The only problem I see is that at 70-80 mph, your snowblower's handling might not be as good. I don't think it will corner as well at high speeds...other than that...this appears to be a good fix.

@danielgehring7437

7 жыл бұрын

Pirate Labs Ah, but you're forgetting it will mostly be used on ice, so you can just Tokyo drift those curves and go faster!

@russianbot1987

7 жыл бұрын

Pirate Labs lol

@safelinefleet6633

6 жыл бұрын

Is that a snowblower or a Bugatti Veyron?

@moneymac2864

6 жыл бұрын

Pirate Labs he has also negated the 8,000lb payload capacity of the blower now he can only use it to clear snow from sidewalks and driveways...what a waste

@JodBronson

5 жыл бұрын

You all forgot ..... This is a SNOW BLOWER... Winter = WET ??? NOTE: These are NOT " Closed Cell Foam ". It will get WET and rot !!!

Excellent !! My two wheeled cart, my wheelbarrow, my garden tractor trailer, my....... Thanks man.

@YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit

7 жыл бұрын

WallysPlace66 Your garden must be enormous to warrant the need for a tractor trailer... ; )

@andrewom679

4 ай бұрын

@@YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit Some people aim higher than most. I'm just happy that I may squeeze another few years out of my dad's 40+ year old tiller with this tire foam hack!

I don't know how to thank you , you saved me 150 dollars . I really appreciate you

Incredible! That is what I call using your thinking cap! What an excellent solution! Now I am going to look for an excuse to try this out! I will also pass this solution in to others!

I had a problem with 4 small tires leaking air on my big turf mower so I looked into foaming them. Tire stores and tractor stores all around my house said there was only one place that could do the work. I had to drive 40 miles, leave them for a few days and pay over $100 dollars. I knew there must be a better way, and you have found it Warren. I will do it your way next time! Thanks.

@charlesgunzelman3323

Жыл бұрын

$100 is a deal. Less than buying a set of mower tires. Who was it? I've filled power washer tires with Great Stuff before and it doesn't last, so a waste of time. It collapses and turns to chunky dust inside.

thanx for a great tip. i have a childrens electric car and quad ride business and i am always changing inner tubes and tyres. i will be doing this from now on !

I use it to turn a $20 cooler into a $20 yeti. Most all non yeti type coolers have a hollow lid with only the sides and bottom of the cooler insulated. Simply fill the top of the cooler with foam

This may be a temporary fix but that foam is not meant to compress and decompress over and over and will start to fall apart eventually leaving you with a useless wheel and tire. Do not even think about using this foam on anything heavy, they do put foam in tires for heavy machinery such as forklifts and tractors but it is a completely different type of foam.

Very helpful & informative tutorial. Do I have to remove the inner tube? Thank you.

I never thought of this!! I'm gonna fill my wheelbarrow

you would be surprised how many heavy equipment tires that are filled with foam. I know that if you look at the tire and find a bolt in it it's foam filled. great video thanks

Nice, I did this a couple of years back as well in my wheelbarrow

Low-density foam (i.e. Great Stuff) gets crumbly very quickly. It can't support the weight of a mower. You would be left with tires full of urethane chunks and powder after a few mows. You must use a high density rubber foam.

@masonart4950

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

It worked, for my riding mower.....saved me a decimal over the job....but can was messy due to second shot.... it worked.. .. great

Wow! that is a great trick! I'll do that on my lawnmower tractor from wheel that keeps loosing air pressure. I wonder how long it will stay hard ? Wouldn't the foam get destroyed after some bumping around ?

That looks like a damn fine idea!!! My appliance cart tires seem to be low on air or fat every time |I go to use it. I just wonder, will it be ok when a lot of weight is being put on it, will it compress?

AWESOME! My wheelbarrow is getting this tomorrow!

great video and great idea! don't let the Mrs know that you put the tire on the kitchen counter. ;) thanks for the upload

it is hard to find tubes but in states like yours with snow or farm stayes Goodyear still makes small tubes or check with manufacturers of riding lawn moweres and other machinery to see who their tire/tube dist/supplier is.

Poking on the tread was really smart, I have only seen people drill into the sidewall and that makes a huge mess all over the rim.

