Pulled The Intertube Out Of The C Farmall VIDEO

I haven't had to put air in the rear tires in the 16 years I have had it. Went out to use it about a month ago and it flat. Took the air compressor out and blew it up and the next morning it was flat again. I Blew it up again and got my spray bottle with soap water in and sprayed it down. The only place I could get bubbles was from around the valve stem at the rim. No nails in the tire any where and no visible puncher marks. I decided after lunch today I would attempt pull the inter tube out and get it patched if I could anymore. I set up my video camera to prove I was attempting to do it from my wheel chair. When I had the bead over the rim on the outer side of the rim I needed a rest and when I went to shut off the camera it had gone dead. I went ahead and broke the bead in on the other side and pulled the tube out. I blew it up and sprayed it good with soap water and can't get one bubble anywhere. I then blew it up fat and still could not find a leak. I put it in the shed and will check it in the morning. If it is down I'll take it to a tire shop. Then have a tub they can submerge a section under water and find it. At least I proved to myself I can still change tractor tires at 80 even though I have to do it setting down. I might do a video putting it back in. It will not e a how to video just how I do it right way or wrong way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImL0ilPUxcQ

Edited by Dick L - 13 Oct 2018 at 9:10pm

The camera was not dead. when I checked it I had video of me bringing the camera all the way to the charger. It is uploading now.

Dick L

I must say Dick that the tire wasn't stuck on as bad as I would have thought after 16 years!!  What kind of a screw driver are you pounding on?   How come you didn't show the first part,,,,,getting the tire over the rim at first??  Too much swearin going on??

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Dick,

I have alot of respect for you Dick L. Hope to do what you do at 80. Would you mind sharing how you broke the bead at first? 

I spent 22 years fixing rears. Do yourself a huge favor, if no one can find a hole in your tube, put a new one in the tire. First wrap a rag around your hand and wipe the inside of the tire down first. If it catches on anything, ck it out real well. I have had tubes that have ghost leaked in them. That is you can't find a leak, even using good leak detector, but it will be completely flat the next morning if you put it back in a tire. I aired up a tube with one of these ghost leaks, hung it on a 2X4 in the back room. It stayd up for 4 months, I put it back in a tire and it was flat the next morning. Good luck with her.

My bike has ghost leaks, even new tubs don't fix them.