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Pop the tire off the bead, pull the valve stem out. Stick the tube in, slide the tube valve stem in place, air back up making sure the tube doesn't get pinched in the bead.
I run interco vampires. About as tough as they come. I rode around for a couple days before realizing my rear tires had 0 psi in them lol. They held the shape and rode smooth lol. Had a valve stem leaking...
I have pulled thorns and all kinds of stuff out of the tires and they dont leak. Ride rocks, trails covered in sticks, mud, sand... nice to know if something does actually poke a hole, I'll be able to ride back.
I run interco vampires. About as tough as they come. I rode around for a couple days before realizing my rear tires had 0 psi in them lol. They held the shape and rode smooth lol. Had a valve stem leaking...
I have pulled thorns and all kinds of stuff out of the tires and they dont leak. Ride rocks, trails covered in sticks, mud, sand... nice to know if something does actually poke a hole, I'll be able to ride back.
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MY 2 cents I would NEVER run tubes over GOOD tires, its WAY easier to PLUG a tire than pull a tube to patch it trail side
once you get holes in the tires, they let CRAP in them and that crap can puncture tube over and over again as the tire goes round and the crap moves inside the tire
A good 6 ply tire is darn durable, go stiffer with 8-10 ply, and carry a good tire plug kit and a air pump/small 12 volt compressor, and your GOOD for almost ANY tire problem on a NORMAL trail
I have seen holes as big as 4 inches plugged up with a few dozen tire plugs
and another thing, MOST all GOOD heavy 6 ply and heavier tires, can pretty much be run FLAT for a few miles or more at LOW speeds and get you home!
tubes are just added steps in things and don;t help IMO on flats at all!, a inflated tube is pressed against the inner wall of the tire, so what goes thru tire, tends to go thru tube too?
AIN"T no tubes on Heavy equipment
if you really want flat free ire, have em filled with something
from foam, or
many enduro racers swear by these things to get thru races flat free
https://www.tireballs.com/collections/atv
once you get holes in the tires, they let CRAP in them and that crap can puncture tube over and over again as the tire goes round and the crap moves inside the tire
A good 6 ply tire is darn durable, go stiffer with 8-10 ply, and carry a good tire plug kit and a air pump/small 12 volt compressor, and your GOOD for almost ANY tire problem on a NORMAL trail
I have seen holes as big as 4 inches plugged up with a few dozen tire plugs
and another thing, MOST all GOOD heavy 6 ply and heavier tires, can pretty much be run FLAT for a few miles or more at LOW speeds and get you home!
tubes are just added steps in things and don;t help IMO on flats at all!, a inflated tube is pressed against the inner wall of the tire, so what goes thru tire, tends to go thru tube too?
AIN"T no tubes on Heavy equipment
if you really want flat free ire, have em filled with something
from foam, or
many enduro racers swear by these things to get thru races flat free
https://www.tireballs.com/collections/atv
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Good quality tubeless tires.
Purchase a plug kit and learn how to use it.
Have 3x the amount of plugs that you think you'll need.
I use an old fashioned tire pump. It's foolproof, doesn't need electricity.
Purchase a plug kit and learn how to use it.
Have 3x the amount of plugs that you think you'll need.
I use an old fashioned tire pump. It's foolproof, doesn't need electricity.
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sorry, as for some tire suggestions, NOT sure what you have now
but many tires that are known to be durable are tires like Kenda Executioner,(tend to be heavier and run a tad short) Pit Bull growlers, (good all over but NOT cheap)
I have nothing but good things to say about the Titan 589's I have, minus they are a little on the heavy side
many folks like Big horns and bear claws, they will offer IMO smoother rides but that is also due to a little thinner on rubber
the first 3 I listed to ME< will be less damaged in hard ground, and all pretty much have the ability to run flat as well
but honestly there are a LOT of very good tires out there these days
if you WANTED more strong?? tires, look at some of the hard core rock climbing tires made for UTV's and Side by sides, they hold weight better and tend to be thicker rubber to do so, but again, they come at a cost in weight, and that weight robs power and well, makes handling less, as awell as suspension lacks some from having to control more weight in motion!
