Regardless of what you think this guy has given the most comprehensive review at various stages and attempts using this type of foam...learned a lot of what not to do..Thanks for the Vid.

I don't care what the comments say, this was the most dumbest, entertaining, ghetto engineering, comedy I've watched in a long time. I actually chuckled aloud lmao!

I tried foam , but it turned to dust after about two lawn cuts , so I filled the tires with sand . Now I got flat free tires and wieght enough to push snow in the winter . Doesn't seem to hurt the lawns at all ( two acres of grass )

It really does not matter what others have to say here, you have just as much right to do what you want to with your stuff and share it with anyone who will listen. Me personally, I just busted down my tire (on the mower) and inserted a $6.00 inner tube, but whatever works for you is your business.

I like the idea and am adapting it for my dolly tires that keep a flat!

Thanks for trying this, It saves me the trouble and money trying it myself.

YOU SIR HAVE JUST MADE MY DAY!!!!

Alex, thanks for posting this. While all of the crabby people in the comments just say "use tire slime" I say, "Try something different". Do you know how many things are invented by people goofing around? A LOT! We actually fill a lot of hollow plastic parts here at work with foam to make them a lot more stable and rigid. Way to try something different. Ignore the haters. They are all probably unhappy with their lives anyways. (PS, I made a couple different bottle rocket launchers with my brother when I was 13 and he was 10. I'm an engineer now. :) )

Tremendous fun. Shows that with a can of expanding foam you can fix anything.

Walmart has the spray foam cheap, I use in my snappers mowing in rocks and brush works pretty good here in texas

YOU MY SON ARE THE COOLEST GUY ON KZread! Hope you go far on KZread experimenting on KZread with different things repairs and whatnot! I await your next experiments, it never even crossed my mind to think of this foam thing you did. You’ll have so much views even your KZread haters will be silenced.

Thanks for the heads up. I was intending to do the same thing.

I thought of that, but I'm too cheap to spend the money on the foam... or tire slime 1 cup wood ash, 1 cup rolled oats (crushed/ground finer if possible), 2 cups antifreeze (if you're in a cold climate).. break bead and pour it in... Exactly the same tire as in the video, had badly cracked sidewalls... 8 months later it's still full... When you have over 150 tires to take care of, cheap and functional is all you need sometimes

LOL! Your tractor is in better shape than my free one! But hey, it still cuts grass! And GREAT tip!

Cheaper to put an inner tube in it.

@shade38211

7 жыл бұрын

Legend Cox was thinking the same about 1 min in.

@calfeggs

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you don;t really need to take the wheel off to get the tire out, just need set of pry bars, and a cinder block to take the tire off.Seems like the foam would just crush once it gets hard, then your back where you started with a tire full of large holes, and broken up foam bits.

@jamesazure5577

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah must have spent 30.00 or 40. bucks on foam and could have got a new tire...lol

@tommyc5062

5 жыл бұрын

He got his money back in add revenue lmao

I bought a large tire tube, put it in , been holding air for about 10 years still.

I think it's a great idea! When you have no choice, what's to lose? It looks like it worked? Wouldn't use it on my street bike, would be useful off road though.

This is actually pretty smart, That tire is never going flat again, You could slice it with a knife and it would still be fine

I knew this was going to be a good video when the first thing you did was drilling four holes.

What did you think would happen to the foam when you hit a lump or a kerb.

At 62 I have used expanding foam since it was invented....I have never found a can that required water to activate the expanding...what were you using? Also a little hint....drill 2 holes in the face of the tire opposite of each other...the hole you are going to insert the straw in should be one drill bit size smaller than the straw to create a tight seal when inserted...the foam will push ALL air out the other hole and the tire is full about 5 seconds after the foam starts coming out of the other hole....

funny cool video....all this trouble could bought new tire...lol but, I like where your head is! neat.

I have seen this before no one ever said add water good tip

I've wondered how this would work in the tire of my small wagon I pull behind my riding mower. But I think I'll just remove the valve stem core and replace the valve stem core maybe adding more pressure once it expands.

Thank you for your video you help talk me out of doing this!

