Tubeless Tire Repair Snowblower

It should be pretty easy to do a tubeless tire repair snowblower, right? Well there is always a complication. To begin with, the tire always goes flat when it is really cold outside. If only the tire would go flat in the summertime and you had the presence of mind to repair it then. Another complication is that your snow blower is old and the rim is rusted onto the axle. No matter what you do it will not come off! Even after using penetrating oil, hammering it, and trying to get a gear puller on it, nothing works. What can you do to get this fixed? In some cities there are mobile small engine repair mechanics to call on. You may have to load it onto a trailer and take it to a mechanic. While these solutions are viable, they can be expensive and time consuming. There is another answer.

Tubeless Tire Repair Snowblower – Install a Tube!

If you cannot get the tire and the rim off, there is another approach. Purchase the proper size of the tube for your wheel. Pry off one side of the tire from the rim. Install the tube inside the tire and insert the valve into the appropriate spot in the rim.

Pry the tire back onto the rim and blow up the tube. Take care to make sure that the rubber tire seats properly on the rim. You may have to massage the tire a bit to get everything to fit. Now you have a tubed tire with a lot less effort and very little cost.

If you can clean the rim and the existing tire, reapply the glue and then blow up the tire you may be able to keep your tubeless option. When it is cold or you cannot get the rim off the axle, this can be quite difficult to do. Nevertheless, it is another option for a tubeless tire repair.