Emergency tire inflator
- Thread starter Joe Wood
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aktango58
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18AA
A bicycle pump works just fine, even for 35's.
The biggest challenge is curing the issue that caused the flat. Must have tire repair stuff for that.
I would expect any compressed air will assist, but if you need to do it more than once will it last? Or would a tire pump be better?
The biggest challenge is curing the issue that caused the flat. Must have tire repair stuff for that.
I would expect any compressed air will assist, but if you need to do it more than once will it last? Or would a tire pump be better?
Fix a Flat type latex sealer-inflaters will have plenty of volume for an 8.50x6 but will lack pressure. It'll get you home but the pressure will need to be topped off with a pump. Prevention additives like Slime or Stan's No Tubes solve lots of problems before they happen. I carry a full size hand pump for the times I need one.
PerryB
FRIEND
Chico, CA
That's a good point, especially with ABW's. You're never going inside one once it's made so there's no downside. Patching a traditional tire or tube after it's been Slimed is a messy job, especially tubeless, but with an ABW it's no harm-no foul. I might just do that next time.
Stankasica
MEMBER
Do not use slime. It is very corrosive to aluminum
PerryB
FRIEND
Chico, CA
Wouldn't that only be an issue in a tubeless tire?
PerryB
FRIEND
Chico, CA
That's my only concern. It's not like you can just go drive for 20 miles and spread it around in the tire. As to balance factor vs tire size, probably a push. ABW turns slower but has a greater radius.
sjohnson
FRIEND
Boise, ID
How long does Stan's last? I assume it will solidify after a year or two.
Ive had good luck with a automotive tire plug kit on ABW's, limped home after plugging a pretty good gash. 3 plugs in one hole got it to hold air, tire slime when I got home completely stopped the bubbling. Its now on the community emergency spare parts shelf and still holding air.
I keep a good quality plug kit with my underseat tool stash, still looking for a good, compact, high volume low pressure tire pump. researched compressed cartridges but, as mentioned, takes a bunch of them.
Slime type products are latex based and, from my experience, "dry up" after 6 months or so, might not be a guaranteed preventative solution but works great when fresh.
I keep a good quality plug kit with my underseat tool stash, still looking for a good, compact, high volume low pressure tire pump. researched compressed cartridges but, as mentioned, takes a bunch of them.
Slime type products are latex based and, from my experience, "dry up" after 6 months or so, might not be a guaranteed preventative solution but works great when fresh.
Eddie Foy
MEMBER
South Florida
It’s been a long time since I used Green Slime in a Bushwheel but I have several bottles on the shelf for my wheelers, The Airframes website has directions for Stan’s and Orange Seal. I used Orange Seal cold weather formula in my 35s and I think they used 6 oz each. Different tires need different amounts of sealant. Check their site for accurate info, my memory isn’t always accurate.
Eddie Foy
MEMBER
South Florida
PerryB
FRIEND
Chico, CA
Yes, that's what I was getting at. It seems like a good preventative thing, but you'd almost need a rotator like I saw posted many months ago, designed for coating old ABW's with Herculiner. I wouldn't want all that stuff pooled up in one spot. It could possibly make them even more unbalanced than they are new. 
PerryB
FRIEND
Chico, CA
How long? It takes a while for that stuff to become non-migratory. With a car you're supposed to go out and drive it to distribute it around the tire. May be a non-issue, I don't know, but you'd sure figure it out on the first take-off if that stuff was pooled up in one spot!
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Assuming you can get the weight off your flat Bushwheel, it should "auto inflate" to some extent with valve stem out.
shouldnt take that much volume of air to get it back to serviceable condition.
Found this gizmo, at 8 oz, pretty lightweight and compact - and spendy, $75 - but that's pretty cheap in airplane dollars.
Stompump
shouldnt take that much volume of air to get it back to serviceable condition.
Found this gizmo, at 8 oz, pretty lightweight and compact - and spendy, $75 - but that's pretty cheap in airplane dollars.
Stompump
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Steve Pierce
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Graham, TX
Joe, I think the Stan's tire sealant would work fine in your 8.50.
Steve Pierce
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Graham, TX
nightflyer
Registered User
Colleyville, TX
Come on Joe, drop some $$$ on a set of bushwheels. All of the cool kids are doing it.
Bowie
SPONSOR
West Milford, NJ
I used Stans in my baby bushwheel and I have the tubeless sealant from Airframes in my 31's no balance issues
https://www.airframesalaska.com/Orange-Seal-Tubeless-Sealant-p/orangeseal.htm
https://www.notubes.com/shop/tubeless/sealant
https://www.airframesalaska.com/Orange-Seal-Tubeless-Sealant-p/orangeseal.htm
https://www.notubes.com/shop/tubeless/sealant
Not enough volume to be useful. Not unlike the small bicycle pumps that clamp onto a tube. They look nice until you try to pump up a tundra sized flat tire with one.
I look for typical full size hand pumps that have the biggest diameter tube. I’m not concerned with high pressures like bicycle guys and want the highest pump volume I can get. And no built in gauge.
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