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Question about 22' golf cart tires

13 years ago

Hi all,

This seemed like an appropriate place to ask this.

Last Fall, we bought a golf cart that was lifted about 6" and has 22" tires on it, so we could get around our large acreage. Plus, my knees are bad and its a wonderful way for me to work around the property.

I assumed the tires were new, since they looked so good, but now I'm wondering.

We haven't been rough with the cart. This winter, the 2 back tires went flat just while it was sitting in the shed. As it turns out, even when they look totally full, their pressure is very low. I filled them to 20# and the next day the pressure was low again.

I washed them and did the soapy water test with them, and they have a couple leaks in the deep tread, but one tire has about 7 small holes in the sidewall, fairly high up.

Makes me wonder if they were there when we bought the cart.

Anyhow......is it routine with these kinds of leaks, to just put an inner tube in, maybe after putting some sticky stuff inside the tire, to plug the holes?

I'm going to take the tires to the tire store tomorrow, but wanted to educate myself a little first.

Its hard to believe that these big, thick tires are so fragile. We haven't abused them at all.....mostly riding it around the field and on paths through the woods.

Any suggestions? I want to repair them so they'll last awhile. Don't want to have to buy new ones. They aren't cheap.

Thanks.

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catherinet
Original Author
13 years ago
Haha......wish this place had an edit button. I meant 22" tires, not 22'.
exmar zone 7, SE Ohio
13 years ago
There's a number of "sealers" out there, "fix-a-flat" is one most folks are familiar with, but it has issues. Slime makes a good one without "issues," but it's pricey.

If all else fails and if the holes aren't extreme, putting tubes in the tires is less expensive than new tires.

Good luck,

Ev
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catherinet
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks Ev!
catherinet
Original Author
13 years ago
I took 2 of the tires to the tire store and they said that they had dry rot. Earlier today I had called the golf cart store guy who sold me this used 2006 EZ-Go cart and he said they were new.
The tire guy said they weren't new.
I took them to the golf cart guy and he said it was probably from him having them sitting in the sun in his lo for so long. He's going to replace them with 4 new tires!
That's why I had so many tiny leaks in the sidewalls.
I thought something was a little weird.
catherinet
Original Author
13 years ago
He's mounting the new tires on the rims today.
Question: I found the date on the tires and they were made around November of 2009. He hardly used the golf cart during this time and we bought it in October 2010. The bad leakage started this winter. Don't you think no matter what was done to these tires, they shouldn't have developed dry rot so soon?
(Just trying to educate myself a little).
Thanks.
gdj204
13 years ago
A couple things you can do to increase tire life:

1) always make sure you have the recommended air pressure in the tires.

2) never use tire cleaners, tire protectants, etc. Although they make your tires look shiny and new, they can harm or prevent the lubricating properties that are built into the tire's rubber compounds from the factory.

3) it helps to use the tires. Using them works the rubber compounds and allows the lubricant to distribute itself throughout the tire.

4) when not using the tires, cover them or put them in the shade to protect them from sunlight (UV light breaks down the rubber compounds and accelerates dry rot).

5) when not using the tires for an extended period, place the vehicle on jack stands to take weight off the tires.
catherinet
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks gdj!

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