6.00 x 16 tri rib tires

here in Arkansas we have these thorns bout 4" long and they penetrate any thing. i bought new rims and new tires 6.00x 16 tri rib, i wanted to set it up as a tubeless set-up much less down time.setting in the shop one of the tires went flat had not even had it on the ground yet.
had the tire shop call back he says the distributor says it is not a tubeless tire but a tube type, i reminded the shop owner that i wanted tubeless type, and i ordered tubeless type and bigger than life it is stamped tubeless on the side of the tire 1" letters.
he tells me that he can order another tire and put on and if it leaks again I'm stuck with it
i have a strong suspicion that the tire is a blem as it had a lot of little rubber flags all along the edge of the tire that mates with rim,but i see no markings on the outside saying so, anyone seen them marked on the inside of the tire?
i bought 2 tires and the other tire is ok no problem no leaks.
these tire seem like a nice tire 8 ply rated FARM AID never heard of them somehow Willie Nelson just just came to mind. i go tomorrow am to get replacement tire any body have any thoughts or suggestions thanks al

Al........unless yer a card carrying sphincterly challenged originality inspector, DITCH the tri-ribs. Gitt some USED 16" steel belted pick'em-up tires ($20, cheap) ...or... you will continue to gitt FLATS from them THORNS. And use TUBES.....why? 'cuz most tractor rims LEAK as they were NOT designed for tubeless tires. .......tubed Dell

dell thanks for the reply, the reason i want to stay -w- the tri rib is i pump them up hard and center rib bears the weight and it is easier to steer.
and i know I'm gonna keep getting thorns hence the reason for tubeless tires even with a nail in a tubeless tire you have plenty travel time, back to the shop shove string patch in, thorn inside tire air up and gone back to work or in the case of a nail pull nail and patch. al

Pump it up, and take it to the stock tank. Find out where it's leaking. It may be as simple as a bead leak, which is a common enough problem, and fixable.
David

dave it is a bead leak several of them.it being a brand new tire and brand new rim it should seal no problem, now he wants to get out of the whole mess by putting in a tube or using some kind of glue on the rim. i do not want either,the other tire is holding air just fine i would like this to hold fine also. buying anything today is like a crap shoot you take chances. al

Gensco 800-NO FLATS 800-828-3350 They may not have tri rib but they have 6.00-16 14 ply, mounted with sealant for $75.00.

I hear you on cheap tires. I often have a new tire on good rims that have bead leaks. Usually they can seal them up pretty good with bead sealer. Also, after they are up and used for awhile, they seem to have fewer problems, but every once in awhile, I'll go to the field and find a flat tire on a baler, or rake that are tubeless. Pump it up, and it'll go the rest of the season, and those are good name brand tires. Just the nature of them, I reckon. Best of luck, however it turns out.
David

Foam fill them. Problem fixed. Also adds weight to the front end.

If it is the Bead leaking, break the Beads down and put a good bead of Black "Gasket-Maker" Silicone around the bead area..that will seal them for SURE..

If you had Aircraft tires (used) on there, they would probably never suffer from thorns..
I hear they are reasonable..and NO problem, running as much pressure as you like..

Ron..

Ron

I have 2 aircraft tires on a hay wagon. They are brutes but the tubes have gone flat and no one's equipment can budge the things. Twice I have resorted to snaking a new tube in the tire/rim gap under a full load of hay. That ain't easy.

Al,

Some days I think you would complain if you

were hung with a new rope. lol

You could try steel wheels .

george

Northvale,

Al used to live about a mile north of Muddy

Creek along rt 74

george

In my area we have problems with Hawthorne thorns flattening tires. I got tired of fixing the front tires on my Ford 641D only to have them go flat again within a couple of days. So I had them foamed. I don't remember just what that cost, but it was well over $100. With the tires foamed, they were extremely hard and hardly flexed at all, and weighed about 100 lbs each. I didn't like how the tractor rode, and worried that having the front tires so very hard might be hard on the front end. But at least they didn't go flat any more.

After a few years though, the tires started coming apart. First the tread came off of one side, and then the other, leaving the very smooth "doughnut" of hard rubber foam. The tractor wouldn't turn worth a darn that way, so I had to buy new tires. It took a long time to figure out how to get the "doughnuts" and the beads of the ruined tires off the rims, but using a Sawzall, chisels and a hammer, I finally got the rims usable again.

My new tires were the best I could find locally. I decided to put Slime (the kind for tube tires) in them and added most of a quart to each side. I haven't had any flats in about 5+ years and I still operate around the Hawthorne bushes.

I don't know if the tires I had foamed were poor quality or not, as they came on the tractor when I bought it. I think they were Firestones that couldn't have been more than 10 years old when I foamed them. I sure was disappointed in their durability after I foamed them. I had expected the tires to last for many years after spending that much money.

So my advice would be to try Slime or another similar product. It has worked for me. And it is a whole lot less expensive to do than having the tires foamed. Good luck!

(quoted from post at 03:31:29 11/03/11) In my area we have problems with Hawthorne thorns flattening tires.

So my advice would be to try Slime or another similar product. It has worked for me. And it is a whole lot less expensive to do than having the tires foamed. Good luck!

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Around my neck of the woods, it's locust. That Slime for innertubes works in anything from wheelbarrows and bicycles to tractors and lawnmowers. Mark

The glue on the rim does work, it is some sort of tar based product, called bead sealer. Lots of times older rims have dents or rust pits, that cause little leaks. If you are having trouble with thorns, and have the space by the spindle, try this: Find an old truck tire, that is just a little taller, than the front tire, and cut the bead plus about 1-1/2" of the sidewall off of the tire, deflate the tractor tire, and put the casing over the tractor tire, as a shield. Friends did this on their orchard, for years, thorns rarely made it through.

Maybe you need to clean the rim and make sure the tire bead is clean also. Never heard of Farm Aid tires most likely a cheap tire made in China. Best bet to get used aircraft tires but they can be hard to get mounted due to ply rating

Hey George
only if it was coarse and scratched my neck, as far as steel wheels go i hear they are all in China being melted down. al

Take both front tires to a Goodyear Commercial tire center and have them filled with urethane. You will NEVER have another flat tire and they will run until the tire casing rots away. If you happen to damage a casing or wear the tire to the cords they will cut the old one off the rim. The tires will be heavy after filling so you get an added bonus of front end weights too.

I agree. If I could use their tire and rim on the
front of my 1066 I would.

But the 1066 uses a deep offset. DOUG