Honestly. No joke why didnt I do that when my snow blower tire fucked up. Lol. Good advice bud. Great Video

@warrenhardy

6 жыл бұрын

thanks man

I wonder how that would work for my bicycle tire that's constantly going flat. I've tried to find the reason why but can't.

wonder if it stays like it is , i think the foam turns into powder eventually if you use it in a tire and carying weight with it

ive done this as did one of my buddies and the foam rumbles in a very short time wirh use and your back where you started.i did this on a hand truck and my buddy did it on wheelbarrow,2mo it was done and wheel barrow just sits now with a flat.

Tire-ject is the answer! I used one application in my tires 2 yrs. ago and they are still going strong

@JS-qi1ou

4 жыл бұрын

I second this , between Tireject and MultiSeal there is no need for this, both can breathe life into old worn out tires.

@ronaldchurch6356

4 жыл бұрын

I 3rd it.

Genius. I will try that on small, light load wheels.

I know this is old but I've run into a similar problem with a lightweight electric rider. The solution that worked for a decade on my Jeep Wrangler was fix a flat and frankly this solution is the same except it does not account for air. I think this would work better if it was applied like fix a flat. In other words, spray some foam in, put the valve back, and fill with air. Also don't create more holes before doing this. The foam will fill the cracks, and the air will stay in. However, fix a flat costs about the same as great stuff so just use Fix-A-Flat which works great with Street vehicles. And I know people don't like to use Fix-A-Flat in the fancy tires on their vehicles but I'm telling you it works great and if it can handle a Jeep Wrangler it can handle your snow blower lawn mower etc. Great video!

@typogenerator

Жыл бұрын

I missed one step. After adding air, make sure you spend the tire to distribute the phone liquid which is still expanding along the outside of the inner tube which is the inside of the tire, you're trying to fill all the cracks.

you said it in two words...thats awesome!

Wow--fascinating idea. I might try it!

I did this twice on my lawn trailer tires and wasted 2 cans of Great Stuff trying this. The foam never expanded or solidified. I contacted the manufacturer and was told that the product needs MOISTURE to work properly. On my third attempt, I injected about 2 ounces of water into each tire, spun the tires to distribute the water evenly, and then re-injeccted them with Great Stuff. This worked out very well and gave me great results! The manufacturer was adamant, however, that THIS IS NOT AN APPROVED USE OF THEIR PRODUCT.

@warrenhardy

3 ай бұрын

No kidding

@markb6158

2 ай бұрын

@@warrenhardyyou’re video is useless. You never showed us what happened afterwards, or addressed this being low density foam. Terrible job

@warrenhardy

2 ай бұрын

@@markb6158 here is a follow up video I posted 2 years later. kzread.info/dash/bejne/YoJhtLOhpLHIfc4.htmlsi=BKjdK93GlbGkmRpa

I have two leakers on my lawn tractor, and its kind of heavy and I have a lot of rocks in my yard. That particular brand of foam sets up hard, too, so I am sitting here wondering if this foam in my tires will make the ride/mowing too bumpy? I love the potential longevity, but I'm thinking SLIME might be a better choice, since I actually ride this unit.

@warrenhardy

6 жыл бұрын

yea, I don't think this would work for your situation, better off putting a tube in it.

Great idea!! Thanks for sharing!!

Wow! What a good idea! I have a wheelbarrow with a flat tire. I can't wait to try it. I think I will insert the foam then air the tire gently to a few pounds to spread the foam throughout the tire then release all the air and then let it dry for a few days and then inflate the tire to correct pounds once it is dry. That way the leaks are patched and the tire is solid enough for a heavy load. What do ya think Warren? Will it work? Let me know. Thanks for sharing.

@warrenhardy

6 жыл бұрын

+g Jensen not sure if you will be able to put the valve back in once it’s full of foam. But let us know how it goes.

I put it in my rototiller 10 years ago and it's working great still. But it was no where near as clean of a job as you did.

