The Grand Pooh-Bah
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Ordering new tires and will have them foam filled locally. Do you use inner tubes?
Ordering new tires and will have them foam filled locally. Do you use inner tubes?
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Do you use Inner Tubes on Foam Filled Tires? DMC 1200
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For a Bombardier J5, yes I did. There aren't local foam filler here. The closest tire shop (for agricultural tires) have them filled at Mississauga, about 6 hours of drive to the west. There is also people filling it about 1 hour to the east (Montreal), but I'd have to drive there and deal directly with the fillers.
jf
jf
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I seems to me, it makes sense to have the foam in the inner tube. If/when the tires need to be replaced again in 40 years the next installer wont have to deal with foam stuck to the wheel.
Yes i do.
But
I see quite a few faied, Filled tires. The rubber tire delaminates and the *fill* is still good the tube isnt adhered to the fill when there is a latex glove in between the wheel, fill, and tire.
And its generally not foam. At #60 psi and higher they should be injecting a foam thats denser and more like rubber.
Hmm, I thought the standard practice was without tubes and they actually poke a hole somewhere in the tire to let the foam completely fill, the hole allowing for the displaced air to escape and ensure a full-fill. But I guess a completely evacuated tube would work just fine to get completely full.
I have but one tire that is not foamed. Other than the pain of removing it, I doubt my local small town Les Schwab could fill it...or if lucky farm it out. They would probably just give me a blank stare...
They drive a hole even with a tube
I confirm there is a hole on the opposite side to allow the air to exit. In the one I had filled this summer, it is done through a screw in the tire... They left it there and I had to ask why there was a screw in my tire when I picked it up. The gentlemen at the shop confirmed it was there to let the air out of the tube an tire.
jf
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I went ahead and ordered tubes also. Best deal I could find was in groups of 4 so I'll have 2 extra tubes.
So where are you guys sending off your wheels/tires to get foamed? Been awhile since I've looked and I'm not in any dire need yet, but seems "they" wanted an arm and a leg...plus your first born if not also your left nut. Shipping costs alone will eat a person alive anymore.
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Goodyear Commercial Tire is about 90 miles from me.
The rears on my Kioti are fluid filled ….. front right developed a slow leak a couple years ago and we had to air it up all the time. Neighbor works as a mining equipment mechanic and they use foam all the time. He took my fronts and had them filled. Loving it ……