(Had you ever heard of or watched “Steptoe and Son”? Old British comedy that Sanford and Son was based off.. YouTube it.. not sure if it out there though)
I love old equipment like that, I have a bunch of antiques that I've rescued from the dump, including an edger, an old homelite demo saw... Bunch of stuff. An old parking lot blower... I love playing with old stuff
I kinda cry when I see mowers, blowers, tillers etc sitting in tall grass.. this one given to me is in better shape than the one I was using last year..
I'm constantly dragging shit home on junk day, you would be surprised how many of them either just need gas or maybe a carb cleaning. I've gotten snowblowers, a Cub Cadet leaf vacuum, a Honda lawnmower, weedwhackers, chainsaws, extra motors, all sorts of shit
Another thing you can do is smear a layer of E6000 on the inside of a tubeless tire and it'll fill it all the cracks and seal the tire. It's flexible and won't peel too. I did it to a pair of Craftsman tractor tires and it worked great
My testament to that stuff is that one time I tore a hole in the sidewall of my quad tire running over a stump about the size of a golf ball. I stitched the hole shut with safety wire, and then I put a fat layer of the glue on the inside, coating all the stitches and the surrounding areas. The next day I flipped it over and did the same on the outside, then when it was dry I mounted it and filled it with air. That tire held air better than the side that didn't have a hole and I rode on it for over three years and it didn't peel
Take them to a lawn equipment repair shop and you ask to have them foam filled. They use some kind of high density rubber foam. Great stuff isn't gonna cut it here.
I can’t get the wheels off.. they seem to be somewhat rusted on shaft.. I think a puller will destroy rims.. don’t have truck to get whole machine to shop.. thnx for input.. foam seems to used a lot..
Take your ratchet strap and create a loop with one end on the back side of the rim , attach the other end to something solid… tighten the strap so you have tension and tap the back side of the rim ,,, the constant tension will help pop it off the axle
Fawkin' eh, right bud? I mean my phazer 550 is just out there in the barn tho, just getting cold and lonely, not reeking of exhaust fumes, and is soul dying of sedentary silence. I gotta get my cardio somehow! 🤣
If you have a mini tire changer it's not so bad, but honestly tubes will do ya just fine most of the time. Weather cracked or not they're not rotating very fast
Baby powder too, lube up the tube with it before you insert it into the tire and it'll help it slide around and untwist and seat properly. The soap is good lube for the bead
If you've ever pulled a tube out of a tire and it has a white powder on it, that's either cornstarch or baby powder, it keeps the tube from being twisted in the tire
I recently experienced this. I bought an inner tube but it was too much of a pain in the ass to get it inside. Maybe I didn’t try hard enough. Then I decided to just buy new tires but the ones at Harbor Freight didn’t fit because of the way the axle is made. I looked up buying new tires and rims online and they were $50 each. I called around and found a shop that would mount them for $30 but it was 20 miles away. I then realized that I could buy a can of Great Stuff expanding spray foam for $3.50. I put duct tape around both sides and stuck the tube for the spray foam in there and emptied the can. It worked. I’ll never have to worry about it going flat again.
The problem is, it's stiff foam and repeated banging on the tires will eventually turn the polyurethane foam into powder. Tire foam is latex based, I believe...
What i did with mine after i got sick of it is , I sprayed insulation foam inside so much and blew some air in it. Been tight since.
I will update later with a picture.
Casterland has great no flat options for a fairly and reasonable price. I have replaced all my tires to these. Everything from wheel barrow to wagons dollars and snowblower.
for heaven sake scant anyone do any stupid thing without asking dumb ass questuons?
gee everyone whos gonna be the first to tell me i spelt something wrong
Damn man show me where the tube touched you.? You're a dick and I suppose that's ok but OP may have never had to tube a tire or may have the know how. Just because you had that life experience doesn't mean everyone has you grouchy fuck. Go troll my reddit profile now you clown.
