Winter boating question

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I've got a slow leak in one of my snowblower tires, and I know it's due to corrosion on the rim where it meets the tire bead. I've cleaned it up a few times, but it keeps coming back. I was wondering if introducing expandable foam through the valve stem (with the valve removed) would work. There's so much ingenuity on this site, I was wondering if anyone had tried this with a small boat trailer tire with any success? Or does anyone have another suggestion? I know I could just buy a new rim, but that takes all the fun out of it.
Dave
 
A latitude adjustment should fix you right up. :-) moving to SW FL fixed all my snowblower problems.
 
That's definitely on the "To Do" list. I just need to get another year or two out of this snowblower. It's served me well for about 25 years; doesn't owe me a dime. The admiral says I'm cheap, but she has no appreciation of the elegance of baling wire and duct tape.
 
Have you removed the wheel assembly and immersed in water to verify your theory of rim leakage?
 
Getting 25 years out of anything is terrific. Sounds like you have it figured out. :-)
 
At 25 years old, parts may be hard to come by. You could remove the rim, sand the bead, and spray paint it. But I wouldn't be surprised if your real problem was the tires.
 
I think you have nothing to lose to use fix flat. With that said though, a 25 year old tire becomes porous, I would think that is your problem. Maybe you can get an inner tube. Google the size of the tire with the word "inner tube"

Walter
 
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Originally posted by Bruce Herrington

A latitude adjustment should fix you right up. :-) moving to SW FL fixed all my snowblower problems.

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Same here. Gave my snowblower away, got in the truck and drove to Florida. Snowblower problems solved!
 
My lawn tractor tires were as you describe until I bought a jug of Green Slime from Auto Zone and put some in the tires. That sealed them instantly. For me that worked better than fix a flat.
 
Thank you all for your responses. I've taken the tire off and sanded the rim a couple of times over the years, but now it's difficult to get the hub off the axle, so that's why I'm looking for a solution that doesn't involve taking the tire off the rim again. I'll try the Green Slime. I googled it and it looks like it may work. If it doesn't I'll shoot some foam in and see what happens.
Thanks again.....
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!!
 
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Originally posted by Thudpucker

Cary's got the answer. Tubes fix Blowers, Mowers, etc.

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Yep, that is the answer. Also works for wheel barrows, furniture dolly's, etc.

George
 
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