How to Fill a Tire with Foam, No More Flat Tires. DIY Life Hack

Permanently fix those flat tires, the ones that keep going flat, the tires that have a hole, cracks, or slow leaks, on your snow blower, wheelbarrow, riding lawn mower, hand truck, wagon, yard cart, kids bike, scooter, any small tire light use application, for cheaper then the cost of an inner tube.

[@OverlandOne]

The only problem I see is that at 70-80 mph, your snowblower's handling might not be as good. I don't think it will corner as well at high speeds...other than that...this appears to be a good fix.

[@danielgehring7437]

Pirate Labs Ah, but you're forgetting it will mostly be used on ice, so you can just Tokyo drift those curves and go faster!

[@russianbot1987]

Pirate Labs lol

[@safelinefleet6633]

Is that a snowblower or a Bugatti Veyron?

[@moneymac2864]

Pirate Labs he has also negated the 8,000lb payload capacity of the blower now he can only use it to clear snow from sidewalks and driveways...what a waste

[@JodBronson]

You all forgot ..... This is a SNOW BLOWER... Winter = WET ??? NOTE: These are NOT " Closed Cell Foam ". It will get WET and rot !!!

[@10740075]

I don't know how to thank you , you saved me 150 dollars . I really appreciate you

[@WallysPlace66]

Excellent !! My two wheeled cart, my wheelbarrow, my garden tractor trailer, my....... Thanks man.

[@YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit]

WallysPlace66 Your garden must be enormous to warrant the need for a tractor trailer... ; )

[@andrewom679]

@@YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit Some people aim higher than most. I'm just happy that I may squeeze another few years out of my dad's 40+ year old tiller with this tire foam hack!

[@davem5308]

Incredible! That is what I call using your thinking cap! What an excellent solution! Now I am going to look for an excuse to try this out! I will also pass this solution in to others!

[@charlesmortlock6387]

thanx for a great tip. i have a childrens electric car and quad ride business and i am always changing inner tubes and tyres. i will be doing this from now on !

[@kentrobinson8788]

I had a problem with 4 small tires leaking air on my big turf mower so I looked into foaming them. Tire stores and tractor stores all around my house said there was only one place that could do the work. I had to drive 40 miles, leave them for a few days and pay over $100 dollars. I knew there must be a better way, and you have found it Warren. I will do it your way next time! Thanks.

[@charlesgunzelman3323]

$100 is a deal. Less than buying a set of mower tires. Who was it? I've filled power washer tires with Great Stuff before and it doesn't last, so a waste of time. It collapses and turns to chunky dust inside.

[@MP-rq8fd]

Nice, I did this a couple of years back as well in my wheelbarrow

[@richardim499]

It worked, for my riding mower.....saved me a decimal over the job....but can was messy due to second shot.... it worked.. .. great

[@kansascowboy5721]

I never thought of this!! I'm gonna fill my wheelbarrow

[@phillhuddleston9445]

This may be a temporary fix but that foam is not meant to compress and decompress over and over and will start to fall apart eventually leaving you with a useless wheel and tire. Do not even think about using this foam on anything heavy, they do put foam in tires for heavy machinery such as forklifts and tractors but it is a completely different type of foam.

[@scottpearsontoolsmore185]

you would be surprised how many heavy equipment tires that are filled with foam. I know that if you look at the tire and find a bolt in it it's foam filled. great video thanks

[@alexpowers3697]

Wow--fascinating idea. I might try it!

[@WildmanTech]

AWESOME! My wheelbarrow is getting this tomorrow!

[@binhminh417]

Very helpful & informative tutorial. Do I have to remove the inner tube? Thank you.

[@tomassriggi6679]

you said it in two words...thats awesome!

[@ashtonhironaka2474]

great video and great idea! don't let the Mrs know that you put the tire on the kitchen counter. ;) thanks for the upload

[@BTHORNTONCOP]

I use it to turn a $20 cooler into a $20 yeti. Most all non yeti type coolers have a hollow lid with only the sides and bottom of the cooler insulated. Simply fill the top of the cooler with foam

[@graken22]

Genius. I will try that on small, light load wheels.

[@randycarreiro8363]

ive done this before ,it is awesome

[@COFEEL]

Honestly. No joke why didnt I do that when my snow blower tire fucked up. Lol. Good advice bud. Great Video

[@warrenhardy]

thanks man

[@Ty_N_KC]

Great idea!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@bowman321123]

Oh hell yeah! Great idea, thanks!

[@jagco2594]

man freaken cool i have 4 tires flat 2 13" 2 15" I'm going to try this thanks

[@chrisdowing1775]

Wow, interesting! I just might try that, thanks!

