Foam in tires

CFerguson wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:


whine whine whine. where is the study/data showing that they were wrong in this instance. I have had a grudge against CR since 1960s. but again show us the data.
bumpy

No, seriously its more like Horse Laugh at those that didn't apply themselves in Science Class way back when.
Again (and I know itll sail high...again), Science Matters.

so does common sense.
and when are you coming up with a study showing otherwise? without that, all you have is blather.
P.S. incidentally, I got the Baush & Lomb science award in high school. :)
bumpy LOL

I have had foam filled tires in front loaders in a scrap yard and in UTVs. It is great for never flat in that environment. It adds a lot of weight and a lot of work ($$$) when they eventually have to be changed due to wear. It is also difficult to get them to balance, but that didnt matter in my low speed environment. When it came time for new loader and UTV I did not foam fill the tires. I decided it wasnt worth the cost.

Bumpyroad wrote:


whine whine whine. where is the study/data showing that they were wrong in this instance. I have had a grudge against CR since 1960s. but again show us the data.
bumpy

No, seriously its more like Horse Laugh at those that didn't apply themselves in Science Class way back when.
Again (and I know itll sail high...again), Science Matters.

There's a difference between shooting tires full of Fix-A-Flat, and installing a Bib Mousse type foam insert.

Company I worked for part time bought a Bobcat with foam-filled tires. After half a day I told them if it was a choice of running that machine or going home I was gone. I let the youngsters take the beating. They did run the tires thru to foam, but took most of a day with sawzall and air scraper to save the wheels.

tdiller wrote:

Wind River wrote:
Has anyone heard of or have foam sprayed in your TT tires? Dealer convinced a friend of mine this is the way to go because he will never have a flat tire.

I have beet juice in my tractor tires for weight but I don't think I would put foam in anything. On the other hand there was no limit to skeptics when synthetic oils started showing up on the market way back when. Or skeptics when balancing beads were inserted into tires. Maybe foam is the way to go but right now it is so new and unproven for highway use.

beet juice??? I guess if it never gets below freezing, my experience has been with a salt/antifreeze solution.
bumpy

Wind River wrote:
Has anyone heard of or have foam sprayed in your TT tires? Dealer convinced a friend of mine this is the way to go because he will never have a flat tire.

I have beet juice in my tractor tires for weight but I don't think I would put foam in anything. On the other hand there was no limit to skeptics when synthetic oils started showing up on the market way back when. Or skeptics when balancing beads were inserted into tires. Maybe foam is the way to go but right now it is so new and unproven for highway use.

Wind River wrote:
Dealer convinced a friend of mine this is the way to go because he will never have a flat tire.

The dealer was able to convince your friend because your friends cranium is full of foam.

CFerguson wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:

CFerguson wrote:
lol. Consumer Reports. lol again.
Science Matters.

I am no CR fan myself but I have found their various studies to be fairly well controlled, etc. please quote some studies from your LOL sources proving contrary to their findings.
bumpy LOL

The magic is in the title. CONSUMER REPORTS. My read here is that you have more faith in the intelligence of the general population than I do.

And the LAST thing I will do is try to teach you the Science of it. If you really want to know, educate yourself. The Inturwebb is a wonderful place of knowledge.

Cute example: back in the days of vcr, CR rated Model A as Wonderful and Model B as the worst piece of electronics in existence. Trouble was, they were the EXACT same machine but with different faceplates for different companies. Draw from that what you can,, but that's how Consumer Reporting works with them.

whine whine whine. where is the study/data showing that they were wrong in this instance. I have had a grudge against CR since 1960s. but again show us the data.
bumpy

Bumpyroad wrote:

CFerguson wrote:
lol. Consumer Reports. lol again.
Science Matters.

I am no CR fan myself but I have found their various studies to be fairly well controlled, etc. please quote some studies from your LOL sources proving contrary to their findings.
bumpy LOL

The magic is in the title. CONSUMER REPORTS. My read here is that you have more faith in the intelligence of the general population than I do.

And the LAST thing I will do is try to teach you the Science of it. If you really want to know, educate yourself. The Inturwebb is a wonderful place of knowledge.

Cute example: back in the days of vcr, CR rated Model A as Wonderful and Model B as the worst piece of electronics in existence. Trouble was, they were the EXACT same machine but with different faceplates for different companies. Draw from that what you can,, but that's how Consumer Reporting works with them.