6 cans of great stuff $12 a can thats $72 bucks could hav got a new trie but if great stuff is ur only option it works

you don't need water it expands with in minutes

one hole at the top was enough, we used this stuff on numerous jobs in all kinds of situations and a hole at the top was more than enough and wouldn't leak out

When you do this how can you regulate the “pressure “ on the tires? For instance if it should be 40psi on the tires and you put that much in each you know the pressure is the same and the mower is leveled so then the deck can be leveled for a nice uniformed cut on the yard. But if you put foam in the tires you can’t get a uniform pressure and a leveled mower and deck which would cause uneven cuts and tall/ missed spots on the yard. It would drive me crazy looking at an uneven cut and dips where the mower turns. I keep mine leveled w proper air pressure etc to get a nice cut. It looks nice and neat like a golf coarse almost. Not that short of course just neat, like carpet almost. Anyway just curious

@davidstutz9893

2 жыл бұрын

Floating deck ignores this issue.

the foam will get brittle and break up from all of the bouncing. i did it once. take it to the tire shop. they will chase you out the door LOL.

@scotchspencie7538

7 жыл бұрын

Andrew Sommers , yea had to use jig saw to cut one and burned the other while at it lol

@garynavarre7664

6 жыл бұрын

That's my first thought too. Compress that solid foam and the original shape will not bounce back. It will just turn into dust after compressing it.

@dan379

5 жыл бұрын

There's alot of commercial applications that use foam in the tires especially in back hoes and lift trucks

And then he realized that a new lawnmower tire is like $40 at Walmart. Lol

@michaeljohnson7853

7 жыл бұрын

Alex Knappenberger oh yea lol. I forgot you said that. But you could peel the tire off the rim without taking the wheel off I do tires for a living lol. Foam fill is plenty good for that mower though good job.

@WTFisjuice1

7 жыл бұрын

Alex Knappenberger did you try kicking the tire as hard as possible on the left or right of the tire?

@HsCSpanky

7 жыл бұрын

Alex Knappenberger did you try a puller tool that costs maybe $20 from harbor freight? If you do get it off, some anti seize on the axle will make your life easier.

@QuantumRift

7 жыл бұрын

This foam is useless because once it compresses, it does not 'rebound'. it's hard foam. Geeezus, a damn bottle of SLIME is cheaper and less messy than this crap. I have a JD 345 20 HP tractor.

@arthilliker4963

6 жыл бұрын

Use AEROKROIL ( NAPA or Ebay ) BEST STUFF IN THE WORLD to loosen rusted nuts and bolts. Its the ONLY stuff I keep in my garage.

You could have just taken out the valve stem then you wouldn't have to drill

6 cans at 5.00 , wow U could buy a tire!.. I am only kidding it is worth it not to have to fill it every time you want to use it.My snowblower goes flat and in a storm I have to worry about inflating a tire buried in ice and snow. SO WORTH it. THANKS

@24preacherboy

7 жыл бұрын

Why buy another tire when for the same money you can fix your old one and it will never go flat......like a new tire would?

@maximillionsleeze4722

7 жыл бұрын

use wd40 and spray it into the keyway. air the tire up and drive it a bit, repeat as needed until the rust on the shaft gives away.. I still have 4 tires I need to do this to once I get the mowers running.. ONE BIG CAN would be overkill.. if say 5 days apart and 10 re treats do not work, take the machine to the tire shop, they have ways of dong this.. but its costly..

How did hold up after time I'm about to do the same thing for my riding lawnmower LOL

If it's stupid and it works then it's not stupid.

@spblackey

7 жыл бұрын

Except it doesn't work, because rigid foam will turn to powder.

@kealke

7 жыл бұрын

Atleast its a great way to keep spending money on "fixing" an old tire. What if he only some money once to fix it right the first time, that would be boring af.

@songokusevil

7 жыл бұрын

everyone knows better...make your own video on how you would do it smart guy.

@891alonso

7 жыл бұрын

Asbestos works, but even though it works, it's still pretty stupid to use it. Same here, there are better ways to do what he did.

