(800) 853-2651
SHOP NOW

Slime in tires

L

Lew Best

Member
Hey guys

Anyone use Slime in tires to prevent/fix flats? I seem to pick up lotsa mesquite thorns; never had a problem with big rear tractor tires (Ford 4000 tractor); just front tires, baler & rake tires, etc. until today. Not anxious to break that big boy down. No liquid in tires; does this stuff work or is it just "something to get your bux"?

Lew
 
Yes it really works, I put it in all my small tires around the place. We have a lot of honey locust here, big bad thorns.
 
Works pretty good for me. I use it in all my tires that don't have liquid. Been using it for a few years now with no flats.
 

Thanks guys; I think I'll pick up a gallon tomorrow. Haven't measured the tire for their recommendation but "guestimating" the tire size it looks like it'll take about a gallon by their formula for that tire. This is a tube type tire; do you just pump it in through the valve stem after letting the air out or ???

Lew
 
Yep thats how you do it. Put plenty in each tire so it coats the inside of it good as you drive.
 
I tried Slime for the first time last fall and I'm impressed. The tires on my lawn tractor and leaf blower would never hold air for more than a week or two. This spring I didn't have to air up any of the tires I Slimed.
 
While I can"t speak for the "Slime" brand, a lot of tire sealers make the tire or tube gooey and a patch will never stick to them.
I will admit I"ve used the stuff myself.
 
I am not sure that it will work with tubes. I have used it in tubeless tires with pretty good results. The only one that it doesn't seem to work on is my pressure washer tire. I think that they don't spin enough to keep it spread around.
 
There is a new Chev Camaro sitting in the Chev show room here. On the spec sheet it says "this auto comes with NO spare tire. BUT comes with a container of liquid tire fix. It must work, huh?
 

Thanks guys

According to the Slime website it's totally water soluble so it washes off when you want to patch one. TSC shows on their website to carry it in store; I'm gonna pick up a gallon tomorrow; will let you know in a few days how well it works (or don’t).

Lew
 
(quoted from post at 18:28:54 05/07/10)
Thanks guys

According to the Slime website it's totally water soluble so it washes off when you want to patch one. TSC shows on their website to carry it in store; I'm gonna pick up a gallon tomorrow; will let you know in a few days how well it works (or don’t).

Lew
Click to expand...

My experience is that unless you want the high dollar Kevlar sealers one brand isn't much better than another. They all work good. What I have seen of Slime is that it is higher priced than others and doesn't work any better. All brands I have worked with are water soluble. But it is a pretty green color for the extra money.
 

Thanks Iowa

I'll see what TSC has tomorrow; won't have a lot of time to look elsewhere (busy day tomorrow & I need to get my little bit of hay that's already cut raked & baled). Wish I had another tractor but don't think that's in the budget for this year.

Lew
 
It works great. I had a front tire with a bad tube, it was rotten at the based of the valve stem. If you bent the stem over a little, it opened up a big hole. The local tire place said it was an odd size tube and would take several days to get a replacement. I put a bottle of slime in it and it held for 3 years. when I put two honey locust thorns the size of a pencil through the front tires, I just went ahead and had them filled with foam.
 
I've used it in trucks, trailers, lawn tractors, implement tires. Seems to work good. Never tried any other brand other than what is sold at TSC.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

I
more JD 2020 questions
Replies
14
Views
1K
BillCinNY
B
C
Water in tires
Replies
4
Views
2K
Destroked 450
Destroked 450
L
Tire Slime for a Tractor Rear Tire?
Replies
19
Views
6K
lastcowboy32
L
B
2 ton+ grass with a haybine
2
Replies
22
Views
1K
730virgil
7
O
Slime in tractor tires?
Replies
17
Views
1K
OldFarmall450
O
Tractor Parts Tractor Manuals

We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today.

Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co.

All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.

Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor Headquarters
Website Accessibility Policy

Back
Top