must be porus. I fill 'em, cut the grass, and everything is fine until next time. Tractor is 14 years old. I checked the Shraeder (sp?) valves, they appear to be good.
This spring, I had to put a tube in the left rear tire.
Hardest part of the job was getting the wheel off the axle. I fabbed up a puller from some 'Uni-strut' and a couple of long bolts and a stout bolt (and nut) in the center, along with a 'slave' "brass plug" to press against the axle.
(I guess a slide hammer would do the deed, too. I didn't have one.)
Took an hour to get the wheel off.
10 minutes to put the tube in.
5 minutes to put the wheel back on.
I suppose you could use a 'plug kit' available at auto parts stores. The Carlisle tires are originally tubeless.
This spring, I had to put a tube in the left rear tire.
Hardest part of the job was getting the wheel off the axle. I fabbed up a puller from some 'Uni-strut' and a couple of long bolts and a stout bolt (and nut) in the center, along with a 'slave' "brass plug" to press against the axle.
(I guess a slide hammer would do the deed, too. I didn't have one.)
Took an hour to get the wheel off.
10 minutes to put the tube in.
5 minutes to put the wheel back on.
I suppose you could use a 'plug kit' available at auto parts stores. The Carlisle tires are originally tubeless.
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If it's a small hole, you can use Slime, which is available at Lowe's, Tractor Supply and other places, I'm sure. It works much better than Fix A Flat or any of those, it's a permanent repair, and it will automatically seal any other holes that come up. Other than that, find a tire shop, and I mean a true tire shop that works on any size tire, and they should be able to tube it for you.
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I've used slime in plenty of tires (off road). It works great for tread holes. Won't work well for sidewall cracks/holes though. A tube fixes them up just fine.
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On something like a lawn mower (We have a landscaping company) just use the slime... It's cheap and easy and should last you quite awhile. Lawn mowers are easy because you don't need to worry about throwing off the balance of the tire like you would on a car. The only down side to slime is that when it does come time to pull the tire off the tractor, it gets a little messy, but that's an easy clean up. Hope this helps.
Oh, my second method, as others have suggested, would just be to plug it.
Oh, my second method, as others have suggested, would just be to plug it.
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I work at a tire shop, and I would say that the slime stuff does not work worth a damn. To fix it properly put a patch on the inside, then tube it. You might not have to tube it if the sidewall in the tire isnt cracked at all, but on those tires it is inevitable that they crack, so you might be further ahead by tubeing it now.
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