@songokusevil

7 жыл бұрын

Asbestos causes cancer, Great stuff expandable foam does not. You are trying to prove a point, but just look pretty dumb instead.

never heard of foam you have to set up with water. i think the reason it didnt set up is because it couldnt breathe. should have put a hole in the top of the tire and started filling from the top. as soon as the foam on the side wall dried it sealed the inside of the tire and kept the foam from getting air, you transferred it from on container to another. not sure what the origional issue was but you have access to youtube, check out how to fix a tire. FYI, to all who watch this. if you choose to use foam in this manner, do yourself a favor first, waste a can first by spraying some on a board and wait a day then step on it. it works by the foam capturing butt loads of tiny air bubbles (because its meant to be insulation) and as soon as you put pressure on it, the foam crumbles. he ruined the tire, worse it probably ruined the rim (may never seal again) and the absolute worst, he could have taken it to someone and had it fixed for less than what he has in it now. they do make a product to do this with but its not this.

Not a bad idea in a pinch. For what it's worth I called my local tractor supply place that referred me to a local auto place which replaced my tire for $18 in like an hour. It never hurts to call around.

@mateobrainardo4770

Жыл бұрын

NAH!! It’s much MORE fun to make a GIGANTIC mess, and experiment with this foam fuckery....

I don't really get why this was recommended to me, but i enjoyed it anyway

So you spent $30 in foam when a $4 can of slime or fix a flat or maybe a tire plug patch would have done the trick. Good job

@JodBronson

7 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha, all that time and all that Spraying and the Cost is more. Get an Inner Tube for $15 at HD, it will last you YEARS :))))... Or until the Tire is out of Threads, LOL - TIME= $$$$ Your Choice!

@Mikej1592

7 жыл бұрын

I agree, I always try to weigh how long it will take me to do something and what it will cost in materials, vs how long a professional can do it and what that will cost. Like changing brake pads and rotors on my car can cost $600 and take a few hours. I can do it myself in half an hour for around $100 so I do it myself. I can take an hour changing my oil then, have to drop it off for recycling and spend like $30 or take my car to someone for $40 and they can have it done in about 45 minutes. so I take my car to a shop for oil changes. It may be easy to do myself but when for just a few bucks more I don't need to worry about disposal or getting dirty.

@likearockcm

7 жыл бұрын

damn dude 600$ for pads and rotors.

@JodBronson

7 жыл бұрын

+like a rock - He said " can cost $600 ". Notice how he said " CAN ", LMFAO

@likearockcm

7 жыл бұрын

maybe on a ferarri or rolls or something .fucking ridiculous

Won't this foam eventually crush under weight ?

@MilesFromExtraordinary

7 жыл бұрын

Yep..Not really designed for load bearing.

@ralphwood8818

3 жыл бұрын

It for sure wont work for load carrying tires such as on my Sears lawn tractor..The Great Stuff doesnt work. Some rubber type foam will work. Tires shops that do construction or farm tires have it. I have a couple of tires that were done for a portable ladder to get on top of trucks.

I've installed windows for years and use that foam, I can tell you that foam does not do well under compression and decompression situations. It will "go flat" pretty quick.

@pinkinside2

7 жыл бұрын

what would you recommend using around windows and doors then??

@likearockcm

7 жыл бұрын

fox wright has no idea what he is talking about

Was thinking of doing this myself . At $6 a can it may be cheaper to have a tractor store fill them with foam designed for this application. I also realize it may not have came to mind or be offered in your area of housing.

Thanks for showing the whole process goofs and all.

how many years can we use foam tire?

Where I used to work they always had a tire shop fill the fork lift tires with some type of foam. It was pretty expensive, but saved a lot of equipment down time. On my almost 40 year old Yard Man I bought a heavy duty 14/15" (universal size?) inner tube $20 and solved my problem. Learned my lesson of adding water for ballast to tubeless tires. It will make a mess of steel rims after many years. Probably okay to use water if it goes in a inner tube. Would just buy new tires, but for a garden tractor tire replacement every seller wants outrageous prices for these 15" turf saver styles.

