Foam Pipe Insulation Keeps “Tire Slime” From Leaking

Foam Pipe Insulation Keeps “Tire Slime” From Leaking TIRES/WHEELS Handling Harry Tichav uses a tractor and brush shredder to maintain 30 acres in central Texas With an abundance of mesquite and cactus flat tires are a constant problem especially on the tractor’s front tires “I wanted to use commercial tire slime as a puncture sealant but it isn’t supposed to be used in tube tires because slime doesn’t seal as well around the wheel rim of a tube tire as it does with a tubeless tire ” says Tichav “I solved the problem by removing the tube and wrapping foam pipe insulation around both sides of the rim Then I filled the tire with air injected tire slime and trimmed off any excess material from the foam pipe insulation “Problem solved - no more air leaked out around the rim ” says Tichavsky “The same idea should work with any size automotive tractor ATV or lawn mower tire It also might help with tires that have damaged or rusted rims ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Harry Tichavsky 603 Prause Rd China Spring Texas 76633 ph 254 723-3462; htichavsky@yahoo com

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