Great tires, came nicely packed in the box, and did not compress ua-cam.com/users/postUgkx985f3iNjxHFMO6JoE7CSGActiIEyumFx . It fitted my craftsman riding mower just fine. It is a little narrower than my stock tires but so far it has held up and works great. No air leaks and traction was great in my hilly backyard. Installation was good and was not too difficult, highly recommended.
Nice money saving concept. I revitalized all 18 tires on my tractor trailer and saved close to $2900! Granted, my GVW reduced a bit from 80,000 to a tic over 32,000, but I'm more than willing to give up a little cargo carrying capacity to save a buck or two. Also, the first time I pulled into a TX DOT weigh/check station and the DOT officer asked why a had a bunch of foam snakes shooting out of my sidewalls, it took quite a bit of explaining and diagramming to reduce the citation count from 18 to just 5, 1 citation per axle. Not too bad, and I got to give the nice officer one of the best belly laughs that he'd had in years......
As a wheelchair user for over fifty years, I got tired of inflatable tires on my chair going flat, uneven pressure, and slow leaks. Then the chair manufacturers started offering solid foam inserts for tires. Best investment ever. Even when the tire is worn completely through, the foam insert keeps you rolling until the tire can be replaced. No more uneven ride like when the pressure is different on each inflatable tire or you cut a tire on glass and junk. Some don't care for them because of the added weight (it's only a couple extra pounds), or the slightly stiffer ride, which is a small price to pay for added security. Try dealing with a flat wheelchair tire when you're out shopping at the mall or out to dinner.
Who cares if it breaks down over time he was going to have to buy new tire or tube anyway for 20$ A can of foam was $2 not like he’s losing much if it makes 5 cuts are a hundred it made more then the flat tire , there are a lot of haters out there I’ll give the vid a thumbs up 👍 for creativity, initiative and how to make shit happen without breaking the bank
That's great, about 20 years ago I had a mate at work who joked about doing this with his bicycle tyres but I never thought I'd see anyone actually do it!! 😀
Foam works well inside PVC too. I had an old Chev. pickup and a long (38') heavy, aluminum ladder I wanted to carry. I took a piece of gray PVC (electrical), probably either 1-1/4 or 1-1/2 in., wrapped the outside of it with carpet matting and duck tape, then stretched some bungee cords through it. I then placed it on the roof of the truck and fastened the bungee clips onto the rain gutters. Viola... front ladder carrier. For the Back, I used the same size PVC along with a couple of 90's and made what looked like a roll bar. I had to use a grinder to narrow down the ends of the roll bar to fit into the square holes in the top of the truck bed. When done, I stuck in the roll bar, put on the ladder, and the roll bar sank horribly in the center! I pulled it back out, got some clear rubber hose that would fit on the end of the tube used on a can of great stuff, fished the hose through the roll bar. Once through, I squeezed on the great stuff lever and slowly removed the hose while doing so, filling up the roll bar with great stuff. Couple of days later I tried again. The ladder didn't create any drop in the roll bar! Bungees on the front, bungees on the back, I used this setup for about 5 years with no problem whatsoever and as a plus, when I wasn't hauling that ladder I'd take the roll bar out of the rear truck bed holes and put it into the front bed holes and it looked like I had a roll bar on the truck!
My experience with the spray foam is that it isn't very elastic and once you exceed it's load limit or hit something hard the foam compacts, doesn't return to shape and gives you one Knarly kidney shaking flat spot.
Titus Tucker flexseal spraypaint expands after you spray it but it only triples in volume- but its bouncy flexy rubber. Just use it around the outter layer and use foam to fill the rest. Also adding gorilla glue to the foam as you spray it in there will cause the foam to become hard as a rock when it dries.
I did the same with a wheel barrow wheel and yes the foam crushes down, I just top it up with more foam. An uncle of mine had a puncture on his car out in the country side, so stuffed it with straw and managed to get home. But I'm talking way back in the 30s.
I did something similar......an old tractor had a badly rusted rim and I couldn’t find a decent replacement. So a friend and I removed the tube, made a few surgical cuts in the sidewall and filled it with concrete. We added old steel cable and a few lag bolts thru the sidewall just in case the concrete would crack. We had to use a chain and load binder to help flatten the tread but it worked ok. Had to use a loader to put it back on after a week of curing. Rode kinda rough and lost some traction but was a cheap fix. Took a few beers to help make decisions.
Cool story. My foam went flat by the end of the season. With no beers, I decided to fill mine with concrete too. It was heavy for it size, not loader heavy though, and it does ride a little rough on the drive way. Check out the video and let me know what you think. Thanks for watching.
Did this with tires on my snowblower that has molded plastic wheels about 4 years ago. Due to the plastic wheels they constantly leaked flat.. Havent had a flat on the snowblower in 4 years.. I drilled 3 holes around the bead flange of the wheel on both sides so I could use some short drywall screws to hold the tire on the bead area essentially "beadlocking" the tires to the wheels, then drilled 3 holes in the tire surface to fill the tire from the holes with the filler tube on the great stuff just as you did.. No seep out from the bead seal surface this way but of course the wheels were never coming off the tires again..
I did this to a yard trailer tire back in 2008! It was flat come spring so I aired it up and when I did it blew a 6" hole in the sidewall. I didn't put any pieces of foam in it, I just raised it off the ground and shot the foam in the hole and let it sit a couple of days. I used that trailer for another 5 years... then I trashed it because I'd used it up. The foamed tire was still holding well.
I have done this so many times, the first time was probably 20 years ago. I had my own small engine business mowers, tillers and so on, many customers with dry rot but good tread got the old foam fill repair. Don't bother trying fix a flat on them, it requires heat to set as in highway driving.
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I was a 15 year old kid in 1955. An old man came into the gas station with a missing fan belt. I told him we dont have a belt but I can make a belt out of some trot line cord. I said it's 12 miles to Sedan ks. you might be able to make it there. A few days later he came back in. I said did you make it to Sedan. He said hell son it's still working..our Hupmobile had a door spring for a fan belt. For tires on my 38 chevy I would find a blown tire with good tread.cut the bead off a smaller tire and put it inside. Put in a tube and I was back on the road.
