tubes or no tubes

acresgreen · May 12, 2019

Changing out my front tires on my Ford 3000, currently have
16" tri rib tires with tubes, putting on a pair of 16" truck tires
that are rated tubeless. My question do I need to run tubes
with my tractor rims? thanks in advance, Dave

Dean · May 12, 2019

Probably, but who knows.

I installed new tubeless rear tires on the standard 6 loop (rear) rims on my 51 8N in 1995. No problems.

Just air, of course.

Dean

Leroy · May 12, 2019

Are the centers rivited in or are they welded? A lot of times the riviots would leak air. Then are the rims good enough for the bead to seal?

VicS · May 12, 2019

Probably don't need to. But I would

Mutt and Jeff · May 12, 2019

not all rims will seal at the bead
take your index finger and set it in the area that a hammered on wheel weight would sit

if that area feels cupped you are ok with tubless tires
if it is a flat surface it needs tubes because without them it will rimleak forever

jeffcat · May 12, 2019

Tubes never hurt. Right now I am in the process of tubing up three of my gaden tractors. The tires slowly leak down and it is tube time. At $16.oo each it can add up. Get yourself a tire valve fish. Makes geting that tube in so much easier. Also don't foget a little puff of baby powder. A puff in the tire and a little rubbed on the tube. Things go right together.

old · May 12, 2019

Tube type rims are different then tubeless rims so one can not run a tubeless tire on a tube type rim and have them hold air. Very good chance the rims you have are made to be run with tubes

acresgreen · May 13, 2019

thanks for all the replies, think I will be going with tubes.

tubes or no tubes

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