mounting tires

[Anonymous-0]

when mounting rear tractor tires,to lube up the bead could i use grease or vasoline instead of soap?

 

[old]

Grease or oil can and will brake down the rubber and down the road it can cause you problems. Any oil based type of thing makes the rubber soft and causes it to brake down over time.
Hobby farm

 

[Iowa_tire_guy]

As Old said don't use any petroleum product on tires but you can use vegetable oil like you cook with. Be careful though because the lube will make the tires go on easier but if the tires are going to pull hard the lube will allow them to turn on the rim which will take the stem out of the tube. Don't ask me how I know, it is an unpleasant memory.

 

[RayP(MI)]

Use Murphy's oil soap. That's what my tire dealer uses. They get in a greasy form, but liquid would probably work as well.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Like old and itg say- never use a petroleum product on rubber. Dad told me the same thing 50 some years ago- I think it still applies. Oil breaks down rubber. I change most of my implement and tractor tires, either by hand or with the Coates changer, and use a mix of water and dish soap on the bead and rim.

 

[Anonymous-0]

super duper slick mix of water and dish soap.

 

[Iowa_tire_guy]

It's not Murphy's oil soap. It is Murphy's mounting compound or a knock off of it and we buy it by the bucket. Works good for many applications and is one of our secrets. Problem is where is he suppose to get it (Gemplers by mail order I suppose if you want the wait) and would it be worth the cost if he only uses it once?

 

[Anonymous-0]

you can use a store bought lube product like ru-gyde from napa, you swab it on the bead, it lubes the tire for mounting. good stuff.

 

[Anonymous-0]

The soap like dsh or laundry will rust the rim I quit useing it. I ues WD-40 or Cyclo's Break away for it just spray some on then wipe it around the bead of the tire presto it slides on and will dry up in short order of minutes.

 

[Davis In SC]

After reseating a tire on a skidsteer, quite a few times, I used green tire slime to lube the beads. Tire has not lost any air for over a month, now. It really needs a new rim, that one has a few dents on the seating area..

 

[dave guest]

Nothing but old motor oil, never a problem. With tube type, no. Valve could spin out. Better than 20 years, maybe luck. When I worked at Cadillac motor car, motor oil was used on O rings in air cylinder, pumps, everywhere. I asked about it deteriorating rubber, but company reps from Graco and other places said motor oil was the best thing to use. This was about 1980-maybe things have changed!