Thank you for sharing, question what would be the result if you just fill it by air valve and do not drill all the hols, thank you and have a nice day.
My experience with that foam is that once you compress it, it turns to dust. I can see it working at first but with the weight of that mower pushing on the tire compressing it, I don't think it will last too long.
I think you are right, I used it the rest of the season, but now it is about like a flat tire again. Thanks for watching, I hope to get solid tires next time.
In my own experience. the foam would eventually crumble into dust, inside the tire. I found good success with a true flexible urethane foam, as long as low running speed was maintained to avoid heat buildup.
The Great Stuff doesn't work on something like my lawn tractor . Like you say it would have to be something flexible. Zero turn mowers should come with solid tires on the front.
Just had the same idea after having to buy new sack truck wheels and tyres at least once a year - fill it with builder's foam! Quick google and this came up first click. Will try your cut up bits of polystyrene trick, should stop it from crushing under heavy weights, you could probably use other things to back fill them first, rubber or inner tubes cut up maybe?. Once the foam fills all the voids should be fine. Good video.
A mowing guy I know did all his tires on his hustlers back in the late 80's because of stickers in one apt complex and other things. Those tires weighed a ton when they were filled and eventually cracked the frame on his mowers. That air in the tires are the suspension system on a mower.
It does work me and buddy filled a 12 foot skipper with mono-foam and it's mint bud a little 9.9 hp on the back and we were floatin on down the river.... the Grand River that is
The tires on my snowthrower are ancient and the sidewalls are cracking and they lose air all the time. They are too expensive to replace and so I have an idea. I want to fill the tire tubes up a bit with fiberglass resin and spin the wheels fast enough somehow so that the resin will spread evenly until the resin pots and after that cut the valve stem off and fill up the remainder of the tire with more resin. But will it be worth it or should I just break down and spend an arm and a leg for new wheels and tires.
I used to work at a mowing place in HS. Occassionally we would have to go pick up equipment from the Amish owned repair shop, usually just regular maint items for the mowers and parts for the trim & blow stuff. Zeros were just getting big then (1999-2001 era). There was always a stack of zero front wheels in their shop needing to have new tires put on, or have the rubber replaced as a result of an off-rim situation. But we never did, ever. And ours didnt for 2 reasons. 1: Owner insisted all wheels be pre-slimed. Nothing crazy, just enough to stop a nail punctute. 2: This is the most important thing.... We didn't run the mowers like everyone else. Every other zero turn user/owner besides my boss uses the zero the wrong way. They turn around at the end of each cut row and do a reverse pass on the next strip, this is inctedibly hard on the small front tires, as when they are forced to spin around it puts tons of pressure on the sidewall and bead area. After so many turns like that, and with age they just let go of the rim. The zero tire issues are not a fault of the machine, but a fault of the operators who dont know how to properly cut with them... Zeros are made for index mowing, not stop & turn like a riding mower.
The foam is actually soft and getting softer. You're really not going to like this part, I am going to solid tires. They are not very absorbing. However, the tires that are on it, are supposed to be run at 45 P.S.I. and there again, not very absorbing... Thanks for watching.
That spray foam would of expanded plenty without the extra little foam you put in there....that stuff really expands!!! As you found out..great idea 👍🏻👍🏻
Two helpful tips: 1. Use a rag to wipe a small amount of clean engine oil on the sidewalls of the tire, before using the sprayfoam. - When the foam expands, it won't stick to the tire. 2. If you accidentally get spray foam on something that you value (such as your gold Rolex, or your wife's wedding dress) just use a little bit of acetone to dissolve the foam, then wipe with a clean cloth. (Make sure you have plenty of ventillation when using acetone, to prevent brain damage.)
Great Stuff foam compresses and doesn't really bounce back. It also eventually breaks down to dust. This is likely used only as an affordable short-run fix.
Henry Spagnew I taught my 6 year old niece to say that before she does her cart wheels and flips on trampoline. Lol. I'm a bad influence. She can drive a zero turn though and she gets a real weed eater and blower for her 7th bday in couple weeks. Already has a tool set of her own.
@port nut nope. Sister thinks im a bad influence. Don't invite me over no more. No unsupervised visits. Sister afraid im gonna have lawn mower races with her or teach her how to use the back hoe. Or take her drifting in the v8 ranger. Hey it's got racing seats and 5 point. I'll get a helmet for her.
FYI...you can cover tire with masking tape before filling tire with foam...trim holes in tire flush where foam came out with hack saw blade....use black pen to disguise foam holes.
It did great, but by the end of the season, it was pretty much flexed out. It was almost like riding on a mostly flat tire. I then filled the tire with cement and no more flats. Thanks for watching.
Id do this myself but too many negatives. Foam stuck all over everything forever... the bead didn't seal meaning the tire can wobble and it just looks like hell. I'll give you though, it's functional and it won't be a problem again. I wonder IF... you used just 2 holes (so it can build up at least a little pressure and possibly get the bead up on the rim), coat the tire in 80 weight or grease to keep this shit from sticking to it. I was sure when I watched this that the foam would expand enough to seat it. This damned ZTR I have is the same way. If its a little low and I hit something with it, it'll pop it off the damn bead. MAN it pisses me off trying to get it seated again using rope and ether... just to mow, which I already hate doing.
I don't like the wobble either! This was a temporary fix for me, I want solid tires next. Like you, I was sick of flats and fighting with ratchet straps just to get to go mow... Thanks for watching.
Once you put the foam pieces in, air it up and set the bead before drilling holes. (on larger tires you can get a foam pool noodle at dollar store or pipe insulation from Home Depot. Stuff in as much as possible.) No need for so many holes. Two or three holes max. 3/16 inch holes are good enough. Shoot a bit of foam in each hole then stick the nozzle in the valve stem and apply the rest of foam from there, it fits nice and tight. Once the foam starts coming out the holes, you have filled it enough. Any more foam is just a waste. Remember it is expanding foam. Once the foam starts coming out the holes, pull the nozzle out, put the valve cap back on, lay it on it's side and let it set over night.
