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Old 07-19-2004, 08:46 PM
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I just purchsed a 2004 Rancher AT and love it. I was thinking of putting some Tire Slime in the tires. Has anyone used this product and if so, what are your impressions of it. Thanks in advance for any responses.
 
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Old 07-19-2004, 10:10 PM
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I didn't care for tire slime, It freezes in the winter time and throws your tires off balance in the summer. I don't suggest it.
 
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Old 07-19-2004, 10:54 PM
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I have it in all my quads, dirtbikes, dump carts and even in the small lawn equipment. It has saved me 2 times ( 1 quad tire and one dirtbike tire ) and I didn't realize this until we were home and you can see the green wet spots where it has sealed. For the lawn tractors I can't count the times I have had no flats because of slime.


I didn't know it would freeze but I do keep everything inside. I have never noticed it being out of balance and I thought it would even itself out in the tire but maybe not.

 
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Old 07-19-2004, 11:48 PM
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it eats up the insides of the tire
 
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Old 07-19-2004, 11:56 PM
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Originally posted by: reconman2003
it eats up the insides of the tire
What does it do when you mean eats ?

 
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Old 07-20-2004, 12:06 AM
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a couple of weeks ago i was at a tire dealer and i was asking if slime would be a wise $10 invesment. he said that he has seen tires that had it and it deteriorates the insides of the tires. this was at a auto tire dealer and he said he had a 600 grizzly with new mud lites on it wit about 250 miles on them and he put slime in them. anyways he said he was out riding and ran over a cut down road sign and it tore a 3inch hole in his tire. so he took off the tire off the rim and scraped off the slime and it had already started deteriorating it. i dont know ho it would do that but he said that wasnt the first time he had seen that happen.
 
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Old 07-20-2004, 12:45 AM
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yes slime works very well. i dont know if it frezzes but we will see when winter comes around. anyways i have put it in a lawn mower tire that had run offer a very thick nail and then i put a screw in it and it never leaked.
 
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Old 07-20-2004, 12:52 AM
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reconman2003,

I am not for sure positive without going to the slime website but I think they have a different formula for street tires.

I have 2 quads that have had slime in there tires since 1998, 1999 and they suggest to rejuice every 2 years.
 
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Old 07-20-2004, 12:53 AM
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wont throw the balance off too bad if u put the same amount in each tire, and BTW it works great i had to put it in 2 of my blaster tires and after 20 minutes of riding it was fixed
 
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Old 07-20-2004, 01:22 AM
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My personal experieces with it are mixed. The stuff works great at sealing small puntures and leaks. However, I am one of those that encountered a vibration from them. At speeds in excess of 45mph, it shakes so bad that my fillings were going to fall out!!! And yes, I put 1 bottle in each tire and rode it around immediately afterward. I ended up buying new rims this spring. Needless to say, Slime did not go back in. I invested in a plug kit just in case. And I did NOT notice any damage to the inside of the tire from it. It was messy taking the tire off though, but the slime just washes away with hot water.
 


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