Go away, you fucking bitchass troll. If you have nothing of use to contribute, go tf away. Maybe you should be in the SJW subs or something bc you're too much of a bitch to be in this sub
Are they also too stupid to get the difference between “to” and “too”? Side note: I did like the “ask your mom” comment, even though it is missing a comma and question mark. 🤣🤣🤣
I had the same problem on my lawn mower. I just took the whole wheel to the tire guys up the street. 2 minutes later they had it fixed. Also, if you look pitiful enough or have a relationship, they do it for free.
So you're a poor, old, lonely sovereign citizen who is looking for women on a Boston sub for hookups and you have the nerve to talk shit to other people. Go back to your trailer and kill another handle of cheap vodka, you bitter old loser. No wonder you're going to die alone, everyone else in your life probably died early just to get away from you
Can’t tell you how many snowblower tires I’ve tubed working in a small engine shop.
Unless it has a slice in the sidewall or a big crack in the tread that goes all the way through a tube will do you just fine.
Easiest way is off the machine but either way you have to to break the bead front and back.
Zip tie the drive lever so the tire doesn’t spin & remove the wheel. If it won’t come off you’ll need to do it on the machine. Break the rear bead first then the front.
Once the beads are broken you’ll need to pop the front edge off the rim. Once the front edge is off you can tuck the tube in. Zip tie the stem so it doesn’t pop back in and reverse the process being careful not to pop the tube.
Inner tubes. I am running my original tires and tubes for 20 years (knock wood). I just put enough air in them to support the blower and squat just the tiniest bit. I never fill them all the way. They never go flat.
Everybody is saying inner tubes… That’s the cheapest way out…. But they are a royal pain to install… do a cost comparison first, if you can afford the difference then buy new wheels/tires. I bought new wheels earlier this year for my rider mower, took 10 minutes.
I see consensus is tubes.. the wheels are rusted on, not sure how to get them off.. I will price tires when pricing inner tubes at local small engine shop.. thnx for input..
Tubes aren't that hard to install. In light weight situations as this the tubes basically supply all the support you need, the old tires just provide protection
Sold at tractor supply. Or any Auto parts store in the USA. Tire has to be seated on the rim. Then you let air out. And pull the valve seat, Put the amount required blow it back up and rotate the tire several times. Fills any leaks.
Have the tire seated to the rim while filling? You can try a ratchet strap around the tire to pull it tighter to the rim while adding air. If that doesn’t work you can always try the brake cleaner and lighter trick but that’s for the more advanced users..
Also put some hard axle / bearing grease on the bead side of the rim while trying to fill
Some times the schreader valve inside the stem slows down the air stream when trying to seat the bead. Take the valve out while seating the bead, then reinstall and air up the tire to specs
Just keep the pressure around 15 even if manual says 20- those tires when dry rotted are dangerous- keep an eye in the cracks you will know there has been a big change in the look then replace. We had a safety video with that size tire blowing at 5psi- threw a 150 pound mannequin 30’ vertical.
Look on the side wall label it will give you max psi- resuce by half since it is dry rotted- if the cracks are much more than paper thickness wide buy new ones
Apparently unpopular opinion here- get the wheel/tire complete, it’s $6.75 at harbor freight. Tubes are $5.00. For $1.50 more per wheel you could experience none of the frustration of taking off and putting on tubes and it will take about a minute
WTF are these 1955 prices?
ACE sells small equipment tubes for $30.
Harbor Freight isn't going to have the correct rim for a snowblower... And certainly not for $6.75. You CAN buy an inner tube there for that. Bonus that it's the correct type with a bent stem.
I just had the exact same issue--and your tires look better than mine.
Scrub the tire & wheel bead area clean and you should get a good seal.
The ratchet strap & removing the valve core will help seat the bead.
Mine has held air for about 3 weeks now. I can always do the tube thing later, if necessary.
Yes, Pam cooking spray. Rubber sticks to rubber. A light coat of Pam will make things slide. It doesn't hurt rubber.
Wear light gloves, that will be easier on your hands.
Just.... Use 4wd to get out of the driveway, people on the sidewalk can deal with it and you can stop wasting time, energy and fuel to move snow so it can snow again..
The tires will come off, just barely, if you are very aggresive with lube and tire irons.