i have nothing better to do with my life than watch this, thumbs up if your the same. 👍👍👍👍

always going to find critics. especially online. ESPECIALLY on youtube lol.. Thanks for sharing your experience , mistakes and all

this is gehto, but when my grandpa was driving 18 wheelers with his brothers, they would sometimes get flats out in the middle of nowhere. So what they would do, is they would half take off the tire and pack it with grass(as tight as possible).they would then put the tire back on and drive to the next town. sometimes gehto is nessesary

Fixaflat worked great for my yerf dog go kart one can did 2 tires and its been over 6 months and still holding air

It works really good

awesome 👏 Thank you 😀

Very interesting idea. The only issue I see with it is as you continue to use the tire, the rigid foam inside is going to continue to crack and it's structure is going to eventually fail little by little. That being said.. I do like the idea.. When this tire fails, you might try your experiment again. This time with using a flexible foam silicone. I think it would hold up much longer, probably for the life of the tire.

great idea!

Next time fill with one can, then place air hose on the tire. Air up and the one can will be enough and full expand.

it's an interesting concept but I think over time it will compress and go flat again. maybe not with a small mower like that but with something heavy like a cub cadet 1250 I'm sure it would. especially for me since I use mine to move my boats and trailers around in the tight spaces of my property.

Use the high or low expansion foam?

I will work but the time and money in the foam will pay for a tube. It works with ATV tires too. I have 2 rear tires on one now that have been in use for well over a year. Leave them sit about a week to harden well. That tire will take depending on size of the can about 6 cans.

this is a good idea. I think I'll do it on my truck

cost wise compared to a new tire?

why didn't you use tire slime... it's cheaper and works better

don't need water where did you get that idea?

Did you even take the c-clip off of the axle?

@jessemarchese7245

7 жыл бұрын

Rc legends it looks like he didnt

@kirleyq1394

7 жыл бұрын

Rc legends 😂😂

@brianbass8574

5 жыл бұрын

Rc legends no obviously he did not know what a c-clip was ..weren't you listening he said he hit it with a "sluge" hammer

hi, why don't you take out the tyres, then fill it with that foam?

Your lawnmower has Rabies. The first house i bought when around 20 years old was leaking cold air around the windows. Gor sum of this Great stuff and started around the house. By the time i got around to the starting corner it had swelled out like those things in a cave. I spent hours with knives cutting this crap off. Over half the windows never opened again. Glad they were at least shut when I pulled this amazing trick.

cool. I can see where this would work..

Instead of drilling holes in the sidewall (never a good idea!), you could have used a valve-stem remover and went into the tire through the valve-stem.

@jamesflores9456

7 жыл бұрын

than you would just have a big clump of foam near the valve stem

@MrRobbilun

7 жыл бұрын

filling a tire with expanding foam isn't a good idea to begin with so no one gives a shit

@jamesflores9456

7 жыл бұрын

Robbi k it was a good idea for me it doesnt go flat

Have 2 small wheels with some leak proof tires. They are very heavy. I figure they were filled at a tire shop that does construction equipment.The right size for the Craftsman lawn tractor. They were scrapping some equipment at work. Needs 1" axle. The Craftsman is 3/4". The tires look like boat trailer tires.

I have the same problem with both my Deere's the 160 and 175 lol there just seized on there. I even had to rebuild my pearless with the tires on it

credit to you for being creative

Did this with a wheel barrow tire. After trimming the overflow, it worked great! Then one of the handles broke...I don't think expanding foam is going to work on that. And don't worry about drilling holes. Just squirt in around the rim and take out the valve core and fill through the valve stem. You won't need the core anyway. And just use the type that is self activating.

@tonymcdowell9017

2 жыл бұрын

Just fix the damn thing stop the bullsht

Go to Wal-Mart and get 1can of Green Slime air it up through valve stem, spin tire several times to spread it around in side tire, very simple, lasts long time and lot cheaper than 5 cans of expanding foam!!!!!!!

I tried this and it made a total mess. I wasn't told to put water in the tire. I ended up getting a new tire at Harbor Freight for $5 and installing it. Much quicker and faster than foam. I hope this helps the next person.

It's just an experiment. Lots of commenters on here upset that he didn't fix it the proper way. This was meant for entertainment. Fixing it the regular way wouldn't get as many views of the video.

