Dick A
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JJBIRISH wrote:... as long as there is no bear metal and enough liquid to completely cover the rims so they are not expose to air and the liquid...
Hey JJ, where can I purchase some of that "bear metal"? Is it stronger than regular steel? 
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Replace the tires. Replace the tires. Replace the tires.
You are flirting with disaster to do otherwise with the sidewall. Don't listen to anyone who says they've been doing it for years with no problem. Darwin WILL find them sooner or later.
Take a shortcut when it does not involve your or my personal safety.
Replace the tires!!!!!
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JJBIRISH
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Dick A wrote:JJBIRISH wrote:... as long as there is no bear metal and enough liquid to completely cover the rims so they are not expose to air and the liquid...
Hey JJ, where can I purchase some of that "bear metal"? Is it stronger than regular steel?
 , no one ever told me this was going to be easy... they were right... 
Well its no wonder them there wheels held up so well.…
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JoeChiOhki wrote:Luke Porter wrote:How easy is it to get a knife into a tire? Seems like a lot of work.
Think I'd use a cordless drill.
A good 2-3" knife that's been properly sharpened will go through the very thin plys of a side wall with little to no effort. Remember, your tread maybe 10 ply, but your sidewall is like 2-3 ply with Radials, only Bias tires had the same number of plys in the sidewalls as it did the tread.
I've put a knife through the tread of a class 8 tire (10R22.5)...it takes some force, but a sharp blade has no trouble.
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Dick A wrote:
Hey JJ, where can I purchase some of that "bear metal"? Is it stronger than regular steel?
webslave wrote:All of the tubeless tires on my John Deere have tubes in them...keeps the ballast liquid from rusting the steel wheels.
My tractor has bear metal wheels. It is no stronger than regular steel, but the bear grease prevents rust.
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JJBIRISH wrote:I wouldn’t do it… its like inviting a blow out…
like patching tubes in a motorcycle tire, not worth the effort and they will leak again. Especially since a new tube costs next to nothing.
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JJBIRISH wrote:ty bad... I know that doesn’t sound right it was my experience…
its true... nothing runs like a deere...
And even the fastest John Deere can't outrun a bumble-bee 
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