Zt flat tire ?

[lawns Etc]

I slime every tire on every piece of equipment as soon as I get them here to my shop. You should probally plug the hole first though. It might take a long time to stop leaking if there already is a hole.
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[orangemower]

I use tire plugs. The slime will rust the wheels over time.

[cgaengineer]

Originally Posted by orangemower

I use tire plugs. The slime will rust the wheels over time.

Yes, and when you get a hole the slime cannot fix...it leaks out and dirt sticks to tire and bead and makes it hard to remount tire.
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[Pietro]

Flat free front tires on all mowers. Never looked back since.

[BrunoT]

Wow, I think I've seen it all.

[mowerman90]

When I bought my Gravely last July I picked it up when the dealer opened at 7am. By 7:30 while on my first mow I picked up a roofing nail in the front caster wheel tire. What a way to start the day with a brand new machine. I carry an air tank and plugs so it got fixed right in the field.

[herler]

Speaking of flat tires get a load of this...

For the first time ever, I couldn't believe what my eyes were seeing...
About two months ago I was mowing along when I noticed the front tire was flat, so I went to the truck and pulled out the 12v Jump-start Powerpack with the compressor but when I got back to the Z I saw this nasty surprise...

A wood stick had caused the tire to go flat, somehow this stick had pushed in to the tire just right, it came in where the rubber tire valve stem was and don't ask me how but it managed to slip in beside the valve and the hole in the rim, totally cracked the rubber so even after I pulled the stick the valve stem was just barely hanging there...

I have a pretty complete set of tire tools but what I don't carry with me are valve stems because the special tool required takes up too much space... Plus re-seating the bead...

LOL!
I was hating it thou...
I knew I had just lost an hour.

I went back to the truck and grabbed the hydraulic jack and a few tools...
Lifted the front of the Z off the turf and pulled the front tire off.
Back to the truck, threw the tire in back, then grabbed all hand tools out of the trailer...
Threw those in back as well and unhooked the trailer.
Drove home.

Had the tire fixed, new valve stem and all, 5, 10 minutes tops.
But it still cost me an hour in back and forth.

Lessons?
Pays to come prepared, and have spare parts back at the base.

[Richard Martin]

Originally Posted by herler

I have a pretty complete set of tire tools but what I don't carry with me are valve stems because the special tool required takes up too much space...

What special tool? A pair of pliers is all you need to install valve stems. Stick the valve stem through the hole, grab it with the pliers and yank it into place.

[weaver]

Originally Posted by Richard Martin

What special tool? A pair of pliers is all you need to install valve stems. Stick the valve stem through the hole, grab it with the pliers and yank it into place.

I've installed valve stems with the tire on with a small screwdriver..

[dhardin53]

If you slime a tire (witch i do some times) then evry try to tube the tire be sure to clean all the slime out of the tire. The slime degrades a patched tube. I even use a different type of slime ( pink) that is better sited for tubes. Plugs are good I use then as well. I now have spear tire and rims ready in the shop for a quick change. Then when times get slow it use this Harbor Freight great tool.

http://www.harborfreight.com/mini-ti...ger-34552.html