Fix leaking mower tire/atf
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- How to use automatic transmission fluid to fix mower tire
#Slime in Tire
#How do you slime in a mower tire?
#How to fix a leak in a mower tire
#How to fix a slow leak tire
#Flat tire on mower
#Gardetractor
#Repair
#Gardentractorfrontendloader
#Lawnmowerrepair
#DIY
#CarryAll
#CraftsmanMower
#Wheelhorsegardentractor
#JohnDeere
I had a slow leak around the bead and tried this. I put half a quart of ATF in each of my rear lawn tractor tires and to my amazement it worked. And after two full weeks I've had no slow leaks in the rear tires of my riding lawn mower! Thanks!
Great
I use it a lot
Thanks Lee. I'm gonna try it. I find ATF in yard sales free.
It workes well
It works better than anything else...
Anything any better would be an innertube
I wish I had caught ya before you paid good $$ for new fluid because used trans fluid works just as well as new fluid for this. Since they're dry-rotted anyway it doesn't matter that the trans fluid will eventually degrade the rubber. Fortunately, by then they probably would have been trashed anyway. Keep in mind some tires are so bad only a tube will work and the tubes degrade a lot faster if they get trans fluid on them.
If I could find used transmission fluid, I would probably use that
Thanks for watching and thanks for the comments
Update- still working good after a year
5 years for me
Cool- good to know
Thx very much for the update.
Looks like a good solution for a low speed tire.
I would not put flammable stuff in a road application tire for risk of tire fire or something else.
Agreed
Thanks for watching
Fixes your tire and shifts better!
Ha
Interesting idea and it's working!! Nice shop too!!
It works as well maybe better than slim
Thanks for watching
The guy that changes the tire is going to hate your guts !!!!!!!
Ha - yeah
About like slime I’d say
Thanks for proving it works!
Still holding up
It only takes about 4 ounces... I buy ATF by the gallon now to fix slow leak mower tires.
Thanks for the info
It works....
It does work if you have a slow leak
Thanks for watching
It works in automotive tires too.
Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching
Buy one gallon of QUADBOSS TIRE SEALANT WITH PUMP. YOU WILL NEVER USE ANYTHING ELSE. Only for atv ,riding mowers , wheelbarrows or handtrucks. Basically NHS tires both tube and tubeless.
Very good information , I’ll take a look at that, thanks for watching
I am pretty sure this is a terrible idea because you'll just end up having to buy a brand new rim & tire within a few years, after the ATF softens and loosens the paint on the rim and rust takes hold and it will also ruin the tire because those are made of rubber and petrol products will eventually soften those to the point of ruin. Nevermind what the person who eventually has to change the tire will have to deal with...
Thanks for watching
Works great 👍
I have done it several times since that video with no disappointment, will not go back to slime
Was the tire leak on your lawn tractor from the bead on the rim or from the tire itself?
If I remember correctly on this one, it had some minor cracking on the side walls
I think microscopic leaks will seal from the ATF disolving rubber and rubber particles squeezing into the gap.
An actual puncture would like be the end of the tire (not easy to fix after you have ATF soaked in).
Berryman's and Amerseal may cost more but they will hold up even to getting a puncture. And the time used to repair a puncture (or replace the tire) would be worth the added cost, IMO.
I may be a little biased because I get LOTS of punctures since there are a lot of Locust trees at my place and their spikes always seems to find my tires.
@@2Truth4Liberty You may be right about punctures, but tubing a tire is the best option for fixing punctures if you can remove the wheel and tire but plugging them is probably best if you can't.
My problem was leakage around the tire bead. I'd previously tried Fix a Flat on my leaking riding mower tires without success and both Fix a Flat and slime failed to stop the leaks around the beads.
To my surprise, and delight, though, the ATF I used to stop the leaks around the bead worked immediately and well over 3 months later now the tires are still holding air!
So what does it do? Does it plug up leaks? Or holes in the tire?
It works very similar to slime, so yes, if you have small holes, it somehow will plug those up
And it’s about half the price of slime
Of course if it is a fast leak, you either need a innertube or just a new tire
until next time you go to mow .. just put a TUBE in it
I put tubes in
all my tires.. PROBLEM SOLVED 😁
Was it me?
I see so many random videos that I don’t remember - if you did one probably so as there aren’t many that talk about atf in tires- if it was you thanks
@@MurphyMower maybe this one?
HOW TO FIX A SLOW LEAK TRACTOR TIRE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID ATF FILLS DRY ROT CRACKED TIRE
ua-cam.com/video/rEL5tS-vKQU/v-deo.html
@@MowersNBlowers Yes sir, enjoy all your videos
@@MurphyMower thanks Lee, hope you subscribed
@@MowersNBlowers I will be trying this out today on an LT1000!
Slime does not work.
I’m not sure about that but I know this is half the cost and it does work pretty well
then it leaks out an kills the grass
I suppose that could happen, but not have witnessed it yet
Thanks for watching
Lmao
works well
Thanks for watching
@@MurphyMower you're full of s*** stop lying
got to try it
It will work on a slower leak
Spray soapy wooder all over tire to check for leaks. Spray the valve stem also. 👍
I agree and thanks for watching