Flat Tires

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Moallen

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Hey everyone, I loaned my 763 to a friend to do landacaping around his new house. When I went to pick it up the tires had 4 nails. Do you guys plug the tires after pulling out the nails? That is what I tried to do. One plug blew out(small hole) I was not sure how to do it , but I think I have it now. I guess a bobcat is like your wife and your motorcycle(don't loan out) someone will throw a rod in both. Allen
 
I use Camel brand tire plugs (the wicked gooey radial tire ones) with rubber cement and have had pretty good luck Jeff
 
I use Camel brand tire plugs (the wicked gooey radial tire ones) with rubber cement and have had pretty good luck Jeff
I think plugs would work well for a temporary fix, but I like to ensure the hole will not leak in the future. I take the tire off and have a tire shop fix it with a patch inside the tire. The skid steer tires aren't really much bigger than some pickup truck tires and my local tire shop only charged me $15-$20 for a repair.
 
I think plugs would work well for a temporary fix, but I like to ensure the hole will not leak in the future. I take the tire off and have a tire shop fix it with a patch inside the tire. The skid steer tires aren't really much bigger than some pickup truck tires and my local tire shop only charged me $15-$20 for a repair.
Do any of you guys use tubes ?? We are about the same her 500K $ 15.00 AND time served
 
Do any of you guys use tubes ?? We are about the same her 500K $ 15.00 AND time served
Sorry, don't use tubes. The tire shop gets me in and out fast. In fact, I just spent nearly 2 days down there doing snow removal in their back lot. Ran into a bunch of broken pallets. The manager checked all 4 tires for leaks before I left. Luckily none found. I don't have a portable air compressor, so I have to take the tire off the machine anyway if I get a flat in the field. Not much more time lost taking it to the tire shop vs. plugging it myself and filling it with air at home or a gas station.
 
Sorry, don't use tubes. The tire shop gets me in and out fast. In fact, I just spent nearly 2 days down there doing snow removal in their back lot. Ran into a bunch of broken pallets. The manager checked all 4 tires for leaks before I left. Luckily none found. I don't have a portable air compressor, so I have to take the tire off the machine anyway if I get a flat in the field. Not much more time lost taking it to the tire shop vs. plugging it myself and filling it with air at home or a gas station.
Tubes are a PITA, but any good tire man will tell you that a tube adds 2 ply to your tire rating
 
Tubes are a PITA, but any good tire man will tell you that a tube adds 2 ply to your tire rating
As most posters will know by now I have the worst luck when it comes to equipment. A F------ flat tire on a brand new S-300 with less than 10 hrs. However, if you get a industrail truck tire pug kit from NAPA they hold up for darn near forever. I had a backhoe with a rear tire that we pluged no less than 20 times. I wish I had a picture of the inside of it when we had new tires put on. I id plug the tire on my machine and it has held for anther gruelling 50 hrs of hard work and no PSI loss. Good luck!
 
As most posters will know by now I have the worst luck when it comes to equipment. A F------ flat tire on a brand new S-300 with less than 10 hrs. However, if you get a industrail truck tire pug kit from NAPA they hold up for darn near forever. I had a backhoe with a rear tire that we pluged no less than 20 times. I wish I had a picture of the inside of it when we had new tires put on. I id plug the tire on my machine and it has held for anther gruelling 50 hrs of hard work and no PSI loss. Good luck!
When I replaced my tires, two of them had tubes in them. I've since found one of the rims seeps air (looses 60 psi in a month or so), so that one just got a tube. A couple of others loose a few pounds a week, so they may be candidates for tubes also. --- I've had no experience with plugs on a Bobcat.
 
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