Filling rake / tedder tyres

[Dog Bowl]

Everytime I put the rake on it seems I always have a puncture!

Can anyone recommend a product to fill these tyres to make them puncture proof? Is there even such a thing?!

 

[Richard98]

All ours have OKO tyre sealant in, the green stuff. We were getting punctures nearly every day and haven’t had one in the last 3 years since all the Tedder and rake tyres have had it in

 

[Dog Bowl]

All ours have OKO tyre sealant in, the green stuff. We were getting punctures nearly every day and haven’t had one in the last 3 years since all the Tedder and rake tyres have had it in

That's pretty good feedback! So, price? Availability?

 

[TheEarlOfMoray]

Get it off eBay. Will need to buy the pump as well. It’s the dearest bit.

 

[le bon paysan]

I buy it in 1.5lts bottles, comes with valve key and pipe to to fill tube.
Squeeze in about 300 ml into each tyre... Job done!

 

[KB6930]

I got some from our local tyre fitters and a big syringe put some in through the valves and problem solved

 

[Richard98]

That's pretty good feedback! So, price? Availability?

Think it’s £7 ish for 1l which will do a couple of small tyres, all the dealers round us usually have it on the shelf or tyre companies etc. I forgot to mention get yourself a big syringe off eBay to squeeze it in, I’ve never had much luck getting it in the valve straight out of the bottle

 

[jonny]

Got a few punctures lately on the Tedder but tyres have tubes will I need to go tubeless to use sealant or can I put it into tubes?

 

[robs1]

Got a few punctures lately on the Tedder but tyres have tubes will I need to go tubeless to use sealant or can I put it into tubes?

No it can go in either, we use air seal products stuff as we think it's better than oko

 

[Andrew]

Air Seal Products. Expensive but works very well. Just take the tube out first.

 

[neilo]

I use a product called PunctureSafe, after a recc on here years ago, and I find it better than OKO.
I buy it off eBay from one of their franchisees, calling himself ‘PunctureSafe South’. Seems to be happy selling it cheaper than most and service has always been spot on.

 

[Bloders]

you could have the tyres foam filled - its heavy though but you wont have another puncture

 

[Pan mixer]

you could have the tyres foam filled - its heavy though but you wont have another puncture

I think that this makes the tyres too 'wooden' and loses any spring that an air-filled tyre has OKO or similar for me, 3 years, no punctures, 4 tedder tyres, 3000 acres a year ish

 

[JeepJeep]

Could Forklift solids not be used on something like this or would they be too harsh?

 

[farmerm]

The rims on my bale sledge tyres of softer than the tyres! When I got a puncture I couldn't take the tyre without destroying the wheel so I resorted to filling them with foam. worked a treat.

 

[Pan mixer]

I had a hayzip mark 3 which had solid tyres - rattled itself to pieces.

 

[Jon 3085]

you could have the tyres foam filled - its heavy though but you wont have another puncture

We had the 2 outside wheels on our Tedder done ,cost £70 about 10 years ago.

 

[Dog Bowl]

Ok so sounds like the oko or similar is the product to go for. Next question is how much do I need to buy and put in each tyre? My lely rake has 4 tyres per rotor.

And with regards to the syringe - is it simply a case of sucking it out the bottle and putting it in through the valve??!!

 

[rob1]

Ok so sounds like the oko or similar is the product to go for. Next question is how much do I need to buy and put in each tyre? My lely rake has 4 tyres per rotor.

And with regards to the syringe - is it simply a case of sucking it out the bottle and putting it in through the valve??!!

You get a small tube that fits on the neck of the bottle and onto the valve of the tyre and you just squeeze it in. We use about a half to 2 thirds of a bottle per tyre IIRC

 

[clunk]

If your filling lots if tedder tires using the 1.5 ltr bottle I line them up and drill a 10mm hole in the base if the bottle then insert the blow gun from the compressor and blow the tire seal into the tyres have filled rear tractor wheels with full bottle in about 5 seconds