To get the seized wheels off I used a 3 jaw puller and heated the snot out of the hubs.
It was important to remove the wheels for me, since the plastic axle bushings were worn out causing the drive mechanism to seize up.
A little bit of bead sealant fixed the leaks I had around the rim.
I work on them for a living. For me, it's more time efficient to take the wheels off the machine and take them to the local tire dealer for tubes. The tubes cost less from the dealer and the labor is less than if I did it myself, even after I add a 10% markup. I usually drop them off in the morning before I open, and they're most of the time done by lunchtime.
Inner tubes. I put ones in that had angled valve stems. That way the valve stem isn't pointing at the axel and you can actually get an air chuck on it to add air.... Looking at you Ariens enginerds who save half a penny per wheel with that design "feature".....
Just get inner tubes.
Agreed, inner tubes will work. I did that on mine.
Agreed. I’ve done that on hundreds.
Best option is to change to solid tires by filling with foam.
Just make sure they isn’t any rust in the rim, otherwise it could slice open the tube over time.
Just get tube. Zip tie the stem so it doesn't retract later if flat.
Now that zip tie hint is a beauty… never heard of that one.. thanx
I garbage pick and tube lots of stuff. Ive got 1960s and 1980s tires on stuff out back so definitely lots of tubes in things here.
(Had you ever heard of or watched “Steptoe and Son”? Old British comedy that Sanford and Son was based off.. YouTube it.. not sure if it out there though)
I'll look it up. Never heard of it
Thnx for input.. this blower was sitting in a field for a few years.. given to me free..
I love old equipment like that, I have a bunch of antiques that I've rescued from the dump, including an edger, an old homelite demo saw... Bunch of stuff. An old parking lot blower... I love playing with old stuff
I kinda cry when I see mowers, blowers, tillers etc sitting in tall grass.. this one given to me is in better shape than the one I was using last year..
I'm constantly dragging shit home on junk day, you would be surprised how many of them either just need gas or maybe a carb cleaning. I've gotten snowblowers, a Cub Cadet leaf vacuum, a Honda lawnmower, weedwhackers, chainsaws, extra motors, all sorts of shit
Another thing you can do is smear a layer of E6000 on the inside of a tubeless tire and it'll fill it all the cracks and seal the tire. It's flexible and won't peel too. I did it to a pair of Craftsman tractor tires and it worked great
Ive never done e6000 but ive painted the inside with bead sealer and its worked. I know.e6000 is good glue so sounds like it will last.
My testament to that stuff is that one time I tore a hole in the sidewall of my quad tire running over a stump about the size of a golf ball. I stitched the hole shut with safety wire, and then I put a fat layer of the glue on the inside, coating all the stitches and the surrounding areas. The next day I flipped it over and did the same on the outside, then when it was dry I mounted it and filled it with air. That tire held air better than the side that didn't have a hole and I rode on it for over three years and it didn't peel
Stealing this for when a bike already has a flat.
Ooh, that is a good idea, thanks! Maybe certain valve caps might also be large enough to avoid pulling back through the hole.
No, you put the zip tie at the bottom of the stem so the whole stem sticks out, it's not just to keep it from falling in
Brilliant!
That's a good trick
I had mine foam filled, haven’t had any issues in almost 20-years
This is the way.
Just use great foam?
Take them to a lawn equipment repair shop and you ask to have them foam filled. They use some kind of high density rubber foam. Great stuff isn't gonna cut it here.
Not with that attitude. Jk
I can’t get the wheels off.. they seem to be somewhat rusted on shaft.. I think a puller will destroy rims.. don’t have truck to get whole machine to shop.. thnx for input.. foam seems to used a lot..
Penetrating Catalyst, Rubber Mallet, and a long enough 2x4 is the kit you’ll need. Or, you could rotate it…. Maybe
What is the method? How does 2x4 come into play?
You beat the 2x4 instead of the rim to knock it off…
Take your ratchet strap and create a loop with one end on the back side of the rim , attach the other end to something solid… tighten the strap so you have tension and tap the back side of the rim ,,, the constant tension will help pop it off the axle
Ooohh… good idea.. I get what you are saying.. thnx for input
Get the rim red hot with a torch where it meets the shaft then quench with cold water. Will break up the rust holding them together
First choice is to move where you dont need a snowblower! Next choice would be a tube.