Sooner or later you are going to hit an obstacle with the tire and then you have the foam caved in in that spot. But, the guy did drill way too many holes and use way too much foam. The foam expands to the areas of least resistance. The means it will fill the entire tire before it comes out the holes. Maybe 2 holes would do it. Or, just spray down the valve stem.
got a Home Depot blue Jackson brand wheelbarrow with a foam tire that came with it. Thru time it seems the foam tire has gotten softer. Do foam tires even from a factory get softer with use? Now it's harder to push because it seems to have less firmness. What's your long term experience?
This is hilarious! Thanks for posting. I realize the $40 for new tire and rim is a bargin. I was laughing from 4:40 until 5 mins after this video was over. Love it..
Mike Ries it's bull crap. Especially if they pawn the problem off on someone else. Then they pretty much gotta get a new rim and tire and tube maybe not a rim iff you don't mind cleaning all that crap off of it
filling the tire with silicone would work and last forever but would be be more expensive than foam. maybe cutting up old tires to put inside the tire then fill it with silicone so it wouldnt take as much. been wanting to try this for years but i just havent done it. green slime works great on lawn mower tires and tractor tires.
Go to Home Depot flooring department, get a bottle of Latex Flooring Primer. Pour couple of ounces inside tube, add about 2 psi to force liquid into small leaks, while spinning wheel.Ready to air up in about 6 hours. I see I'm not the only one who tried the foam route.lol.
I didn't read many comments so I'm just gonna throw this out ther someone may have said this way to fix a flat I didn't look but in my experience instead of pulling valve stem an doin air hose to fill it up an I know many put spray in it blow it up an if u do that make sure u hav ur air hooked up and on before u blow it up with spray cuz will just go flat before u can get enough air in it! Only last a few seconds! I have had many flats in life an wen ur out in middle nowhere an all u hav is a air pump in toolbox an u don't have start fluid or anything flammable I have just used rope an stick or a cable chain an a metal bar it's not easy with thick tread but works if u hav no other options an make sure ur rope is strong enough to hold up to twisting it but just wrap the rope around the center the tire an squeeze it in so it will push the sides out to rim an squeeze it so u can put air into it an let out the rope/cable as it fills so it won't just come off the rim again! My daughter's husband was Gona buy a new tire cuz he thought tire was bad on my parents mower just sat all winter an I told them to not let him touch it get back to Wyoming an see y he wanted to buy new one cuz wasn't smart enough to fix it he's 28 SO VERY SAD! ANYWAYS I had it fixed in minutes with only a rope an stick DIDNT COST THEM A DIME! S now I won't let him touch shit cuz they always have to buy new shit cuz DUMBASS can't even fig out a friggin tire!
I did the same thing on a troy-bilt tiller with tubed wheels. tires kept going flat on a job. ruined the bead tilling on flat tires after buying expensive tires and tubes from manufacturer. I filled with foam similar to this method. after the foam hardened i scraped off the excess and wire brushed the rest off. i sprayed a flat black paint on side walls of tires.
Doesn't work.. The foam is when cured a non-flex material. When touched or damaged it crumbles into flakes. Using it will turn the foam into sand/crumbles and fall out. Extremely messy as well..
I plan to buy a couple of solid tires if this doesn't work. If I need the wheel, I will use a jig saw on the tire and scrape the foam out. Thanks for watching.
You're right Andy and the only way is to use a SawzAll and make many sections out of it and this trick should NEVER be used on anything that travels over 5 mph.
I already did, it was the next spring and I filled the tire with concrete. I will put a link on a different comment. You may have to check the spam. The concrete is hold up great.
the issue with foam in tires is the foam is not rated for weight. Just running it over a flat lawn will eventually crush the foam even if uniformly around the tire and turn it to powder. Being the crushed up foam in total will take up less volume in the tire compared to expanded foam the tire will run flatter and flatter. But in a pinch I've been known to do worse.
Update? how did it work? I did something similar with a garden hose inside my racing bike tire once it worked but I could feel every little stone gave me a headache quick lol.
That foam coming out of the valve stem without it being depressed is a clear indication that you have a large leak. Probably the valve stem center piece (the part that actually presses down) needs to be turned. I remember my uncle showing me that there is a tiny tightening tool that actually turns the center piece of the stem itself and tights or loosens it.
@@chud327 oh okay I understand now. Mine always breaks loose from rim but will always just pump up of i push down on the tire. Even my rim looks new, just was looking for a way to seat the rim back to the tire so it will not leak back down again.
@@bbay1977 yeah, I am pretty good with tires, but this one was on my nerves. Did you see the follow up the next season? I filled it with concrete, I never went flat again and was s still rolling.
The only chance of it working is if the tire is strong enough to support the weight. The small gap foam will support more weight than the big gap. I have a 8 inch tire I got at a flea market that is so old and hard it doesntneed air pressure. Works fine on my wheel Barrow. I think it probably was a trailer tire in a past life.. when I welded the wheel Barrow center in I heard the tube lose its air. It didn't matter. There are foams that work. I've been thru the Great Stuff routine.
I'm gonna try this on an old yard wagon. Never loaded heavily and only occasionally used. Has the foam in it deteriorated or gotten a flat spot, any problems? I figure that it sitting a long time with the weight of the mower on it would cause a flat spot from the foam compressing. How about an updated post. Might convince the "naysayers" here.
I am now a naysayer, it lasted me 8 months, but was then flat. However, 2 Saturdays I did you an update. In this update, I filled the tire with concrete (or mortar mix) and so far no flat spots. I don't expect any either. I would love to hear what you think and thanks for watching.
Marston Davis You should see it now, it is full of concrete. By the way, professional means getting paid to do something. This tire has paid for the whole mower! You were so right. Thanks for watching.
that's high expansion foam, just fill it with the valve stem with the core pulled and the foam will expand and fill all the voids and the excess will come out of the stem.
Using a little bit of water will quick cure the foam. Maybe try that around the bead and holes as it comes out to prevent push out. Might over pressurize...
Splendid engineering. I have a coupe of videos on how I did it. The first time was ok, but the second time was the best if you want to watch one. thanks for watching.
