deere lawn tractor tire flat
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deere lawn tractor tire flat
I have an L110 john deere lawn tractor and one of the rear tires is flat. There's a yellow rubber cap I can't get off and I don't want to ruin it, Is there a specific way of getting these tires off or just use plyers or screwdrivers to remove the cap? I added aire last year each time but it went flat after several hours and I want to relace the tire.
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Yellow cap in the middle? Try some pliers, but before you do that, I'd give some Slime a try, you can get it at auto parts stores, wal mart, etc. Don't use fix a flat, its caustic, slime is good to deal with the leaks, seals em good and keeps sealing new ones, BUT when the wheel has to come off, it is a little messy.
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Slime or other similar products are a LOT messy and not very effective. They aren't very useful in low speed applications as there is no benefit of centrifigul force to displace the goop well. For a cost little more than the slime, buy a inner tube to fit your size tire and be done with it. Yes, this is a bit more work than simply emptying a can of slime but the end result is much better. As for getting the tire off, the plastic cap, which is a dust cap by description, will likely have to be ruined to be removed. Not that you have to have one anyhow as they're more of a dust and moisture trap than a cap.
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They've formulated slime to be used in lawn and garden equipment, and it did work in my mowers tires..... 5 minutes of running around in the highest gear.... go to check a week later.... tire is still at the 10psi that I filled it to, 2 months and its still at the 10psi.
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Slime or other similar products are a LOT messy and not very effective.
They aren't very useful in low speed applications as there is no benefit of centrifigul force to displace the goop well.
There's a yellow rubber cap I can't get off and I don't want to ruin it,