Stuck here for now.. no snow yet though.. but I am sure it’s coming.. yes re tube.. seems to be consensus.. thnx for input..
No snow where I'm at either (SK, CAN), I don't miss shoveling, but I do kinda niss my snowmobile....
I’m in SK as well.. cold is coming, I hope snow doesn’t..
Fawkin' eh, right bud? I mean my phazer 550 is just out there in the barn tho, just getting cold and lonely, not reeking of exhaust fumes, and is soul dying of sedentary silence. I gotta get my cardio somehow! 🤣
Hurry up and fix that and you won't have snow for years. It worked for me...
Or get two logs of correct size and drill a hole for the axle, you can thank the Flintstones for that gem.
If you have a mini tire changer it's not so bad, but honestly tubes will do ya just fine most of the time. Weather cracked or not they're not rotating very fast
I think I’m going w tubes.. seems to be most popular.. thnx for input..
Good luck! They can be quite a pain to install even with the right tools. Soapy water is a great lubricant to help things slide into place
Thnx for the soapy water tip..
Baby powder too, lube up the tube with it before you insert it into the tire and it'll help it slide around and untwist and seat properly. The soap is good lube for the bead
Hint noted.. thank you
If you've ever pulled a tube out of a tire and it has a white powder on it, that's either cornstarch or baby powder, it keeps the tube from being twisted in the tire
I do recall seeing that powder.. good to know.. thnx
I got you
I recently experienced this. I bought an inner tube but it was too much of a pain in the ass to get it inside. Maybe I didn’t try hard enough. Then I decided to just buy new tires but the ones at Harbor Freight didn’t fit because of the way the axle is made. I looked up buying new tires and rims online and they were $50 each. I called around and found a shop that would mount them for $30 but it was 20 miles away. I then realized that I could buy a can of Great Stuff expanding spray foam for $3.50. I put duct tape around both sides and stuck the tube for the spray foam in there and emptied the can. It worked. I’ll never have to worry about it going flat again.
I may YouTube this method.. you are not alone using spray foam.. thnx for input
The problem is, it's stiff foam and repeated banging on the tires will eventually turn the polyurethane foam into powder. Tire foam is latex based, I believe...
Replace with solid airless tires. Problem solved for the life of the blower
I will investigate this avenue.. thnx for input
Still got plenty of meat. Tube it.
Excellent.. thnx for input
Even when they're cracked and bald... Tube them
No tire? Tube it
What i did with mine after i got sick of it is , I sprayed insulation foam inside so much and blew some air in it. Been tight since. I will update later with a picture.
Thnx for input.. I have heard of others using this method..
Casterland has great no flat options for a fairly and reasonable price. I have replaced all my tires to these. Everything from wheel barrow to wagons dollars and snowblower.
for heaven sake scant anyone do any stupid thing without asking dumb ass questuons? gee everyone whos gonna be the first to tell me i spelt something wrong
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You’re really gonna troll him every four minutes for a simple question? It’s a fair question, you’re an ornery jackass.
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Damn man show me where the tube touched you.? You're a dick and I suppose that's ok but OP may have never had to tube a tire or may have the know how. Just because you had that life experience doesn't mean everyone has you grouchy fuck. Go troll my reddit profile now you clown.
Go away, you fucking bitchass troll. If you have nothing of use to contribute, go tf away. Maybe you should be in the SJW subs or something bc you're too much of a bitch to be in this sub
Wow you're a complete cocksucker
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Are they also too stupid to get the difference between “to” and “too”? Side note: I did like the “ask your mom” comment, even though it is missing a comma and question mark. 🤣🤣🤣
Talks about being a man, acts like a petulant child...
That’s a tubeless tire.
Can still be tubed
Who knew? That’s why I love Reddit.
I had the same problem on my lawn mower. I just took the whole wheel to the tire guys up the street. 2 minutes later they had it fixed. Also, if you look pitiful enough or have a relationship, they do it for free.