but many tires that are known to be durable are tires like Kenda Executioner,(tend to be heavier and run a tad short) Pit Bull growlers, (good all over but NOT cheap)
I have nothing but good things to say about the Titan 589's I have, minus they are a little on the heavy side
many folks like Big horns and bear claws, they will offer IMO smoother rides but that is also due to a little thinner on rubber
the first 3 I listed to ME< will be less damaged in hard ground, and all pretty much have the ability to run flat as well
but honestly there are a LOT of very good tires out there these days
if you WANTED more strong?? tires, look at some of the hard core rock climbing tires made for UTV's and Side by sides, they hold weight better and tend to be thicker rubber to do so, but again, they come at a cost in weight, and that weight robs power and well, makes handling less, as awell as suspension lacks some from having to control more weight in motion!
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i tried green slime in my tires far a while. didn't do much. injecting black pepper into the valve stem, with the shradder valve out, works much better. like plugging a radiator. green slime tire plugs, leak air out of the center of the plug. least it did the last time i tried it. i try to find the orange tire plugs. the colour is like orange copper permatex. they will stop a leak. getting harder to find. if you do find some, stock up. last many years, out of plugging the tire, have one plug yet to fail that i used in a tire. under dire consequences, i have been known to use a self taping screw, with orange copper permatex. it works. some of the less open minded ones have protested. but it works. you need less tools, just make sure the screw you set is coated with orange copper. this method does depend on the size or the hole.
the boss, one time, had a 3/8 metal, spike?, as in a bolt, sticking out of a side wall. drove that van for many years, without air leaks. musta been 3, maybe 4 inches on the outside of the sidewall. i still cant figure out why that didnt leak. i never had to put air in that tire in over 4 yrs. had that metal been pulled out, no too much way to fix a side wall.
the boss, one time, had a 3/8 metal, spike?, as in a bolt, sticking out of a side wall. drove that van for many years, without air leaks. musta been 3, maybe 4 inches on the outside of the sidewall. i still cant figure out why that didnt leak. i never had to put air in that tire in over 4 yrs. had that metal been pulled out, no too much way to fix a side wall.
Slime has worked great for me, on both plugged tires and bead leaks.
I just put a tube in a mower tire, and apparently punctured the tube putting it in (nice). Put about 10 pumps of slime in the tube, aired it up and mowed the yard, and it's stayed up.
I normally put rubber cement on plugs during install, and then coat the repair after I'm done. That's for plugs in the sidewall on ATV tires. I put 4-5 plugs in my neighbors 489 rear tire on his Rancher, and I think 3 in the front tire of my kids Rancher, both were sidewall gashes. Both have held air and worked fine.
I just put a tube in a mower tire, and apparently punctured the tube putting it in (nice). Put about 10 pumps of slime in the tube, aired it up and mowed the yard, and it's stayed up.
I normally put rubber cement on plugs during install, and then coat the repair after I'm done. That's for plugs in the sidewall on ATV tires. I put 4-5 plugs in my neighbors 489 rear tire on his Rancher, and I think 3 in the front tire of my kids Rancher, both were sidewall gashes. Both have held air and worked fine.
Lots of good suggestions
I bought a set of Big Horns for my Foreman. If they hold up over the next season I'll get some for my other machines. I decided against tubes. Glad to see I'm not the only one with puncture problems. I always catty a plug kit and a small air compressor. My Rancher has so many holes in the stock tires and it's time for a new set anyway. Punctures are always in the sidewalls. Thanks for all the feedback.
I bought a set of Big Horns for my Foreman. If they hold up over the next season I'll get some for my other machines. I decided against tubes. Glad to see I'm not the only one with puncture problems. I always catty a plug kit and a small air compressor. My Rancher has so many holes in the stock tires and it's time for a new set anyway. Punctures are always in the sidewalls. Thanks for all the feedback.
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the slim plugs leaked air through the plug it self, as the plugs had a hollow center. i didnt use rubber cement. as far as the liquid, it didnt work with tiny holes. maybe i got a bad batch. bout times,, yep, it could happen to me.
i have found some very good plugs. "Victor" ; most part stores dont carry them. if you can find em though, they work well without cement. heavy duty tire repair plugs. mine are orange, maybe burnt orange. i think the orange heave duty work better than black heavy duty. just saying
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