That automatic sealer works great for small tires like this....wheel barrels ect. Not that bike tire crap slime, i'm talking about the stuff in the auto store. That looks like it would get all smushy quick and fall of after the foam broke down.
Great tires, came nicely packed in the box, and did not compress ua-cam.com/users/postUgkx985f3iNjxHFMO6JoE7CSGActiIEyumFx . It fitted my craftsman riding mower just fine. It is a little narrower than my stock tires but so far it has held up and works great. No air leaks and traction was great in my hilly backyard. Installation was good and was not too difficult, highly recommended.
Thanks so much and thanks for watching.
Nice money saving concept. I revitalized all 18 tires on my tractor trailer and saved close to $2900! Granted, my GVW reduced a bit from 80,000 to a tic over 32,000, but I'm more than willing to give up a little cargo carrying capacity to save a buck or two. Also, the first time I pulled into a TX DOT weigh/check station and the DOT officer asked why a had a bunch of foam snakes shooting out of my sidewalls, it took quite a bit of explaining and diagramming to reduce the citation count from 18 to just 5, 1 citation per axle. Not too bad, and I got to give the nice officer one of the best belly laughs that he'd had in years......
THB55, you are pretty funny, thanks for watching.
As a wheelchair user for over fifty years, I got tired of inflatable tires on my chair going flat, uneven pressure, and slow leaks. Then the chair manufacturers started offering solid foam inserts for tires. Best investment ever. Even when the tire is worn completely through, the foam insert keeps you rolling until the tire can be replaced. No more uneven ride like when the pressure is different on each inflatable tire or you cut a tire on glass and junk. Some don't care for them because of the added weight (it's only a couple extra pounds), or the slightly stiffer ride, which is a small price to pay for added security. Try dealing with a flat wheelchair tire when you're out shopping at the mall or out to dinner.
Who cares if it breaks down over time he was going to have to buy new tire or tube anyway for 20$ A can of foam was $2 not like he’s losing much if it makes 5 cuts are a hundred it made more then the flat tire , there are a lot of haters out there I’ll give the vid a thumbs up 👍 for creativity, initiative and how to make shit happen without breaking the bank
Thanks so much and thanks for watching.
That's great, about 20 years ago I had a mate at work who joked about doing this with his bicycle tyres but I never thought I'd see anyone actually do it!! 😀
I saw some tractor tires that were professionally foamed years ago, that is where I got the idea. Thanks for watching.
I'm going to do the kids bikes lol
Golly Jethro Clampet would be proud of that job!!!!
sure would, but he wouldn't need the paycheck from it. thanks for watching.
Foam works well inside PVC too. I had an old Chev. pickup and a long (38') heavy, aluminum ladder I wanted to carry. I took a piece of gray PVC (electrical), probably either 1-1/4 or 1-1/2 in., wrapped the outside of it with carpet matting and duck tape, then stretched some bungee cords through it. I then placed it on the roof of the truck and fastened the bungee clips onto the rain gutters. Viola... front ladder carrier. For the Back, I used the same size PVC along with a couple of 90's and made what looked like a roll bar. I had to use a grinder to narrow down the ends of the roll bar to fit into the square holes in the top of the truck bed. When done, I stuck in the roll bar, put on the ladder, and the roll bar sank horribly in the center! I pulled it back out, got some clear rubber hose that would fit on the end of the tube used on a can of great stuff, fished the hose through the roll bar. Once through, I squeezed on the great stuff lever and slowly removed the hose while doing so, filling up the roll bar with great stuff. Couple of days later I tried again. The ladder didn't create any drop in the roll bar! Bungees on the front, bungees on the back, I used this setup for about 5 years with no problem whatsoever and as a plus, when I wasn't hauling that ladder I'd take the roll bar out of the rear truck bed holes and put it into the front bed holes and it looked like I had a roll bar on the truck!
That sounds pretty neat. Thanks for watching.
Dude, great video. Way to think outside the lines. Thanks for posting this.
Thanks for watching!
Hey good job I always wondered how they foam filled tires thanks for showing it
Guess this is one way, thanks for watching.
My experience with the spray foam is that it isn't very elastic and once you exceed it's load limit or hit something hard the foam compacts, doesn't return to shape and gives you one Knarly kidney shaking flat spot.
You are right, but it is the whole thing. It is all a little soft and it is now time for a solid tire replacement. thanks for watching.
Titus Tucker flexseal spraypaint expands after you spray it but it only triples in volume- but its bouncy flexy rubber. Just use it around the outter layer and use foam to fill the rest.
Also adding gorilla glue to the foam as you spray it in there will cause the foam to become hard as a rock when it dries.
I did the same with a wheel barrow wheel and yes the foam crushes down, I just top it up with more foam.
An uncle of mine had a puncture on his car out in the country side, so stuffed it with straw and managed to get home. But I'm talking way back in the 30s.
I was just about to write the same thing, doesn’t spray foam turn to dust eventually…
Titus Tucker You have experience putting spray foam in tires?
I did something similar......an old tractor had a badly rusted rim and I couldn’t find a decent replacement. So a friend and I removed the tube, made a few surgical cuts in the sidewall and filled it with concrete. We added old steel cable and a few lag bolts thru the sidewall just in case the concrete would crack. We had to use a chain and load binder to help flatten the tread but it worked ok. Had to use a loader to put it back on after a week of curing. Rode kinda rough and lost some traction but was a cheap fix. Took a few beers to help make decisions.
Cool story. My foam went flat by the end of the season. With no beers, I decided to fill mine with concrete too. It was heavy for it size, not loader heavy though, and it does ride a little rough on the drive way. Check out the video and let me know what you think. Thanks for watching.
Did this with tires on my snowblower that has molded plastic wheels about 4 years ago. Due to the plastic wheels they constantly leaked flat.. Havent had a flat on the snowblower in 4 years.. I drilled 3 holes around the bead flange of the wheel on both sides so I could use some short drywall screws to hold the tire on the bead area essentially "beadlocking" the tires to the wheels, then drilled 3 holes in the tire surface to fill the tire from the holes with the filler tube on the great stuff just as you did.. No seep out from the bead seal surface this way but of course the wheels were never coming off the tires again..
