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Going out in this heat and finding a flat tire on your lawn mower is for the birds. Especially since its new and has only been on the mower 1 month.
I'll tell you what !!!!!!!!

That doesn't sound fun at all.. Some are filling the tires with that spray in expanding foam..

7394 said:

That doesn't sound fun at all.. Some are filling the tires with that spray in expanding foam..

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What ever it was, was very sharp, like a razor. In fact that's kind of what it looks like. I was lucky, one plug, in an easy spot did the trick. It just irks me because it was a new tire.

I never buy myself new mower tires. So I was kind of proud of it, ya know. It was the ONLY new tire on the mower.

PTmowerMech said:

I never buy myself new mower tires. So I was kind of proud of it, ya know. It was the ONLY new tire on the mower.

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Well, then it had to be that one then... Kudos on the successful plug..

I know how you feel. I had a roofing nail in one of mine. Plug has been holding firm for a few months already

People don't know this but a good tire on your car can loose 2 psi per month. How often do you check your tire pressure.. The smaller mower tires are even worse.

Try the customer that had two new 24x12-12 tires install to only puncture both of them within the first week. One had had two holes and the other three holes. Now running 23x10.50-12 tubes. The Carlisle 24x12-12 tubes just will not work in those tires.

7394 said:

Some are filling the tires with that spray in expanding foam..

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Tire shop guys HATE that foam junk. Just wait till YOU have to change that fur ball mess out LOL.

Tire shops don't like mower tires all.

Not true. Our local Pomp’s has never batted an eye when they see us come in. Been working with them for 20+ years, know most of the guys and even though I’m reti from the shop they still welcome me with open arms. It all starts with how you treat them and just because you’re a business doesn’t mean that you may have to wait like any other customer.

But you know them and I'm sure they are just being pleasant. Just think how you would react to a ball of foam. Tire stuck the to foam and rim. Trying to clean the rim bead off and such. No easy task.

Rivets said:

Not true. Our local Pomp’s has never batted an eye when they see us come in. Been working with them for 20+ years, know most of the guys and even though I’m reti from the shop they still welcome me with open arms. It all starts with how you treat them and just because you’re a business doesn’t mean that you may have to wait like any other customer.

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I've never had a problem with any tire shop doing my tire work. But their machines are usually for vehicle tires. And they usually end up on their knee's mounting and dismounting them. Instead of letting a machine do most of the work.

Yes I know them after years of working with them. They treat me the way I treat them, with respect knowing sometimes things will get messy. We’ve both worked with tires filled with everything. Slime, foam, water, antifreeze etc. When I know I’m bringing in a filled tire I make sure I’ve got a box of donuts with me. Old fart in me knows that like the garden you have to cultivate it to be successful. Fertilizer works better than herbicide. Today’s me generation has not learned how to pay it forward. They want to put in minimum effort and EXPECT maximum results. Don’t believe this, just look what has been post recently on this forum.

Bought one of those HF mini tyre changers
With some mods it works very well
On top of that I have a Breezer tyre tool and a modified one made from stainless for 4" rims
When I get a tyre full of goo in, the phone comes out & the stop watch goes on
Customer pays for every minute I spend cleaning the goop out
Even better if it has gotten under the paint on the rim so that the paint has lifted around the bead sealing around
They then get the choice $ 75 for me to strip & repaint the wheels or replace them .

shurguywutt said:

I know how you feel. I had a roofing nail in one of mine. Plug has been holding firm for a few months already , he replaced it with another

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Friend had a self tapper in his jeep tire, didn't leak, so when the head of the screw wore down, he just replaced it with another screw.. LOL