Skidsteer tire

I have a flat on a skidsteer tire and the bead broke lose, What are some creative ways to air it up again

Ratchet strap pulled tight around it helps with some tires. Skid steer tire may be too stiff though. Be worth a try

Edited by thendrix - 29 Dec 2021 at 6:02pm

As thendrix said, chain and binder.  If you have a bead blaster, it does good, too.  Make sure to take some soapy water, and see if you can find the leak that started the whole problem.

I have used a ratchet strap with success. Tires on my Skid Loader now have sidewall protection which is thicker rubber on the sidewall. Starting Fluid and a long stemmed lighter worked. If you know of someone who has a Bead Cheetah tool which is a tank with a long pipe shaped on the end to insert air into the rim when a ball valve is opened. They work well on truck tires.

jaybmiller wrote: use some form of 'bead sealer' goop. I use vbelt 'dressing' besure bead is CLEAN and smoooooth of course.

I've used great oil and bar oil to seal beads. Have also used dish soap. They all seem to work pretty good. Oil is a little messy though

I use rancid lard on the beads and a ratchet strap

No air tires are great for skidsteers in demolition work. Their down side is price when you need to replace and they don't ride very well. Foam filled is good but same high cost to replace. There is Company I saw an Ad for that makes a belt that lines the inside of the tire that prevents cuts and punctures like body armor. Never priced any so I don't know how pricey they are.Track Skid Loaders are great but pricey when replacing tracks. One Contractor I know put$7,000 in his Bobcat Machine for new tracks. He had a Dealer install. Probably could have done it himself cheaper if he had the place and time.

CHEETAH!!! Thats the only thing that really works and its fast! --it will however knock you on your ars when you release the air valve!! LOL -- but seats the tires every time!

FREEDGUY wrote: I'm curious to know where you guys are getting ETHER that does more than fizzle  ?? The stuff in the '80's had some OOMPH, but lately from what's on the market I could light a fart and get a bigger bang  !!

klinemar wrote: Freedguy,you need to do research on which Starting Fluid makes the biggest bang and report back to us.

I buy the 'ACE' brand, white can/red lettering in '50% more size, when on sale at Princess Auto. 2-3 small pffts and the forklift starts real good.

Freegas does not use youtube. He likes tictoc. Maybe he will post it there.

Finally home again. Guys please do not use either to air up your over the road truck tires. I have been to the DOT weigh station many many times demounting semi tires, blowing the either smell out of the tire and then remounting the tires. It gets darn cold out there this time of year especially after dark, when you are demounting 18 semi tires and remounting them. DOT considers them a fire hazard. As far as using either to mount combine tires, go for it but do it with caution. I had a good customer attempt to inflate a 30.5x32 on his Deere in the field. He tried either, a little didn't do it.   One can didn't do it. So he tried 3 cans. When he cane in Monday morning to have me go out and inflate the tire, he had second degree burns on all of his exposed skin. We had a 10 gal aluminum bead cheta one blast with that and the tire was on the rim. He had my home phone number, he could a called me. He said " I just didn't want to bother you on Sunday.".   

Pyrolysis
Nasty effect!!

FREEDGUY wrote: TomC wrote: Hey captain obvious??? Spray it inside the tire,not on the side wall WELL , AREN'T YOU SPECIAL   !! Yet again an "expert " from the state of Missouri  Have a Happy New Year jack hole  !!