Sound great, I love the beadlocking part. Thanks for watching.
Chud, I'm speechless!!!Your a MASTERMIND!!!
Wow!, thanks so much for watching
Did this to my yard cart 4 years ago. still good as new.
Love that and thanks for watching.
I did this to a yard trailer tire back in 2008! It was flat come spring so I aired it up and when I did it blew a 6" hole in the sidewall. I didn't put any pieces of foam in it, I just raised it off the ground and shot the foam in the hole and let it sit a couple of days. I used that trailer for another 5 years... then I trashed it because I'd used it up. The foamed tire was still holding well.
Great story and thanks for watching.
The guy putting the spray foam and fixing that tire sure was a great idea
Thanks so much and thanks for watching.
I've got just the tire for this tip you've shared! Thanks
I hope it works for you and thanks for watching.
I have done this so many times, the first time was probably 20 years ago. I had my own small engine business mowers, tillers and so on, many customers with dry rot but good tread got the old foam fill repair. Don't bother trying fix a flat on them, it requires heat to set as in highway driving.
It work pretty good and got me through the rest of the season. I know want some solid front tires. Thanks for watching.
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I was a 15 year old kid in 1955. An old man came into the gas station with a missing fan belt. I told him we dont have a belt but I can make a belt out of some trot line cord. I said it's 12 miles to Sedan ks. you might be able to make it there. A few days later he came back in. I said did you make it to Sedan. He said hell son it's still working..our Hupmobile had a door spring for a fan belt. For tires on my 38 chevy I would find a blown tire with good tread.cut the bead off a smaller tire and put it inside. Put in a tube and I was back on the road.
cool stories and thanks for watching. I bet you got a bunch more cool stories too.
Thank you for sharing, question what would be the result if you just fill it by air valve and do not drill all the hols, thank you and have a nice day.
My experience with that foam is that once you compress it, it turns to dust. I can see it working at first but with the weight of that mower pushing on the tire compressing it, I don't think it will last too long.
I think you are right, I used it the rest of the season, but now it is about like a flat tire again. Thanks for watching, I hope to get solid tires next time.
Thank you for your honest reply.
You are welcome and I am working on an update video, it should be out some day before spring...
I don't know why, I found this very smart and hilarious hahaha lol.
Smart and hilarious are a good combo! Thanks for watching.
'White line tyres' has a whole new meaning now!!😃😃😃
You could just spray the foam through the valve and put a cap on it.
That potato harvester was really something to behold.
Potato harvester? thanks for watching.
In my own experience. the foam would eventually crumble into dust, inside the tire. I found good success with a true flexible urethane foam, as long as low running speed was maintained to avoid heat buildup.
Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching.
The Great Stuff doesn't work on something like my lawn tractor . Like you say it would have to be something flexible. Zero turn mowers should come with solid tires on the front.
I think I would have just bought some solid tires, and had been done with it.
Very creative idea
I have a tire that's been given me grief. Thank for the pro tip!!
I will let you know soon how it does after a few miles, thanks for watching.
Famous last words: "watch this..."..... tink... BOOM !
Thanks for watching.
LOL Great concept....and a god awful mess...but fun none the less...thanks for the entertainment brotha! Woooo!!!
You are so welcome and thanks for your positive attitude. BTW, it is now full of concrete if you need more entertainment. Thanks for watching.
I did this n then never had to worry about my tired on my mower.. works perfect
I am glad it worked for you and thanks for watching.
Just had the same idea after having to buy new sack truck wheels and tyres at least once a year - fill it with builder's foam! Quick google and this came up first click. Will try your cut up bits of polystyrene trick, should stop it from crushing under heavy weights, you could probably use other things to back fill them first, rubber or inner tubes cut up maybe?. Once the foam fills all the voids should be fine. Good video.
Thanks and thanks for watching
This looks like something out of a Duck Dynasty episode.
I will take that as a compliment and thanks for watching.
Why not cut the valve off then fill through one hole this stuff will expand enough to work.
Yes, I guess I did get carried away with the holes, thanks for watching.
even better yet just take the valve stem out because the great stuff tube fits in it.
Steve Bell why not just fill it from the Valve since you removed the core.? There was no need to drill any holes in the sidewall
A mowing guy I know did all his tires on his hustlers back in the late 80's because of stickers in one apt complex and other things. Those tires weighed a ton when they were filled and eventually cracked the frame on his mowers. That air in the tires are the suspension system on a mower.
We will see what happens, I am about ready for a new mower anyways... BTW, the tire is now full of concrete. Thanks for watching.
I am wondering, perhaps those army light tank or atv the use foam too to prevent tyre from punture cause by bullet..
IDK, they have to use something... Thanks for watching.
I wonder if that stuff would add bouyancy to your pvc boat.
Maybe, BTW, I have another PVC project that I am working on, but no foam in that one. Thanks for watching.
just air would do just fine, as long as theres no leaks,
On my latest PVC project, I used just air and no foam, it seems to do fine. Thanks for watching.
It does work me and buddy filled a 12 foot skipper with mono-foam and it's mint bud a little 9.9 hp on the back and we were floatin on down the river.... the Grand River that is
Cool about the foam, now I need to try your 9.9... Thanks for the reply.
Great idea! What a mess though.
it was truly a mess, but it did work. I want solids for next season. Thanks for watching.
how is this a great idea ?! this is the dumbest shit i have seen in a looong time !
did you manage to find solid tyres for it,i assume you got new split rims as well.How'd it go
proliferuiner Lol it's good for a quick fix If you need it THAT day and can't get the right tire.
chud327 use petroleum jelly (vaseline) as a release agent on the tyre before spraying & it should clean up real easy 😎
The tires on my snowthrower are ancient and the sidewalls are cracking and they lose air all the time. They are too expensive to replace and so I have an idea. I want to fill the tire tubes up a bit with fiberglass resin and spin the wheels fast enough somehow so that the resin will spread evenly until the resin pots and after that cut the valve stem off and fill up the remainder of the tire with more resin. But will it be worth it or should I just break down and spend an arm and a leg for new wheels and tires.
put tubes in
I used to work at a mowing place in HS. Occassionally we would have to go pick up equipment from the Amish owned repair shop, usually just regular maint items for the mowers and parts for the trim & blow stuff. Zeros were just getting big then (1999-2001 era).