[@johncausey5344]

Awesome idea.. Who would have thought it would work..

[@jimviau327]

Wow! that is a great trick! I'll do that on my lawnmower tractor from wheel that keeps loosing air pressure. I wonder how long it will stay hard ? Wouldn't the foam get destroyed after some bumping around ?

[@job38four10]

Thats a great idea, thanks for sharing.

[@daveharner1]

I did this twice on my lawn trailer tires and wasted 2 cans of Great Stuff trying this. The foam never expanded or solidified. I contacted the manufacturer and was told that the product needs MOISTURE to work properly. On my third attempt, I injected about 2 ounces of water into each tire, spun the tires to distribute the water evenly, and then re-injeccted them with Great Stuff. This worked out very well and gave me great results! The manufacturer was adamant, however, that THIS IS NOT AN APPROVED USE OF THEIR PRODUCT.

[@warrenhardy]

No kidding

[@markb6158]

@@warrenhardyyou’re video is useless. You never showed us what happened afterwards, or addressed this being low density foam. Terrible job

[@warrenhardy]

@@markb6158 here is a follow up video I posted 2 years later. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zn-Qg4SeqbOVg80si=BKjdK93GlbGkmRpa

[@joelhill4107]

That looks like a damn fine idea!!! My appliance cart tires seem to be low on air or fat every time |I go to use it. I just wonder, will it be ok when a lot of weight is being put on it, will it compress?

[@bennyrussell5551]

Tire-ject is the answer! I used one application in my tires 2 yrs. ago and they are still going strong

[@JS-qi1ou]

I second this , between Tireject and MultiSeal there is no need for this, both can breathe life into old worn out tires.

[@ronaldchurch6356]

I 3rd it.

[@paydroormove350]

That was f#$&*** awesome thank you for that tip I'm gonna try it out.

[@InTheFleshInc]

Awesome sauce will definitely be doing this...

[@typogenerator]

I know this is old but I've run into a similar problem with a lightweight electric rider. The solution that worked for a decade on my Jeep Wrangler was fix a flat and frankly this solution is the same except it does not account for air. I think this would work better if it was applied like fix a flat. In other words, spray some foam in, put the valve back, and fill with air. Also don't create more holes before doing this. The foam will fill the cracks, and the air will stay in. However, fix a flat costs about the same as great stuff so just use Fix-A-Flat which works great with Street vehicles. And I know people don't like to use Fix-A-Flat in the fancy tires on their vehicles but I'm telling you it works great and if it can handle a Jeep Wrangler it can handle your snow blower lawn mower etc. Great video!

[@typogenerator]

I missed one step. After adding air, make sure you spend the tire to distribute the phone liquid which is still expanding along the outside of the inner tube which is the inside of the tire, you're trying to fill all the cracks.

[@AlphaT2Delta]

that's a great idea , I love it,👍

[@Unown_B]

who else thought the tire was massive because of the thumbnail lol

[@mowfixinc1462]

lol I thought it was off a front end loader or something haha

[@MsLampalampa]

UnownB who else knew that this comment would be taken ?😂

[@AdamA-wg1ko]

Them snow tire treds brah

[@hillsrod]

I thought I wanted that tire for my lawn mower.

[@ShannonSmith4u2]

fabulous life back, Thank you

[@NunalSaPaa]

Hmm, wonder if this would work on MTB flats. Thanks for this!

[@wakeupamerica4610]

it is hard to find tubes but in states like yours with snow or farm stayes Goodyear still makes small tubes or check with manufacturers of riding lawn moweres and other machinery to see who their tire/tube dist/supplier is.

[@dwaynedietert9600]

Low-density foam (i.e. Great Stuff) gets crumbly very quickly. It can't support the weight of a mower. You would be left with tires full of urethane chunks and powder after a few mows. You must use a high density rubber foam.

[@masonart4950]

Thank you

[@joeestes8114]

Great idea! i wouldn't have ever thought of this! thanks for sharing! :)

[@peterpowers4851]

Poking on the tread was really smart, I have only seen people drill into the sidewall and that makes a huge mess all over the rim.

[@chrissalyers4459]

that's a good idea ...thanks for the vid

[@gjensen500]

Wow! What a good idea! I have a wheelbarrow with a flat tire. I can't wait to try it. I think I will insert the foam then air the tire gently to a few pounds to spread the foam throughout the tire then release all the air and then let it dry for a few days and then inflate the tire to correct pounds once it is dry. That way the leaks are patched and the tire is solid enough for a heavy load. What do ya think Warren? Will it work? Let me know. Thanks for sharing.

