Posted by Hal/Eastern WA on June 15, 2012 at 16:16:59 from (97.119.244.50):
In Reply to: solid tires posted by rick deere on June 14, 2012 at 17:17:00:
What I did to remove the foam from my 641D Fords front tires was to use a reciprocating saw to cut the casing all the way around, revealing the "doughnut" and getting the tread out of the way. Then I used the saw and eventually a chisel to cut all the way through the doughnut to the metal, allowing the removal of the doughnut in one or two pieces. Then the beads can be removed with tire irons the same as any other tire and it should not ruin the rim.
The first one I tried, I spent a lot of time trying to cut the steel reinforced bead with the reciprocating saw. While I believe that it COULD be done, and sure could be done with a cutting torch, I doubt that it could be accomplished without damaging the rim. It is much easier to attack the doughnut first, remove it and deal with the beads the normal way. And doing the second one took about 1/4 as much time as doing the first one when I didn"t know what I was doing.
Would I have ag tires foamed again? Probably not, as it was costly and the ag tires did not last nearly as long as I expected them to with the almost totally solid foam in them. It was also a LOT of work removing the foamed tires. When I replaced the tires, I bought the best ones I could find, with the most ply rating. I also put about a quart of Slime in each of the tires, in the new tubes. Now I need to add air about once a year, and haven"t had a flat since I changed the tires. I suppose that must be nearly 10 years ago. Slime is good stuff, in my opinion. Good luck!
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