There was always a stack of zero front wheels in their shop needing to have new tires put on, or have the rubber replaced as a result of an off-rim situation. But we never did, ever.
And ours didnt for 2 reasons.
1: Owner insisted all wheels be pre-slimed. Nothing crazy, just enough to stop a nail punctute.
2: This is the most important thing.... We didn't run the mowers like everyone else. Every other zero turn user/owner besides my boss uses the zero the wrong way. They turn around at the end of each cut row and do a reverse pass on the next strip, this is inctedibly hard on the small front tires, as when they are forced to spin around it puts tons of pressure on the sidewall and bead area. After so many turns like that, and with age they just let go of the rim.
The zero tire issues are not a fault of the machine, but a fault of the operators who dont know how to properly cut with them...
Zeros are made for index mowing, not stop & turn like a riding mower.
Thanks for the info and for watching.
Spray WD-40 on tire before applying foam for an easy clean up
Good idea and thanks for watching. BTW, did you see my latest video? It was fixing this tire again with concrete. I would love to hear what you think.
Most of the reason for air filled tires is because they absorb bumps. Your solution will be hard as a rock.
The foam is actually soft and getting softer. You're really not going to like this part, I am going to solid tires. They are not very absorbing. However, the tires that are on it, are supposed to be run at 45 P.S.I. and there again, not very absorbing... Thanks for watching.
That spray foam would of expanded plenty without the extra little foam you put in there....that stuff really expands!!!
As you found out..great idea 👍🏻👍🏻
yes, and thanks for watching.
Two helpful tips:
1. Use a rag to wipe a small amount of clean engine oil on the sidewalls of the tire, before using the sprayfoam. - When the foam expands, it won't stick to the tire.
2. If you accidentally get spray foam on something that you value (such as your gold Rolex, or your wife's wedding dress) just use a little bit of acetone to dissolve the foam, then wipe with a clean cloth.
(Make sure you have plenty of ventillation when using acetone, to prevent brain damage.)
great tips, thanks for watching.
Alternate title: How To Ruin A Tire And Make A Mess In The Process
Good titles. I was sick of that tires so I did mind messing it up, but you are right about making a mess. Thanks for watching.
O my sir 😂🤣😂 lol over thought coulda just shoved foam straw down the valve 🤣😂
I didn't want any air pockets and wanted ways for the foam to dry. Thanks for watching.
KING@SPL exactly!!!
kool idea seems to work like the duels as well
Great Stuff foam compresses and doesn't really bounce back. It also eventually breaks down to dust. This is likely used only as an affordable short-run fix.
You are right, It is getting soft now. I think I may try concrete next time. Thanks for watching.
Good job man, I make similar style videos, lol your video auto played after mine, I liked and subscribed
I am actually thinking of doing it again with bigger arc tires. Thanks for watching. Yes about the mess...
chud327 I just made an RX8 video for my New Channel, I will focus on everything RX8 related
@@ZimaletaMotors nice and thanks for the reply
Hold my beer, watch this.
I don't drink, but that is pretty funny. thanks for watching.
Henry Spagnew I taught my 6 year old niece to say that before she does her cart wheels and flips on trampoline. Lol. I'm a bad influence. She can drive a zero turn though and she gets a real weed eater and blower for her 7th bday in couple weeks. Already has a tool set of her own.
@port nut nope. Sister thinks im a bad influence. Don't invite me over no more. No unsupervised visits. Sister afraid im gonna have lawn mower races with her or teach her how to use the back hoe. Or take her drifting in the v8 ranger. Hey it's got racing seats and 5 point. I'll get a helmet for her.
FYI...you can cover tire with masking tape before filling tire with foam...trim holes in tire flush where foam came out with hack saw blade....use black pen to disguise foam holes.
Good tips and thanks for watching
How well does the tire flex back after hitting a rock or something that will push the tire inward toward the rim?
It did great, but by the end of the season, it was pretty much flexed out. It was almost like riding on a mostly flat tire. I then filled the tire with cement and no more flats. Thanks for watching.
Id do this myself but too many negatives. Foam stuck all over everything forever... the bead didn't seal meaning the tire can wobble and it just looks like hell. I'll give you though, it's functional and it won't be a problem again.
I wonder IF... you used just 2 holes (so it can build up at least a little pressure and possibly get the bead up on the rim), coat the tire in 80 weight or grease to keep this shit from sticking to it. I was sure when I watched this that the foam would expand enough to seat it. This damned ZTR I have is the same way. If its a little low and I hit something with it, it'll pop it off the damn bead. MAN it pisses me off trying to get it seated again using rope and ether... just to mow, which I already hate doing.
I don't like the wobble either! This was a temporary fix for me, I want solid tires next. Like you, I was sick of flats and fighting with ratchet straps just to get to go mow... Thanks for watching.
This is for sure about the worst way to do it, there are plenty of ways that will end up with a much nicer job.
Do you have a list of those ways for us?
Once you put the foam pieces in, air it up and set the bead before drilling holes. (on larger tires you can get a foam pool noodle at dollar store or pipe insulation from Home Depot. Stuff in as much as possible.) No need for so many holes. Two or three holes max. 3/16 inch holes are good enough. Shoot a bit of foam in each hole then stick the nozzle in the valve stem and apply the rest of foam from there, it fits nice and tight. Once the foam starts coming out the holes, you have filled it enough. Any more foam is just a waste. Remember it is expanding foam. Once the foam starts coming out the holes, pull the nozzle out, put the valve cap back on, lay it on it's side and let it set over night.
Sooner or later you are going to hit an obstacle with the tire and then you have the foam caved in in that spot. But, the guy did drill way too many holes and use way too much foam. The foam expands to the areas of least resistance. The means it will fill the entire tire before it comes out the holes. Maybe 2 holes would do it. Or, just spray down the valve stem.
Use a ratchet strap around tire to help the bead seat on small tires.
I did, but I got sick of having to do it every time you want to mow. thanks for the tip and for watching.
