quick question everyone. trailer and boat in yard, parked on grass. noticed one flat tire and another low. needs new tires anyway. my quetion is ,can i use fix a flat in it if it dosent hold air?. only a 8 mile drive to ramp taking back roads. and of coarse the tire place is one mile before ramp. murphy's law of coarse. just wondering what options i have as its parked on grass. thanks for your time joe
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Tires will leak over time if the trailer is not used. Mine sitting in the garage most of the winter had a couple down around mid teens. Sometimes its the rim and sometimes its the valve. Use the Flat fix but I would buy the truck size only.
The little can is a waste of air...
Doug ;}
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"Go Aweigh to" Photos < click on red letters... 2001 Bayliner 2452 w/6.2 HO (paid for)
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thanx for the quick reply. never used it on a trailer tire before. bought the boat end of last season and was going to put new tires on as soon as the boat got wet.
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You would want to keep your speed relatively low.For at least the low tire, I'd get a 12v compressor from Wally World or just about anywhere ($12-$20)It might even work on the flat one. Use a 2x6 and a jack to raise the tire a bit so the tire can expand and seal on the rim properly. This might give you enough pressure to get where you're going, depending on the original failure. On cars, this has saved my butt many times.....Something like this....
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I always keep a couple of Fix Flat (large size) in the truck...
Doug ;}
MMSI: 338068776
"Go Aweigh to" Photos < click on red letters... 2001 Bayliner 2452 w/6.2 HO (paid for)
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will def keep speed low. i can take the back roads to ramp. 30 mph or so. thinking of pouring a 10 x 12 slab this year to make my life a little easier. yard is a little slanted, top of hill. should see how much fun i have backing up the driveway. yard is angled toward top of hill. if i try the other way its on a bend and id be blind siding it. thank god somebody invented marina's. lol. thanx again
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Don't want to hyjack this thread but thought of a little tip you can use to prevent a slow seal leak at the tire and rim.
If you are putting new tires on an old rim clean the rim thoroughly around the edge where the tire seals. Then when the tire is being installed rub the bead of the tire with a rag soaked in brake fluid this will help the tire adhere to the rims seal better. Guaranteed no seal leaks unless you dent the rim. Most tire shops know about this trick and if you request this done they generally will agree. It does make it so that the next set of tires going on will require the rim to be recleaned at the rim seal, but no leaks from a bad tire bead!
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I would try to inflate the tire properly before using fix a flat......which is a emergency inflator.....murphy's law ALWAYS gets you. This week a class A motorHome from north of the border, went by me doing AT LEAST 75mph,pulling a trailer with his golf cart on it...all was good except his trailer was running on the rim on the right side....!
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If/when you purchase new tires do not get Bias tires.
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filled tire with compressor. so far so good. going to keep fix a flat in truck for emergency use. def thinking of getting new rims and radials. might as well keep it all new. wish i had the money for a new trailer this yr. gonna have to wait on that. trailers a 95. unless i go through whole thing and replace eveything.dont trailer far for now, 8 miles in spring and 8 in fall. planning on a arch and radar this year. thanx again for all the help joe
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