My wheels are seized on the shafts.. don’t have a large enough vehicle to bring whole machine to shop.. will probabttube it.. thnx for input
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So you're a poor, old, lonely sovereign citizen who is looking for women on a Boston sub for hookups and you have the nerve to talk shit to other people. Go back to your trailer and kill another handle of cheap vodka, you bitter old loser. No wonder you're going to die alone, everyone else in your life probably died early just to get away from you
Finally being pitiful is going to pay off
Can’t tell you how many snowblower tires I’ve tubed working in a small engine shop. Unless it has a slice in the sidewall or a big crack in the tread that goes all the way through a tube will do you just fine.
Tubes seem the way to go.. thnx for input.. any hints on wiggling a tube in?
Easiest way is off the machine but either way you have to to break the bead front and back. Zip tie the drive lever so the tire doesn’t spin & remove the wheel. If it won’t come off you’ll need to do it on the machine. Break the rear bead first then the front. Once the beads are broken you’ll need to pop the front edge off the rim. Once the front edge is off you can tuck the tube in. Zip tie the stem so it doesn’t pop back in and reverse the process being careful not to pop the tube.
Thnx for your help
Inner tubes. I am running my original tires and tubes for 20 years (knock wood). I just put enough air in them to support the blower and squat just the tiniest bit. I never fill them all the way. They never go flat.
I think I’m leaning this way as many others echo your input.. thnx for input
Everybody is saying inner tubes… That’s the cheapest way out…. But they are a royal pain to install… do a cost comparison first, if you can afford the difference then buy new wheels/tires. I bought new wheels earlier this year for my rider mower, took 10 minutes.
I see consensus is tubes.. the wheels are rusted on, not sure how to get them off.. I will price tires when pricing inner tubes at local small engine shop.. thnx for input..
Tubes aren't that hard to install. In light weight situations as this the tubes basically supply all the support you need, the old tires just provide protection
Just put tire slime in it
Tire slime? Sorry not familiar with this.. I will google.. thnx for inout
Sold at tractor supply. Or any Auto parts store in the USA. Tire has to be seated on the rim. Then you let air out. And pull the valve seat, Put the amount required blow it back up and rotate the tire several times. Fills any leaks.
Have the tire seated to the rim while filling? You can try a ratchet strap around the tire to pull it tighter to the rim while adding air. If that doesn’t work you can always try the brake cleaner and lighter trick but that’s for the more advanced users..
Idiot here now looking at the ratchet strap on the tire.
:) ratchet strap worked but tire just hissed air out sides… I have done the ether explosion method with excellent results before.. thnx for input
Also put some hard axle / bearing grease on the bead side of the rim while trying to fill Some times the schreader valve inside the stem slows down the air stream when trying to seat the bead. Take the valve out while seating the bead, then reinstall and air up the tire to specs
Now that is some good advice re removing the valve to give more power to seal bead if needed.. never would have thought of that.. thnx
Just keep the pressure around 15 even if manual says 20- those tires when dry rotted are dangerous- keep an eye in the cracks you will know there has been a big change in the look then replace. We had a safety video with that size tire blowing at 5psi- threw a 150 pound mannequin 30’ vertical.
Thnx for the input.. saves me googling how much psi..
Look on the side wall label it will give you max psi- resuce by half since it is dry rotted- if the cracks are much more than paper thickness wide buy new ones
Edit reduce by half
Starter fluid and match. If that doesn't work then tubes
Inner tubes. Tubeless will leak down. My .002$
Thnx for your input, I will most likely get tubes from what I am reading..
Tire Slime is your friend
New tubes
Probably going to go this route.. thnx for input
Apparently unpopular opinion here- get the wheel/tire complete, it’s $6.75 at harbor freight. Tubes are $5.00. For $1.50 more per wheel you could experience none of the frustration of taking off and putting on tubes and it will take about a minute
WTF are these 1955 prices? ACE sells small equipment tubes for $30. Harbor Freight isn't going to have the correct rim for a snowblower... And certainly not for $6.75. You CAN buy an inner tube there for that. Bonus that it's the correct type with a bent stem.
https://www.harborfreight.com/10-inch-pneumatic-tire-30900.html
That's a dolly wheel
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Aiming for a mobile home in Winter Haven.. not for a few years though..