[@warrenhardy]

+g Jensen not sure if you will be able to put the valve back in once it’s full of foam. But let us know how it goes.

[@frankfromupstateny3796]

great for low speed applications.

[@gregevans6741]

I was wondering if this would work but, to afraid to try it. definitely going to do now. thanks for sharing!

[@gmverber437]

Thank you. Small tires are more difficult to deal with than large ones. Gave up on tube/tubeless for wheelbarrows years ago > commercially made foam tires outlast the wheelbarrow frames. Have not been able to find such tires for mower, it never occurred to me that one could make one's own! Very clear and concise.

[@markhudson1853]

g mverber Q

[@AaronBernstein-pw2me]

This will work temporarily. Great stuff dries out & crumbles into powder, especially when being beaten about. Eventually the tire will be flat again. It is a great temp fix though & I have used it. Heat, moisture, you know. The thing. Cheers!

[@johnlimongello5716]

Great video... thx!

[@ericsmith8961]

Good shit man very smart

[@diversifiedacreshomestead102]

I put it in my rototiller 10 years ago and it's working great still. But it was no where near as clean of a job as you did.

[@monopolyrodney526]

Think he had air in it already that's why 😅

[@TejasToolMan]

how well did it hold up on you tiller?

[@watahyahknow]

wonder if it stays like it is , i think the foam turns into powder eventually if you use it in a tire and carying weight with it

[@WandooWarrior]

Cool I'm might try this on my kayak trolley

[@ALTONBENALLY]

That is awesome!

[@inthewoods5640]

I think that was a great idea!!!

[@kevtech733]

Great advice

[@pssst3]

Foam is an okay solution for an offroad tire that is so ld that the sidewalls are cracking. If you want to dealy that day, applying 303 to the inside of a tire when it's new, and to the outside before the start of each season and before storing it will extend the life by an astonishing amount.

[@wakeupamerica4610]

ive done this as did one of my buddies and the foam rumbles in a very short time wirh use and your back where you started.i did this on a hand truck and my buddy did it on wheelbarrow,2mo it was done and wheel barrow just sits now with a flat.

[@danielalvarez4096]

oh WOW!!!....that's great

[@Halffast719]

Great idea.

[@latincedrick]

Great video

[@TheBigmatt6969]

Bad ass man good job

[@VaderisOne]

Just a recommendation, I tried it but pulled the valve stem all the way out, left big enough hole to fill tire on my pressure washer and it allowed the air to escape as the foam took over

[@Jason-kg4rs]

They make a triple expanding foam that should guarantee total fill, and wow people get nasty in the comments over stuff like this. If it is not your tire then why do you care.

[@warrenhardy]

+J N I saw an ad today for a high density foam that’s flexible. Now that is what I’ll try next.

[@bill45colt]

trying to be helpful to others is the reason

[@mattcole8259]

Great Video

[@FrankGreenway]

I wonder how that would work for my bicycle tire that's constantly going flat. I've tried to find the reason why but can't.

[@BrokeDickBoys]

Curious, I have a tire off my gorilla cart, smaller then the one you filled. I under stand punching holes to let the air out as the foam come in, my concern was that it would not fill the entire tire by just filling it through the air valve. You found it to fill the entire tire from jut that one valve (just one hole to put foam in)?

[@martymarsh3937]

If you would take the air out of the tire for the next year it would have lasted a lot long, the summer heat puts a lot more in there than it needs, like a riding mower tire doesn't really matter because as it gets colder the air pressure is going down. But I do like this method, how is it holding up?

[@edwardguess6210]

awesome idea perfect for a gokart

[@williamhevey8913]

I tried this once with a beat around the woods car. Good concept but the foam breaks down after not very long. I wouldn't recommended this for a vehicle but it might work well here. Also it is a nightmare to get the rim clean for a new tire

[@JerryWDaviscom]

I have two leakers on my lawn tractor, and its kind of heavy and I have a lot of rocks in my yard. That particular brand of foam sets up hard, too, so I am sitting here wondering if this foam in my tires will make the ride/mowing too bumpy? I love the potential longevity, but I'm thinking SLIME might be a better choice, since I actually ride this unit.

[@warrenhardy]

yea, I don't think this would work for your situation, better off putting a tube in it.

[@BillyBob-fd5ht]

i tried on a small zeroturn it slowly breaks down also it seems a lot of the foam escapes when expanding

[@thecrazymanfromireland]

Dam good idea

[@anthonyservizio246]

I tried it on my cart tires and it worked on two of them. The others provided back pressure and the foam went everywhere. Wear safety glasses!