@monopolyrodney526

6 жыл бұрын

Think he had air in it already that's why 😅

@TejasToolMan

6 жыл бұрын

how well did it hold up on you tiller?

i tried on a small zeroturn it slowly breaks down also it seems a lot of the foam escapes when expanding

Curious, I have a tire off my gorilla cart, smaller then the one you filled. I under stand punching holes to let the air out as the foam come in, my concern was that it would not fill the entire tire by just filling it through the air valve. You found it to fill the entire tire from jut that one valve (just one hole to put foam in)?

If you would take the air out of the tire for the next year it would have lasted a lot long, the summer heat puts a lot more in there than it needs, like a riding mower tire doesn't really matter because as it gets colder the air pressure is going down. But I do like this method, how is it holding up?

Wow, interesting! I just might try that, thanks!

How has it held ujp over time? Any break down of the foam?

I was wondering if this would work but, to afraid to try it. definitely going to do now. thanks for sharing!

I wander if you put the foam in a enter tube how that would work?

Oh hell yeah! Great idea, thanks!

I tried this once with a beat around the woods car. Good concept but the foam breaks down after not very long. I wouldn't recommended this for a vehicle but it might work well here. Also it is a nightmare to get the rim clean for a new tire

Hmm, wonder if this would work on MTB flats. Thanks for this!

man freaken cool i have 4 tires flat 2 13" 2 15" I'm going to try this thanks

Foam is an okay solution for an offroad tire that is so ld that the sidewalls are cracking. If you want to dealy that day, applying 303 to the inside of a tire when it's new, and to the outside before the start of each season and before storing it will extend the life by an astonishing amount.

Thats a great idea, thanks for sharing.

If i do this and need to change the tire will i still be able to. And does it have any weight to it. Do you think i should do this to my utilty garden tractor.

Just a recommendation, I tried it but pulled the valve stem all the way out, left big enough hole to fill tire on my pressure washer and it allowed the air to escape as the foam took over

this may work for something light,,, BUT i tried this years ago in a wheelbarrow the first time i mixed a few bags of concrete the dried foam collapsed/crushed. as the tire rolled, the foam got smaller and smaller inside the tire from the weight making the tire hard to roll because it was like the tire was flat again. go to harbor freight and pick up a punctureless tire for less than 2 cans foam.

@JodBronson

5 жыл бұрын

*Ohhhhhhh SHIT.... Look !!! He needs to fill some more !!!* 😂😂😂😂😂kzread.info/dash/bejne/YoJhtLOhpLHIfc4.html

Awesome idea.. Who would have thought it would work..

I've used that Great Stuff for my house but it doesn't seem to me it gets very hard. The stuff that's meant for tires gets hard just like tire rubber

That was f#$&*** awesome thank you for that tip I'm gonna try it out.

ive done this before ,it is awesome

who else thought the tire was massive because of the thumbnail lol

@mowfixinc1462

6 жыл бұрын

lol I thought it was off a front end loader or something haha

@MsLampalampa

5 жыл бұрын

UnownB who else knew that this comment would be taken ?😂

@AdamA-wg1ko

4 жыл бұрын

Them snow tire treds brah

@hillsrod

3 жыл бұрын

I thought I wanted that tire for my lawn mower.

fabulous life back, Thank you

They make a triple expanding foam that should guarantee total fill, and wow people get nasty in the comments over stuff like this. If it is not your tire then why do you care.

@warrenhardy

6 жыл бұрын

+J N I saw an ad today for a high density foam that’s flexible. Now that is what I’ll try next.

@bill45colt

6 жыл бұрын

trying to be helpful to others is the reason

Awesome sauce will definitely be doing this...

Thank you. Small tires are more difficult to deal with than large ones. Gave up on tube/tubeless for wheelbarrows years ago > commercially made foam tires outlast the wheelbarrow frames. Have not been able to find such tires for mower, it never occurred to me that one could make one's own! Very clear and concise.

@markhudson1853

6 жыл бұрын

g mverber Q

Great idea! i wouldn't have ever thought of this! thanks for sharing! :)

that's a great idea , I love it,👍

could I fill my carp barrow wheels with this

Hi, nice video. Could you make a follow up video how it holds after one season?

@warrenhardy

6 жыл бұрын

great idea, the blower is in the shed at the cottage. but I will do one for sure, maybe each year.

