Schwab not Sears for lawn tractor tires
Paul Stivers
the barbed wire fence. Gotta trade out that bottom wire for a smooth
wire. Anyway, after enduring the terrible customer service at the Sears
parts department, I find out the tire will cost 46.98$ with shipping, 4-10
working days. Sears would charge me a minimum $70 dollar service charge
to install the tire onto the rim. They recommended I bring the tire to
Les Schwab for that.
So I went to Schwab. Wow! They had the tire in stock, $14.64, no
installation charge, great customer service, done in 15 minutes.
Paul
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refrained from saying more than...
That's a great idea if one lives in Les Schwab Country. Most folks don't.
Their loss...
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JimMcCarty
I just go to a local tire store, buy the tire and put it on myself. Put
in one tube myself after finding out the tire store was just putting a
tube in a "tubeless" tire.
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R Bishop
JimMcCarty <jmcc...@my-deja.com> wrote:
The tires on these lawn 'tractors' are so very thin, we ended up with tubes
in all of the tires. Works fine.
Sue
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John Eaton
: I have a Sears lawn tractor that needed a new front tire--a casualty of
: the barbed wire fence. Gotta trade out that bottom wire for a smooth
: wire. Anyway, after enduring the terrible customer service at the Sears
: parts department, I find out the tire will cost 46.98$ with shipping, 4-10
: working days. Sears would charge me a minimum $70 dollar service charge
: to install the tire onto the rim. They recommended I bring the tire to
: Les Schwab for that.
: So I went to Schwab. Wow! They had the tire in stock, $14.64, no
: installation charge, great customer service, done in 15 minutes.
If it was only a puncture then they would stick in a tube and charge
you $6.75.
Been there done that.
John Eaton
R Bishop
jo...@vcd.hp.com (John Eaton) wrote:
So have I. Much more practical, because that tubeless tire is going to get
another hole in it.
Sue
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>John Eaton
Maren Purves
>
> I filled the tires with Slime (green tire sealing goop). Other brands
> I tried previously did not work, but Slime does. I use it in all my
> small off-highway equipment.
very stupid question here: would this work on a wheel barrow tire
that is, shall we say, somewhat brittle? (It doesn't have one hole,
it's become porous)
Thanks,
Maren
Sylvan Butler
>Paul Stivers (psti...@cv.hp.com) wrote:
>: I have a Sears lawn tractor that needed a new front tire--a casualty of
>: the barbed wire fence. Gotta trade out that bottom wire for a smooth
>If it was only a puncture then they would stick in a tube and charge
>you $6.75.
I filled the tires with Slime (green tire sealing goop). Other brands
I tried previously did not work, but Slime does. I use it in all my
small off-highway equipment.
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wheel barrow with an old tire where air was bubbling out of the cracks
all around the tire. I thought it must be tubeless, but actually there
was a tube with a single hole. The air was leaking out of the tube
then out the cracks in the tire tread.
I tried the green slime on my lawn tractor tire that was cut in several
places by barbed wire. The sidewall was bulging in one place. This
would be a very challenging fix for the slime, but I tried it anyway.
It actually stopped the leaks at about 5 psi but started leaking again
when I brought it up to 15 psi and put weight on it. My guess is those
cracks in your tire will move around enough that the leaking will
continue if you try just slime with no tube, but I never tried it.
Paul
Maren Purves (m.pu...@jach.hawaii.edu) wrote:
: Sylvan Butler wrote:
: >
: > I filled the tires with Slime (green tire sealing goop). Other brands
: > I tried previously did not work, but Slime does. I use it in all my
: > small off-highway equipment.
: very stupid question here: would this work on a wheel barrow tire
Sylvan Butler
>If it's tubeless, putting a tube in would be more sure. I had a
>Maren Purves (m.pu...@jach.hawaii.edu) wrote:
>: Sylvan Butler wrote:
>: > I filled the tires with Slime (green tire sealing goop). Other brands
>: > I tried previously did not work, but Slime does. I use it in all my
>: > small off-highway equipment.
>: very stupid question here: would this work on a wheel barrow tire
>: that is, shall we say, somewhat brittle? (It doesn't have one hole,
>: it's become porous)
I'd agree with Paul. I put slime in when the equipment is new and
again a few years later when it is used up. By the time a tire is as
you describe, it needs a lot of help.
Maren Purves
get the new wheel in (I guess I should have said that: I got a new
wheel which has been lying around for some time), rather than
a tube. I was hoping I could fix it without bolt cutters (and new
bolts and nuts)
Thanks again,
Maren
Paul Stivers wrote:
>
> If it's tubeless, putting a tube in would be more sure. ...
> It actually stopped the leaks at about 5 psi but started leaking again
> when I brought it up to 15 psi and put weight on it. My guess is those
> cracks in your tire will move around enough that the leaking will
> continue if you try just slime with no tube, but I never tried it.
I think you're right. I guess it is bold cutters then.
> Maren Purves (m.pu...@jach.hawaii.edu) wrote:
> : Sylvan Butler wrote:
> : > I filled the tires with Slime (green tire sealing goop). Other brands
> : > I tried previously did not work, but Slime does. I use it in all my
> : > small off-highway equipment.
>
> : very stupid question here: would this work on a wheel barrow tire
> : that is, shall we say, somewhat brittle? (It doesn't have one hole,
> : it's become porous)
>
> : Thanks,
>
> : Maren
Stephen W.Hansen
Now on the topic of tubes in tubeless tires, my garden tractor also went
flat when moving snow. put a tube in it for about 10-25 dollars (no les
Schwab here) and it lasted about a year till the tire ripped anyway. I
should have gotten a new tire at the start, I would have saved money and
time in the end.
Steve
"Paul Stivers" <psti...@cv.hp.com> wrote in message
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> I have a Sears lawn tractor that needed a new front tire--a casualty of
> the barbed wire fence. Gotta trade out that bottom wire for a smooth
> wire. Anyway, after enduring the terrible customer service at the Sears
> parts department, I find out the tire will cost 46.98$ with shipping, 4-10
> working days. Sears would charge me a minimum $70 dollar service charge
> to install the tire onto the rim. They recommended I bring the tire to
> Les Schwab for that.
>
> So I went to Schwab. Wow! They had the tire in stock, $14.64, no
> installation charge, great customer service, done in 15 minutes.
>
> Paul
>
Bill
>
> I Love Les Schwab... the service is unparalleled. [...]
>
For those that do not live near a Les Schwab tire store...
These people actually run! They run to get your car/truck to change
the tires and run back and forth all day long. I think they are on
commission or something. Also they have a brand of truck tires called
"Wild Country" which are really good. I think Les Schwab is the only
place that sells them. My TXR's (traction tires) work well on dry
roads, wet roads, snow, ice, and my favorite... a muddy goopy field. I
splatter mud everywhere, but get where I want to go. I got mud on my
windshield yesterday driving through a muddy field. Don't know how
that happened as it usually just coats the sides of my truck...