Carb cleaner and a match.
got a Home Depot blue Jackson brand wheelbarrow with a foam tire that came with it. Thru time it seems the foam tire has gotten softer. Do foam tires even from a factory get softer with use? Now it's harder to push because it seems to have less firmness. What's your long term experience?
My experience is that it is time to do something else with the tire, it is pretty much flat. I am thinking concrete next time. thanks for watching.
This is hilarious! Thanks for posting. I realize the $40 for new tire and rim is a bargin. I was laughing from 4:40 until 5 mins after this video was over. Love it..
Glad you got a laugh and thanks for watching.
Now you need to paint a whitewall on the other tire.
So that it would match? Thanks for watching.
Will work good till the foam breaks down and turns into powder
Yep. This trick is for shady guys who want to sell their problem to someone else real quick.
Mike Ries it's bull crap. Especially if they pawn the problem off on someone else. Then they pretty much gotta get a new rim and tire and tube maybe not a rim iff you don't mind cleaning all that crap off of it
Exactly. At first the foam keeps some level of flexibility but given enough time it turns brittle and wouldn't hold up to this kind of application.
Chris Newhouse I tried this several years ago. Made it real heavy then broke down first use.
filling the tire with silicone would work and last forever but would be be more expensive than foam. maybe cutting up old tires to put inside the tire then fill it with silicone so it wouldnt take as much. been wanting to try this for years but i just havent done it.
green slime works great on lawn mower tires and tractor tires.
Go to Home Depot flooring department, get a bottle of Latex Flooring Primer. Pour couple of ounces inside tube, add about 2 psi to force liquid into small leaks, while spinning wheel.Ready to air up in about 6 hours.
I see I'm not the only one who tried the foam route.lol.
I had no holes in the tire and I had no tube, but that does sound like a good idea. Thanks for watching.
I didn't read many comments so I'm just gonna throw this out ther someone may have said this way to fix a flat I didn't look but in my experience instead of pulling valve stem an doin air hose to fill it up an I know many put spray in it blow it up an if u do that make sure u hav ur air hooked up and on before u blow it up with spray cuz will just go flat before u can get enough air in it! Only last a few seconds! I have had many flats in life an wen ur out in middle nowhere an all u hav is a air pump in toolbox an u don't have start fluid or anything flammable I have just used rope an stick or a cable chain an a metal bar it's not easy with thick tread but works if u hav no other options an make sure ur rope is strong enough to hold up to twisting it but just wrap the rope around the center the tire an squeeze it in so it will push the sides out to rim an squeeze it so u can put air into it an let out the rope/cable as it fills so it won't just come off the rim again! My daughter's husband was Gona buy a new tire cuz he thought tire was bad on my parents mower just sat all winter an I told them to not let him touch it get back to Wyoming an see y he wanted to buy new one cuz wasn't smart enough to fix it he's 28 SO VERY SAD! ANYWAYS I had it fixed in minutes with only a rope an stick DIDNT COST THEM A DIME! S now I won't let him touch shit cuz they always have to buy new shit cuz DUMBASS can't even fig out a friggin tire!
Just make a wooden wheel on a band saw out of 2x6 or 2x8 cut an old tire into pieces and glue it on the wooden wheel for some cushion.
I like the wooden wheel idea and thanks for watching.
Did it wrong
I did the same thing on a troy-bilt tiller with tubed wheels. tires kept going flat on a job. ruined the bead tilling on flat tires after buying expensive tires and tubes from manufacturer. I filled with foam similar to this method. after the foam hardened i scraped off the excess and wire brushed the rest off. i sprayed a flat black paint on side walls of tires.
That is a good idea and I like the painting it black part . thanks for watching.
Awesome video and be safe from the hurricane hope it does affect where you are. That KS for Sharing
Thanks and I hope the hurricane leaves us alone, I will let you know. Thanks as always.
Tubes are super cheap if you get them at a local shop.
They are about $19 around here, the great stuff was $2.99. Hindsight, I should have went with the tube. Thanks for watching.
l.o.l. but that makes too much sense, to do it right
nah, more like.. Funner to experiment.
Doesn't work.. The foam is when cured a non-flex material. When touched or damaged it crumbles into flakes. Using it will turn the foam into sand/crumbles and fall out. Extremely messy as well..
So far so good, but I have only mowed once so far. I will be sure to give a long term update later. Thanks for watching.
Makes good sense. Get that stuff on your hands and you'll be wearing it for a month.
You got that right, thanks for watching.
I had just the same idea a month ago. I am glad that it works.
It worked ok, but it is getting a little soft now. I am trying to have something different by next season. thanks for watching.
Good luck getting that tire off of that rim...
I plan to buy a couple of solid tires if this doesn't work. If I need the wheel, I will use a jig saw on the tire and scrape the foam out. Thanks for watching.
You're right Andy and the only way is to use a SawzAll and make many sections out of it and this trick should NEVER be used on anything that travels over 5 mph.
Once that foam is in there you can say goodbye to that rim because eventually it will rust out the rim, !!
In 10 mows you will need a new tire AND wheel!
I finished the season with the foam, now the tire is full of concrete... thanks for watching. BTW, the wheel was fine.
chud327 - Please post a follow up video!
I already did, it was the next spring and I filled the tire with concrete. I will put a link on a different comment. You may have to check the spam. The concrete is hold up great.
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the issue with foam in tires is the foam is not rated for weight. Just running it over a flat lawn will eventually crush the foam even if uniformly around the tire and turn it to powder. Being the crushed up foam in total will take up less volume in the tire compared to expanded foam the tire will run flatter and flatter. But in a pinch I've been known to do worse.
Everything you said sounds just right. I plan to get solid tires next season. Thanks for watching.
Update? how did it work? I did something similar with a garden hose inside my racing bike tire once it worked but I could feel every little stone gave me a headache quick lol.
I worked ok, but is getting soft. I want to get solid for next season. Thanks for watching.
Your rims are all corroded that's why it's not making a seal. Foam didn't even seal the tire correctly around the rim. Probably rides like crap too
Steel does not corrode and the wheels were just like new. The wheel did not seal correctly, but it rides like a Caddie. Thanks for watching.
