John2189 454 #1 Posted January 6, 2021 I put new tubeless tires on the front of my 656 and the beads leak. They were a bit rusty I sanded smooth but the leak. What do you use to seal them? I’ve heard of use if elmers rubber cement Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyLittrell 3,885 #2 Posted January 6, 2021 27 minutes ago, John2189 said: I put new tubeless tires on the front of my 656 and the beads leak. They were a bit rusty I sanded smooth but the leak. What do you use to seal them? I’ve heard of use if elmers rubber cement If I have rusty wheels in the beads, I will clean, wire brush and paint them with a thick enamel to fill in the pits and then use wd40 to seat them. Makes the rubber a little softer. If it still leaks, I run them down to the tire shop and they have some bead sealer they can put on it. Randy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rj35hunter 283 #3 Posted January 6, 2021 Honestly these came new with tubes and the wheels may not be intended to be tubeless but at my work we use the black bead sealer designed for that purpose only and it works very well....all of my original tractors have original tubes in them and holds up very well that way....hope this helps! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #4 Posted January 6, 2021 https://www.amazon.com/Xtra-14-101-Seal-Bead-Sealer/dp/B000GKD722 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,717 #5 Posted January 6, 2021 5 hours ago, John2189 said: I put new tubeless tires on the front of my 656 and the beads leak. They were a bit rusty I sanded smooth but the leak. What do you use to seal them? I’ve heard of use if elmers rubber cement I use tubes in all the tires we change now. No more leaking beads or valve stems. On larger tires it's easier to set the beads too. To stick with tubeless combine the above answers and they should seal. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,277 #6 Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) My grandfather was a ford dealer, he always used Vaseline grease to put tires on the rims. He also says, if the beads still leak, sand more. If you need to use bead-sealer, you are doing something wrong or something isn't right. 1 hour ago, ebinmaine said: I use tubes in all the tires we change now. I use them too in all my non-car tires. they are pretty problem free Edited January 6, 2021 by Maxwell-8 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John2189 454 #7 Posted January 6, 2021 I sanded but I didn’t paint them. I will take the tire off and paint the bead. If it still leak I’ll get bead sealer. thanks John 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DET 105 #8 Posted January 6, 2021 Back in my old service station days we would just put regular grease around the bead if we had a leak. But I agree with Eric about tubes in anything I am mounting for tractor type tires. A lot less issues down the road. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CCW 1,300 #9 Posted January 6, 2021 I know this sounds like sacrilege, but when I needed new tires I took them off the tractor. Drove to the tire store and had them mount new tires. No tire changer, no hassles, no leaks and no hassles. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,389 #10 Posted January 6, 2021 I think it's a good idea myself to use tubes, mainly because these tires don't require much pressure in them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,717 #11 Posted January 6, 2021 45 minutes ago, CCW said: I know this sounds like sacrilege, but when I needed new tires I took them off the tractor. Drove to the tire store and had them mount new tires. No tire changer, no hassles, no leaks and no hassles. I don't think that's sacrilege at all. There are certain things that certain people like to do and not... I personally will work on one of these tractors for 12 hours straight and not even blink an eye but I don't change the oil in my own car. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pacer 3,174 #12 Posted January 6, 2021 1 minute ago, ebinmaine said: I personally will work on one of these tractors for 12 hours straight and not even blink an eye but I don't change the oil in my own car. Heh! that statement is almost verbatim as to what my philosophy is --- $20+ at wally world is little more than the cost of buying the oil/filter (my filter is a bit##!!) And, I also put tubes in everything I got....... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,717 #13 Posted January 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, pacer said: Heh! that statement is almost verbatim as to what my philosophy is --- $20+ at wally world is little more than the cost of buying the oil/filter (my filter is a bit##!!) And, I also put tubes in everything I got....... If I ordered ahead online I could get the oil and filter for right around $20 or so. I have a friend who's a tech and runs his own small shop. He charges me something like $38. Working on tractors we have two different solid surfaces with heat that I can get them into. Not so for a vehicle. Gravel driveway. He'd have to nearly double that bill before I think about doing it myself... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #14 Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, John2189 said: If it still leak I’ll get bead sealer. I've used the can I've got maybe 8 times in the past ten years or so. 32 ounces is a LOT of bead sealer and I don't think you can get it in a smaller can. I would recommend that you take the wheels with the tires mounted but beads loose to a tire place and ask them if they would throw some sealer on them and air them up for you. A good shop might even do that for free... or very inexpensively. Probably less than the 20 you would spend on a can of sealer that would last a lifetime and only get used once or twice Or, run them over here and I'll fix you up for free. (yeah, OH is pretty far from NJ!) Edited January 6, 2021 by Jeff-C175 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
