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RE: (ET) tires and tubes...
- Subject: RE: (ET) tires and tubes...
- From: "Elie, Larry (L.D.)" <lelie ford com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 11:28:39 -0400
- Sender: owner-elec-trak cosmos5 phy tufts edu
Tim, I have seen people put a tube in the tire. You can get
the right size tube (next day-they have to order) at Discount
Tire. I have yet to do so myself, but my father did for his
Bolens (when it was still working). The tube is roughly half
the price of a new tire.
Larry Elie
-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Chapin [mailto:tchapin umich edu]
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 11:14 AM
To: elec-trak cosmos5 phy tufts edu
Subject: RE: (ET) tires and tubes...
I have been reading this thread with interest. I am still hung up on the
original question. Is there a real problem with just throwing in a tube
and
leaving it at that? It makes it easier for things that sit around a while
that leak. No worries about sealing the bead.
The parts tractor I picked up has bad tires (cracks on the side wall from
being towed around flat). I am thinking of putting in a tube because the
chances of getting that tire to hold air without one is nill. I do this
kind of thing all the time on other thing but never on anything with the
weight of an elec trak. Any thoughts on the easy way?
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>Lots of great suggestions...
>
>On the topic of foams, talk to either a very large farm equipment
>or better still an off-road heavy equipment dealer. There is a
>foam used in earthmover tires (downtime is bad when the cost to
>operate exceeds $1,000/hour) used in some areas. I have not
>tried it, but there is even a way of dissolving that tire foam;
>that's a problem with 'GreatStuff' or the equivalent; the tire
>must be cut off. Again, I have NOT tried any of the foam.
>
>Easy fix is unbolting the tire and taking it to a gas-station
>that still has 'free' air. Re-bead the tire.
>
>Larry Elie
>