Wassup fellas. Last week I took the buggy on some of our old 4 wheeler trails around the outskirts of town we used to ride 15+ years ago. Little stroll down memory lane so to speak.
Anyways, seems I got a small puncture somewhere. Can't find the hole, and it's a slow 3-4 day leak down. Yesterday I pulled the valve stem core, deflated the tire as much as possible, filled it with fix-a-flat (normally use slime), and put a bit more air in it. Stock tires, but it should do. We'll see.
Well, my grandpa was a farmer for 30 years, and he once told me that he did this to all of his smaller tires as soon as he gets them (trailer, truck, 4wheelers, sxs, etc.)
He said he did this, because it seals any future punctures before much air leaks, pretty much preventing flat tires from minor stuff, and allowed him to run the tires beyond bald in most cases which bought him time.
When I get time, I'm going to do this for the remaining 3 tires using slime. Figure it can't hurt if he did it for 30 years, and continued doing it even after farming.
I was just curious if anyone has ever done this themselves, or even heard of it?
Anyways, seems I got a small puncture somewhere. Can't find the hole, and it's a slow 3-4 day leak down. Yesterday I pulled the valve stem core, deflated the tire as much as possible, filled it with fix-a-flat (normally use slime), and put a bit more air in it. Stock tires, but it should do. We'll see.
Well, my grandpa was a farmer for 30 years, and he once told me that he did this to all of his smaller tires as soon as he gets them (trailer, truck, 4wheelers, sxs, etc.)
He said he did this, because it seals any future punctures before much air leaks, pretty much preventing flat tires from minor stuff, and allowed him to run the tires beyond bald in most cases which bought him time.
When I get time, I'm going to do this for the remaining 3 tires using slime. Figure it can't hurt if he did it for 30 years, and continued doing it even after farming.
I was just curious if anyone has ever done this themselves, or even heard of it?