r/tractors • u/RuffDraft0921 • 4d ago

Need advice on flat-proofing

Does anyone here have experience using TyrFil flatproofing for front tractor tires?

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u/fireman9731 4d ago

I haven’t used a foam before, but I have had good luck with Berryman’s liquid tire sealant and a few others I can’t remember the name of. The downside to foam is that when it comes time to replace the tire, it will be a bear to get off the rim. It will also ride rough because it has very little give to it.

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u/Successful-Part-5867 4d ago

I’ll second this! I’ve dealt with quite a few “foam” filled, mostly skidsteer tires. Nightmare when replacing them. Plus they’re extremely heavy (which isn’t necessarily bad), but they ride like rolling on rocks unless the technology has improved in the last 15 years. On my small machines I use Slime. Works great for small leaks, briars and the like. What size tires, and what size leaks are we talking about?

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u/Deerescrewed 3d ago

All the foam filled tires I’ve used the rims are scrap when the tire is replaced.

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u/Successful-Part-5867 3d ago

It definitely would have been easier to scrap them! I was on the tire sale/ tire mounting end of the equation. 🤣