I had my wheelbarrow tire filled with the stuff they put in forklift tires,Still going after 30 years

Thus works well i like it

And this is why you dont do drugs kids.

I love using antifreeze in tires.great sugsess

shoulda got the foam that doesn't need water

@mateobrainardo4770

Жыл бұрын

It doesn’t need water. Ꭵ need diesel for my teepee for my bunghol. Teepee for my bunghol.

5 or 6y cans on this one tyre?? it wouldve been cheaper to get a new tyre

At a million views I'd say you did just fine. Probably helped the foam manufacturers with profits too! Ha Ha

why didn't you just use a can of green slime? worked well on my ATV tires.

Face Palm... That foam breaks down with pressure so it wont last... air the tire up, lift the mower, run soapy water over the tread to find the leak, mark it and repair with a patch (or plug if you cant get it off the rim)... 5-6 cans of this stuff is probably the same or more than a new tire would cost...

See the 2 holes in the rim ? There for using a puller to take the wheel off if its rusted on the drive axle !!

Cool Video, I have a question. Who told you to put water in first? It helps with curing? Im about to repair my lawn mower tire and just doing my research before I act.

@andymenchaca1648

8 жыл бұрын

I would not have thought of that. It can't hurt to put some water in there before I foam the tire. Thanks.

@freddybigs10

7 жыл бұрын

Pantharen That's overly complicated and time consuming. Use "SLIME tire sealant" instead. No need to drill any holes in the tire and it only takes 10 minutes to fix your flat.

@oogieboogyman559

7 жыл бұрын

freddybigs10 i was looking for a comment that mentions slime

@bd8026

6 жыл бұрын

Just take it apart, clean the old tire and repaint the rim then put a tire tube inside it. Tubes last forever and they seldom need air. Or buy new tubeless tire and put on.

@bd8026

6 жыл бұрын

If you do use foam inside your tire, use tire slime. Although if you ever remove the old tire. It’s a mess to clean off inside of rim.

is the house next to you for sale?

the green slime sold at most auto parts stores works really well for slow leaks .. just be sure that the tire is spun after you add the quart to the big tire.. I aired tires up to suggested 18 lbs right afterward.. then drove it 1/4 mile... I have done 4 riders with this stuff and it worked each time.. NOW big holes...NO NO NO.. just the nicks etc.. even had some sidewalls this stuff fixed..

Y didn't u just use tire slim it's cheaper and works in like 30 min

sick man bring it to a tyre shop

Kind of expensive…but good experiment !

hey what is the name of this cylinder I want try this

There is such a thing as foam filled tires. It's probably not construction foam tho.

You should of just purchased a bottle of Slime. I had the same problem a couple of years ago and Slime did the trick.

Tires are much cheaper these days than can foam! I just bought two John Deer Tires for my 32" mower for $17.00. How much is a can of foam these days? $5 bucks? Cheaper or rigged is not always the best way seeing how we are wanting longevity! "Great" watching "Stuff" here online via KZread.

If you don't know, try it. I love great stuff foam. I have even filled tires with it. It does need moisture to set it off, usually humidity is enough. My tires had plenty of moisture from all the fix-flat that didn't fix it. Great stuff works.

why didn't you just take the valve out of the valve stem and put the little hose attachment into that like tire slime?

that stuff says doesn't patch side wall cracks and rips/holes

I had same problem but did not no about the water i put 9 cans in it was still soft but could mow with it 2 months later it got real cold & the foam cured it was coming out all the hole s , UNREAL ! So ya add water !

If you ever do this again, try this first. Drill one hole through the tread opposite the air valve. Remove the needle valve and insert the straw either in the drilled hole or the air valve if it will fit, force some water into the tire then fill until you see the foam coming out of the opposite hole. One other thing you should find out is if the foamed tire has the same diameter or circumference when someone is sitting on the mower as the air filled one because if not, the mower will not cut evenly and you may have to adjust the side to side cutting adjustment on the deck. Just be sure you don't over air fill the other tire.

I could be wrong. If you put two holes in the tire the foam could draft from the second hole thereby allowing expansion. Pancake batter will not compress and is thick enough not to leak out. Good luck.