Slime Tire Sealant

Melvin Ware · Nov 29, 2009

I use a Farmall M for bush hogging pastures and constantly have problems with my front tires being punctured by honey locust thorns. Was wondering if the "Green Slime" product I've seen advertised would be of any help in sealing off such punctures? (www.slime.com) I am running tubes in both front tires. Has anyone tried this on tractor tires/tubes and if so, how well did it work? Are there any disadvantages? In the meantime I'm applying herbicide to try and eliminate the honey locust problem.

J.J. from Afton · Nov 29, 2009

Well we had a back tire on a 340U quit holding air finally so we put a gallon of slime in, drove around for little while to get it spread around. It lasted three years than finally dried enough so it didnt work anymore, so we put in another gallon and its still holding air. So it works great in my experience, cause these tires are full of cracks, plugs, boots, all kinds of stuff.

Brownie 450 · Nov 30, 2009

Forget where I read it--maybe on here--anyway, the guy shot a pump oiler full of used crankcase oil into the tube & it sealed the leak. Have never tried it, though.

Anonymous-0 · Nov 30, 2009

I had a bad tube on the front tire, cracked at the base of the valve stem so bad it would go flat in about 3 minutes. Local tire shop was out of the tube size, wouldn't have one for a week. I put a bottle of the slime in and it held for about 3 years.

billde · Nov 30, 2009

(quoted from post at 21:47:32 11/29/09) I use a Farmall M for bush hogging pastures and constantly have problems with my front tires being punctured by honey locust thorns. Was wondering if the "Green Slime" product I've seen advertised would be of any help in sealing off such punctures? (www.slime.com) I am running tubes in both front tires. Has anyone tried this on tractor tires/tubes and if so, how well did it work? Are there any disadvantages? In the meantime I'm applying herbicide to try and eliminate the honey locust problem.

The best sealant I have used comes from John deere, you can get it in gallon pump jugs or grease tubes. Just keep the container hidden so your friends won't know you've gone over to the Dark Side

mkirsch · Nov 30, 2009

I had a couple of 3-wheeler tires that wouldn't hold air, so for $10 I gave it a try. I split a 24oz bottle between two tires. One held air afterwards, the other didn't. The problem was I didn't use enough. Another 24oz bottle in that tire, and it's fine now.

Roy Ward · Nov 30, 2009

It works well but I remove the tube and run the tire tubeless.

dhermesc · Nov 30, 2009

Why remove the tubes?

I would rather keep the slime in the tubes so it don't make a mess of your tire or rust out your rims.

Zach Bouchard · Nov 30, 2009

Sounds like you need some non pneumatic tires like these.

Slime Tire Sealant

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