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Tubes for tires?

treegump

treegump

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I'm trying to find tubes for (2) 35x14.5x16.5 Super Swampers, due to the bead being dry rotted (according to a mechanic we take our vehicles to). Its a mud truck, offroader - not street legal...yet, so I just need them to hold air to move it. Is there another solution that could be had w/o buying new tires?

I found tubes on the Tractor Supply website, but the have a size called 700/750 R 16 and I know that's not the right size...but would it work? Anyone know of any links or anything?
 
Ive seen a bead sealer that was kinda of cross between rubber cement and silicone. Be alot cheaper than tubes
 
treegump said:
I'm trying to find tubes for (2) 35x14.5x16.5 Super Swampers, due to the bead being dry rotted (according to a mechanic we take our vehicles to). Its a mud truck, offroader - not street legal...yet, so I just need them to hold air to move it. Is there another solution that could be had w/o buying new tires?

I found tubes on the Tractor Supply website, but the have a size called 700/750 R 16 and I know that's not the right size...but would it work? Anyone know of any links or anything?
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Something like a 14L-16.1 front tractor would probably work
 
well, i didn't find a tube at Tractor Supply - well nothing larger than for a pickup truck. (kind of defeats the purpose of "tractor supply" if they don't have "tractor" tubes...)

Anyhow - O'reillys had the bead sealer, and thought I'd try a few tricks first. Had to get the tire back on the wheel (used a farmer's jack and the truck to push the tire into the center of the wheel to get the rest of the tire on), then tried using lard to seal the bead leak...which literally blew up in my face (nothing like lard in the face:( ) , so then I tried the ratchet strap method and that didn't work, and finally I tried using the starter fluid and torch...which is almost seated the bead, but there were still those 2 leaks.

So...I then applied the bead sealer in a reasonably ventilated area (away from flames, sparks, etc) - and actually applied it twice - let it sit for 20 hrs or something, and used the starter fluid + torch and seated it. Aired it up to 35 psi and its held for at least 5-6 hrs. Will check tonight to see how it is.

Would it be a good or bad idea to apply another coat of bead sealer over the problem area now that the bead is seated? My concern is that the bead sealer will "fuse" the tire to the wheel...and that would be horrible for future owner(s).
 
You're in Indiana for christ-sake. Find a local repair shop that deals with tractor stuff. I'm sure we have the right tubes on the shelf at work that you'd need. Tractor supply doesn't do much with tires, other than selling a few.
 
Dad's 05 LLY said:
You're in Indiana for christ-sake. Find a local repair shop that deals with tractor stuff. I'm sure we have the right tubes on the shelf at work that you'd need. Tractor supply doesn't do much with tires, other than selling a few.
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I'm new to the area and in NW Indiana - near Gary...I'm not sure where the nearest equipment store is. But - I'll be passing a couple places when I go home to Martinsville, so if I feel like it, I'll pick one up on the way.
 
Any small town tire shop in an agricultural area should have what you need.
 
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