How to fix mower tire that is cracking 
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Published 2024-05-09
All Comments (21)
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We always did it on the outside. I never seen it done this way. This is an old farmers trick when you have wagons and trailers and tractors setting out in the sun getting cracked. Thanks for sharing your tricks .
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Thanks for the info sir. Not long ago I paid $40.00 for 2 new tubes wish I had known this trick. Great videos sir.
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Good quick fix. I tried a product called “flat out” on a mower tire that was dry rotted on the sidewalls. The consistency is similar to “Slime”. I flopped the tire around on its side and drove it around for a few minutes. That’s been 2 years ago and haven’t had to add ANY air since. 👍
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All it does is swell the rubber. It's used on buna nytryl O rings in air rifles too. The solution is not to let it rot in the first place by spraying silicone oil inside and outside the tyre on a regular basis. Wipe off the excess outside. Silicone grease rubbed into the tyre wall works even better. Power steering fluid does the same job. The problem is with a tyre as bad as that is when the wall flexes it WILL leak. A mower tyre fine but please not on ANY type of road vehicle tyre including trailers.
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My routine is to put air in my mower tires every time I do the lawn. I'm cutting this morning and I'm going to start off with this trick that you were so gracious to share with us 👍✌️🇺🇲
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That's a good tip! Never would have thought of this. Thank you!
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Been looking for a fix for this problem. This looks like it's a fix. Very cool.
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Great tip! Here's one for you, get an old valve stem and screw it into your tool. Makes a good nubby handle to hold onto.
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My Daddy used brake fluid to "recondition" rubber on the outside of car tires that had dry rot. Might work on the inside too. Thanks for the tip. Subscribed.
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This popped up on my YouTube feed and I am glad ❤❤❤❤ GREAT VIDEO 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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Have an older wheelbarrow tire, going to try this. Thanks
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My thing says 73 thousand views! In two weeks 👍🏽well done sir, i hope you are getting paid for your efforts and time, the trans fluid is new to me, i have a Polaris 4wheeler i have to push around and the tires are cracked really bad so im dang sure going to try your method! Thank you sir! Even if it doesn’t work it’s worth a try 😊
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I really liked this repair Thank You Very Much!
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I'm going to try this. I hate fighting these slow leaks. You should try soaking some paper towels with the trans fluid and lay them on the outside of the tire to see what (if anything) it does to the cracks from the outside. I bet a lot of the smaller cracks will disappear. It can be a part 2. 😀
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Im going to try that ive got several tires like that,thanks.
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Wow after i threw out 6 tires already damn wish i knew about your video sooner this is great
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Stops the rust as well awsome
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Great tip, thanks for sharing. I have not tried doing that
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Morning Lee , I have got to get one of those slime bottles . Very good video .
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Worked like magic
