Somebody ought to invent some type of expanding foam for these tires, so that when this happens or you have bad sidewall from the factory like I do, you simply take the center of the valve stem out, put the expanding foam in, spin it, let is sit for an hour or so and then away you go!
Ayuh,.... They already do such a thing,... Foam filled tires are used on Alota construction equipment, insteada calcium filled,...
Super Expensive,....
A local Tire shop here put in a machine to do tractor tires a few years back,....
I've known the Owners for decades,....
Anyways, I mentioned to Tommy 'bout that time, that I had 4 house(boat) trailer tires that I'd let his guys practice on,...
'n I'd pay him for the service anyways,... both of Us not knowin' any sorta pricin' schedule,...
So I left the tires at his shop,....
A few weeks later, Tom called , 'n said to stop on by,...
When I got there, my tires were all done,... rock solid, but with give,...
'n Heavier than 'ell,... over triple their original weight,.... maybe more,...
Back in Tom's office, I'm thinkin' 2, maybe $300. for the 4,....
Tom hands me the internal invoice from his guys, 'n there's over $800.00 worth of foam in those 4 tires,....
WOW,...!!...
Tom tells me to pick my jaw off the floor, as he ain't chargin' me that invoice, but would ya throw me 1/2 that,..??..??.. Please,...??
Considerin' what Tom, his Brother, 'n his Crews have done for me over the decades, I agreed, 'n wrote 'im a check for $400., out the door, taxes included,....
The good side is, my houseboat trailer will Never have a flat tire,....
Bein' house trailer axles, keepin' 'em on the axles is the tough part,...
Broken 1 hub so far, in the 6/ 8 years since I built the wagon,....
Oh, 'n Cheney Tire got outa the foam fillin' biz barely a year after gettin' into it,...
Tom says it's cheaper to truck 'em to Syracuse, 'n back than the machine, 'n expense was worth,...
