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flat tyre on tractor

  • 07-02-2021 10:15pm
    #1
    Tomjim
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    I used tractor Sat evening and went out this evening Sunday and picked up bale with loader and next minute one of the front tyres is flat (I;m not sure if tyre was flat when I went out)

    I pumped the tyre and it hasn't gone down. In fact no air left it yet. Could it be one of those things and there is no puncture


Comments

  • #2
    SmartinMartin
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    Dodgy valve? If so, it'll happen again.


  • #3
    Jb1989
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    SmartinMartin wrote: »
    Dodgy valve? If so, it'll happen again.

    Probly will happen again but could be year or two down the line.


  • #4
    SmartinMartin
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    Ah I wouldn't be happy, it'd be on my mind every time I drove her. Stick a new tube in it.


  • #5
    Jb1989
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    SmartinMartin wrote: »
    Ah I wouldn't be happy, it'd be on my mind every time I drove her. Stick a new tube in it.

    Probably the handiest option alright as punture could be hard to find, new tube be best and quickest.


  • #6
    _Brian
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    It depends

    If your just going to be tipping about the yard and having another flat isn’t a big problem then I’d chance it on.

    If your out on the road much or having a flat tyre is a major headache because if work or other commitments then just take it off and have it looked at.

    We had a flat rear in the autumn but the tractor was going to lie idle for a while anyway so we pumped and chanced it on, went flat again after three weeks. Left till we had time and got it fixed there and back in ready for spring work.


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  • #7
    TooOldBoots
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    I wouldn't bother with a tube, the cost of one doesn't make any sense. If the tire has failed you'll be buying a new one anyway so why add the cost of a tube to it.
    I'd be inclined to chance it away, check the rim for damage, check the valve also and check the tire for nails or objects stuck into it. Not much more can be done after that


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