Front tire tube failure against the rim

[ship4brains]

Howdy all.

I have a 74 Ford 3000. I keep having front tire tube punctures against the rim. Admittedly the inside of the rim is kind of rusty and rough. Still surprised this is happening. Looks like slices . The first time I thought I pinched the tube mounting the tire but it took weeks to fail. I patched the tube and reinstalled ...two more times. Found slices on the inside again and again. Is there a rubber liner I can install on the rim ? I see puncture guards that install between the tube and tire but not between the tube and rim. Help !

 

[Jim.ME]

Have the rim sandblasted clean (or needle scale and wire brush it). Inspect it for cracks and rough spots, repair as needed. Some will disagree but I would prime with a rusty metal primer then top coat and give it a couple days in the sun to dry.

What size tire and what size and type of tube are you using? I am using radial tubes in tires. They seem to be a better quality than bias tubes. Get the tube from a tire shop (they generally will have tubes that are a known quality) and get a stem bushing if the rim has a 5/8 hole. It is better if the tube is a bit underside and has to stretch, that reduces wrinkling.

 

[old]

Howdy all.

I have a 74 Ford 3000. I keep having front tire tube punctures against the rim. Admittedly the inside of the rim is kind of rusty and rough. Still surprised this is happening. Looks like slices . The first time I thought I pinched the tube mounting the tire but it took weeks to fail. I patched the tube and reinstalled ...two more times. Found slices on the inside again and again. Is there a rubber liner I can install on the rim ? I see puncture guards that install between the tube and tire but not between the tube and rim. Help !

Clean the rim and then either tape it up or as I do I use truck bed liner spray.

 

[joeysmith]

Wire brush the heavy stuff off an wrap it in a few layers of duct tape

 

[Destroked 450]

Clean the rim with a wire wheel and paint it, I brush on a heavy coat of black frame paint
Also I only use the thicker radial tubes, today’s bias tubes are thin as paper

 

[rrlund]

You can cut a strip from a smaller tube and put that around the rim, or duct tape. The tire guy has used tape on rear rims of mine before.

 

[miner09]

Clean rim and make it tubeless. I have all my older tractors tubeless. People will try and say it won’t work. Unless your rim is completely rusted out.

 

[sotxbill]

I have seen the same thing where there are long splits,, but these are where the tube was folded in the box? I call these "rotten" tubes but dont know if they are too old? too cheap? or made out of paper mache? rusty rims usually put a hole in one place where a sharp piece of rust wore through it. IN which case I sand the rim, and paint it.. but the rim will remain sticky for a couple of days and this can cause tube failure. So be sure the rim is very dry. Corn starch can also help if applied to the RIM & TIRE before the tube is installed to keep from pinching the tube and let it correctly expand. But cheap china tubes will spit and fail with long cracks. Seems like I ran through a batch of them and have not had that problem for a couple of years now, but I have a lot of "old stock" tubes on the shelf.

 

[Jimmydog]

Welcome to the forum. As you can see lots of knowledge to be had on here.

Just wanted to say I like your user name. Very similar to my dad's favorite pet name for me. heh heh.

 

[scootergmc]

Just buy a new front rim. You (or the tractor) got 50 years from this one. Your time and money is adding up and will continue to do so. They're usually less than $100 new, shipping will add cost of course.

Example: https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/Ford-3000_Front-Wheel-Rim_8N1015D.html

 

[Duner Wi]

Rusty rim may be contributing factor but I have never seen rusty rim make slices in tube. Very strange.

 

[ship4brains]

I'm up to 8 patches in one tube.

Just buy a new front rim. You (or the tractor) got 50 years from this one. Your time and money is adding up and will continue to do so. They're usually less than $100 new, shipping will add cost of course.

Example: https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/Ford-3000_Front-Wheel-Rim_8N1015D.html

I'm almost there!

 

[scootergmc]

I'm up to 8 patches in one tube.

I'm almost there!

Cheaper elsewhere I'm sure as the rim is pretty generic I think. The Ford guys will know.

 

[MeanGene1]

Have you checked to make sure there's not something stick out of the inside of the tire?