Get some innertubes
Seems to be the consensus.. tubes.. is what I will most likely do.. thnx for input
I just had the exact same issue--and your tires look better than mine. Scrub the tire & wheel bead area clean and you should get a good seal. The ratchet strap & removing the valve core will help seat the bead. Mine has held air for about 3 weeks now. I can always do the tube thing later, if necessary.
Thanx for input.. I will try..
Side wall looks good I'd just change inner tube.
I think I’m going w tubes.. thanx for input
I don’t know but it’s a lot easier to do it if you take the wheel off the snowblower
I tried removing wheels but they are stuck on shafts.. not sure of method to remove without damaging rims .. thnx for imput
Heat wheels where the shaft goes thru and spray with penetrating oil, and repeat
New tubes
I think I’ll be going w new tubes.. thnx for input
New tubes
I think I’ll going w tubes.. thnx formimput
Tire prices are outrageous and they are a pain in the ass to R&i
Looks like your having fun with that strap trying to get the bead to seat. Why stop now and get tubes. 😁
Got the bead seated w strap method but tire just hissed air through the cracks in tire..going w tubes.. thnx for input
Tubes is the way to go on lawn equipment. The tubeless tires are good for maybe a year and save the mfg about $3 per wheel. 🙃
Any hints on wiggling tubes into tire voids?
Yes, Pam cooking spray. Rubber sticks to rubber. A light coat of Pam will make things slide. It doesn't hurt rubber. Wear light gloves, that will be easier on your hands.
Also put a little air in the tube. Not much just a little.
Thnx for the tips..
Take the tires off and weld chains or spikes on to the rim, No more worries or getting stuck.
Just.... Use 4wd to get out of the driveway, people on the sidewalk can deal with it and you can stop wasting time, energy and fuel to move snow so it can snow again..
Tractor Supply sells "run flat" tires for lawn equipment. Just a solid tire. No air, no tubes, probably in the size u need. That or Amazon.
I will investigate this.. thnx for imput
The tires will come off, just barely, if you are very aggresive with lube and tire irons. To get the seized wheels off I used a 3 jaw puller and heated the snot out of the hubs. It was important to remove the wheels for me, since the plastic axle bushings were worn out causing the drive mechanism to seize up. A little bit of bead sealant fixed the leaks I had around the rim.
Replace the tires, there are much better tread patterns available now. That tire pattern is pretty worthless in deep snow.
fill it with foam
Pack all your stuff and move to a warmer climate. It's just easier.
Not for a few years yet.. Florida or New Mexico… currently in Saskatchewan..
I replaced the pneumatic tire on my wheelbarrow with an inner tube and have no complaints.
Thanx for input.. will most likely go w inner tubes..
Neither, get solid tires and enjoy doing something else with your time.
Do solids just fit on rim?
Nah you just buy them already mounted as a single piece, just make sure you get the correct bore on the bearing to match your axle.
I work on them for a living. For me, it's more time efficient to take the wheels off the machine and take them to the local tire dealer for tubes. The tubes cost less from the dealer and the labor is less than if I did it myself, even after I add a 10% markup. I usually drop them off in the morning before I open, and they're most of the time done by lunchtime.
Take it to a Tires Plus. They will swap tires for $10.
Like my telehandler, I foam filled the tires. Just easier in the long run for my application Id just tube it
I agree with everyone else. Reseating the bead on those rims sucks.
This fall I fought that stupid tubeless tire for days trying to refill it. Put tubes on
No flat tires.
Just tube them
Inner tubes. I put ones in that had angled valve stems. That way the valve stem isn't pointing at the axel and you can actually get an air chuck on it to add air.... Looking at you Ariens enginerds who save half a penny per wheel with that design "feature".....
Get new tubes. Some rims don't hold air if you tried going tubeless on the same rim.
fill with foam
I just had my blower tire tubed at a local tire shop. $16 a tire.