Simple Fix For Tubes In Tubeless Tires

Simple Fix For Tubes In Tubeless Tires FARM SHOW contributor Tony Bunniss has developed a method to keep tubes inflated when used in tubeless tires When Bunniss worked at a John Deere Lawn and Garden dealership he noticed that many customers came in with tires and wheels modified to have a tube inside because people were tired of their tubeless tires losing air so often As the air went out of the tube it would pull the valve stem into the wheel where he couldn’t reach it to inflate or deflate Lawn and garden wheels and tires are especially prone to this problem because they are only used seasonally “Tubeless tires are fine on lawn and garden equipment when the tire is new and the rim is clean ” explains Bunniss “However that equipment sits around for a long time It needs to be moved every so often or a leak will develop  The older the tire gets the more often it needs air ” After repeatedly having the valve stem problem Bunniss came up with a simple solution “After I install a new tube and inflate it I just attach a hog ring to the valve stem preventing it from ever being sucked into the wheel ” he explains “Before I attach the hog ring I grind off the sharp points so that I don’t puncture the stem while installing it ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tony Bunniss Webster Minn glennlee1964@gofast am

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