It does look like the rim is rusty. (corroded) Small tires like that can be a pain.
Cutting and breaking up those foam pieces is the same a nails on a chalkboard to me. Ahhhh,....I'm cringing!
Sorry for the cringe factor and thanks for watching.
That foam coming out of the valve stem without it being depressed is a clear indication that you have a large leak. Probably the valve stem center piece (the part that actually presses down) needs to be turned. I remember my uncle showing me that there is a tiny tightening tool that actually turns the center piece of the stem itself and tights or loosens it.
Jesse R yes I removed the valve stem core Before I put the spray on it. Thanks for watching.
😆 i only watched this to see how crazy it looked. Glad it worked for you but i will just keep adding air to my tire.
I was sick of adding air by fighting with ratchet straps.. Thanks so much for watching.
@@chud327 oh okay I understand now. Mine always breaks loose from rim but will always just pump up of i push down on the tire. Even my rim looks new, just was looking for a way to seat the rim back to the tire so it will not leak back down again.
@@bbay1977 yeah, I am pretty good with tires, but this one was on my nerves. Did you see the follow up the next season? I filled it with concrete, I never went flat again and was s still rolling.
@@chud327 no o will have to look at that for sure
why not just fill it through the valve stem
It was not big enough and you need air holes to let the air out. It also helps the foam dry. Thanks for watching.
chud327
the foam drys chemically. We used it speaker cabinet voids... squirt, seal and thats it.. test cuts in test cavity next day proved full cure.
good point and thanks for watching.
Sloppy messy fix right in the valve stem is the trick
U put wayh to much holes and foem in there
Maybe, but this was only my first time. Thanks for watching.
Less holes
PsiOliver we're watching a guy "fix" a tire with spray foam and you're gonna correct a commenter's spelling?! Really
I get flat frees tires on everything I buy typically .. I remember mowing a whole month with a flat on zturn.. Horrible.. flatfrees.. Been so durable
Flat frees are my plan for this spring. Thanks for watching.
I hear that the spray foam crumbles up after driving on it for a while and the tire goes low. Just curious if this is true 😊
Mine is pretty soft, I bet the foam is crushed. I plan to look for some solid tires. Update coming soon. Thanks for watching.
You made to many holes. It would of filled fine with only 2-3 holes.
It was just an experiment, I want solid tires for next summer. Thanks for watching.
WAY COOL ; THAT'S GOD OL' creative CRITICAL THINKING 😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬
Thanks so much and thanks for watching.
The only chance of it working is if the tire is strong enough to support the weight. The small gap foam will support more weight than the big gap. I have a 8 inch tire I got at a flea market that is so old and hard it doesntneed air pressure. Works fine on my wheel Barrow. I think it probably was a trailer tire in a past life.. when I welded the wheel Barrow center in I heard the tube lose its air. It didn't matter. There are foams that work. I've been thru the Great Stuff routine.
I want to try it again on a bigger tire, need to find better foam. thanks for watching.
isnt great stuff open cell? believe that makes it somewhat squishy overtime as it doesnt dry super hard... is the tire still holding up?
I am still using it, but it is not holding up great. Thanks for watching.
You overdid the foam. Since it was already oozing out every opening, there was no reason to continue. It expands a LOT.
YOUNG GIRL STREET FIDDLE PLAYER
This shit is a pain to get off your arms
I had a boy get it in his hair one time, long story short, he got a shaved head... Thanks for watching.
Use gasoline or it's gotta weather off
I'm gonna try this on an old yard wagon. Never loaded heavily and only occasionally used.
Has the foam in it deteriorated or gotten a flat spot, any problems? I figure that it sitting a long time with the weight of the mower on it would cause a flat spot from the foam compressing.
How about an updated post. Might convince the "naysayers" here.
I am now a naysayer, it lasted me 8 months, but was then flat. However, 2 Saturdays I did you an update. In this update, I filled the tire with concrete (or mortar mix) and so far no flat spots. I don't expect any either. I would love to hear what you think and thanks for watching.
Well I'd love to hear how it's holding up. Thanks
It is getting a little soft, but I have a new idea, for the very near future, of a permanent fix. Thanks for watching.
chud327 thanks
stupid idea
It worked great as a temp fix and for next season, I want solid tires. Thanks for watching.
...and it looks so professional, too.
Marston Davis You should see it now, it is full of concrete. By the way, professional means getting paid to do something. This tire has paid for the whole mower! You were so right. Thanks for watching.
that's high expansion foam, just fill it with the valve stem with the core pulled and the foam will expand and fill all the voids and the excess will come out of the stem.
I just wanted to make sure the foam made it to every part of the tire, thanks for watching.
I had a tire fixed with a tube by a local tire shop..cost 11 bucks.that was three years ago.no mess no drilling holes
Good idea, but that is not a DIY project and I wonder how many views that would get... Thanks for watching.
Using a little bit of water will quick cure the foam. Maybe try that around the bead and holes as it comes out to prevent push out. Might over pressurize...
Thanks for watching.
Good idea to add small blocks to fill it in before the liquid foam
Thanks and someone suggested bouncy balls, that may have been better. Thanks for watching.
After running it several times, how is it holding up?
I used it the rest of the season, but now it is time for a new fix... Thanks for watching.
1 part foam is moisture cured. Wetting the inside of the tire and the foam blocks will help it cure without deflating.
Maybe I will try that next time, thanks for watching.
"that's a pretty large gap we're filling" hahaha
Yes, I am glad I got large gap foam. Thanks for watching.
At the end you showed front and rear duelies on your lawn tractor. Was that a kit or just some splendid engineering?
Splendid engineering. I have a coupe of videos on how I did it. The first time was ok, but the second time was the best if you want to watch one. thanks for watching.
They make real deal tire foam, less mess.
I should have used real deal foam, thanks for watching.
That automatic sealer works great for small tires like this....wheel barrels ect. Not that bike tire crap slime, i'm talking about the stuff in the auto store. That looks like it would get all smushy quick and fall of after the foam broke down.
It is getting smushy, I want solid for next season. Thanks for watching.