@mattgeerts1466

Жыл бұрын

​@@warrenhardy so?

@warrenhardy

Жыл бұрын

@@mattgeerts1466 kzread.info/dash/bejne/YoJhtLOhpLHIfc4.html

that's a good idea ...thanks for the vid

Good and simple idea,...is it still a solid tire, I mean has the foam held up?

@warrenhardy

6 жыл бұрын

will post a vid soon

My mower's rim needs to be replaced; won't seal the bead. This is going to be my fix. Way cheaper. New rim plus tire plus cost of mounting rim is way more the the cost of a can of foam.

@huntsmaninc.9969

6 жыл бұрын

peterjoy931 put a couple of self starter screws through rim into tire ,like drag racers do to the back slicks. u filling it up with foam anyways, that will stop tire from spinning on rim.

great vid! makes me wonder why you couldnt do this with car tires? solid tires would last a whole lot longer than air filled ones.

@JodBronson

5 жыл бұрын

*Ohhhhhhh SHIT.... Look !!! He needs to fill some more !!!* 😂😂😂😂😂kzread.info/dash/bejne/YoJhtLOhpLHIfc4.html

great for low speed applications.

Cool I'm might try this on my kayak trolley

The cracks are from it sitting when its flat for to long either check on the tires when not in use, or just take off the tires.

can this be done to an atv wheel ?

Good shit man very smart

So now that its been 4 years how did it turn out

Great advice

How can you tell how much foam to put in the tire??

Does the foam break down after time? How long have you used this. Does it work for a while or is it more of a short-term fix

@warrenhardy

6 жыл бұрын

I did this in the fall, its been one winter, I'm going to post a vid next week showing how its doing so far.

Can you use that foam for skid steers?

That is awesome!

I have been contemplating putting polystyrene peanuts inside tires with air pressure. Maybe combine these 2 tactics?

@warrenhardy

6 жыл бұрын

sure why not

This will work temporarily. Great stuff dries out & crumbles into powder, especially when being beaten about. Eventually the tire will be flat again. It is a great temp fix though & I have used it. Heat, moisture, you know. The thing. Cheers!

Cool! Do u think it would work on a 2 wheeled dolly?

@warrenhardy

6 жыл бұрын

I think the dolly will be used to carry to heavy a load and eventually crush the foam.

Great Video

if spay foam fliexes doesnt it break down. curious

@warrenhardy

6 жыл бұрын

+367scotty I just saw a commercial for a flexible one. Need to look into that.

I tried it on my cart tires and it worked on two of them. The others provided back pressure and the foam went everywhere. Wear safety glasses!

I stuck forks in my tires, with foam backup. I go any forkin where I want.

Did you use just one can on that tire?

Bad ass man good job

what is it called. I want to buy some

Great video... thx!

I've tried this with a moped tire that doesn't work the foam just crushes

@sherrihicks6743

3 жыл бұрын

So I guess it wont work on my electric scooter 😭

Great video

I think that was a great idea!!!

Dam good idea

Great idea.

One question how do you air it down?

@JodBronson

5 жыл бұрын

LOL

how does it hold up after a year or two? Has the foam scrunched up or anything?

@warrenhardy

6 жыл бұрын

will post a vid soon

I always wanted to do this to a bike! you think it will work?

@jrdn.lauren

7 жыл бұрын

Familia Valenzuela . It will-ish. this foam dries really hard. so you'll be in for a bumpy ride. If you use a mountain bike, you'll also lose traction because the tire won't flex.

will this work.on.mower tires

Interesting. What can one use to moisturize the rubber to avoid dry rot? How can you replace the tire with the foam inside the old tire?

@fhuber7507

7 жыл бұрын

There are tire treatments in the auto parts store to try to slow the rot... but you won't stop it. Once the rot has cracked the tire to show the cord (fabric/threads) it is unsafe to use a tube.

@markcatlin8490

7 жыл бұрын

Jose Benitez used motor oil will help prevent dry rot, together with keeping the tires out of direct sun light

@TheRoadhammer379

7 жыл бұрын

Jose Benitez , for years and years, we have used old brake fluid. It moisturizes and adds a nice shine.

oh WOW!!!....that's great