[@ronbach6453]

How has it held ujp over time? Any break down of the foam?

[@pastasaldxtrapasta486]

If i do this and need to change the tire will i still be able to. And does it have any weight to it. Do you think i should do this to my utilty garden tractor.

[@charleslove2319]

I wander if you put the foam in a enter tube how that would work?

[@Grub370]

Hell yeah!

[@regsparkes6507]

Good and simple idea,...is it still a solid tire, I mean has the foam held up?

[@warrenhardy]

will post a vid soon

[@castirondude]

I've used that Great Stuff for my house but it doesn't seem to me it gets very hard. The stuff that's meant for tires gets hard just like tire rubber

[@markvanleeuwen6678]

this may work for something light,,, BUT i tried this years ago in a wheelbarrow the first time i mixed a few bags of concrete the dried foam collapsed/crushed. as the tire rolled, the foam got smaller and smaller inside the tire from the weight making the tire hard to roll because it was like the tire was flat again. go to harbor freight and pick up a punctureless tire for less than 2 cans foam.

[@JodBronson]

*Ohhhhhhh SHIT.... Look !!! He needs to fill some more !!!* 😂😂😂😂😂kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zn-Qg4SeqbOVg80

[@markrush5013]

great vid! makes me wonder why you couldnt do this with car tires? solid tires would last a whole lot longer than air filled ones.

[@JodBronson]

*Ohhhhhhh SHIT.... Look !!! He needs to fill some more !!!* 😂😂😂😂😂kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zn-Qg4SeqbOVg80

[@stephenhei5174]

Need to do this on my wheel barrel, thanks

[@JodBronson]

Please don't Wheel Barrel Wheels are CHEAP at Harbor Freight. Only $3.99 each!!!

[@jacobclubb5624]

Does the foam break down after time? How long have you used this. Does it work for a while or is it more of a short-term fix

[@warrenhardy]

I did this in the fall, its been one winter, I'm going to post a vid next week showing how its doing so far.

[@razahassan811]

Great tires, came nicely packed in the box, and did not compress kzbin.infoUgkx985f3iNjxHFMO6JoE7CSGActiIEyumFx . It fitted my craftsman riding mower just fine. It is a little narrower than my stock tires but so far it has held up and works great. No air leaks and traction was great in my hilly backyard. Installation was good and was not too difficult, highly recommended.

[@peterjoy931]

My mower's rim needs to be replaced; won't seal the bead. This is going to be my fix. Way cheaper. New rim plus tire plus cost of mounting rim is way more the the cost of a can of foam.

[@huntsmaninc.9969]

peterjoy931 put a couple of self starter screws through rim into tire ,like drag racers do to the back slicks. u filling it up with foam anyways, that will stop tire from spinning on rim.

[@stevehawkins2840]

thank you very much brother man.im going to start on some tires tomorrow.

[@kennethfrady7626]

Now that's a good hack

[@Mortern]

Hi, nice video. Could you make a follow up video how it holds after one season?

[@warrenhardy]

great idea, the blower is in the shed at the cottage. but I will do one for sure, maybe each year.

[@mattgeerts1466]

​@@warrenhardy so?

[@warrenhardy]

@@mattgeerts1466 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zn-Qg4SeqbOVg80

[@richardhuffman9498]

Cool! Do u think it would work on a 2 wheeled dolly?

[@warrenhardy]

I think the dolly will be used to carry to heavy a load and eventually crush the foam.

[@bandidomods]

I always wanted to do this to a bike! you think it will work?

[@jrdn.lauren]

Familia Valenzuela . It will-ish. this foam dries really hard. so you'll be in for a bumpy ride. If you use a mountain bike, you'll also lose traction because the tire won't flex.

[@shannonbrooks8834]

I stuck forks in my tires, with foam backup. I go any forkin where I want.

[@1Shignog]

The cracks are from it sitting when its flat for to long either check on the tires when not in use, or just take off the tires.

[@0077alfie]

I did this! Used 5 cans of great stuff. After two weeks it was flat. took it to the tire place for a replacement. He could not get it off. I had to take it home, use a sazall to get it off.

[@haloseventeen1529]

I've tried this with a moped tire that doesn't work the foam just crushes

[@sherrihicks6743]

So I guess it wont work on my electric scooter 😭

[@sheilawalker4512]

Can you use that foam for skid steers?

[@jungojerry1658]

16 oz can of "Great Stuff" at Home depot - under $5. Inner tube for my lawn tractor at Les Schwab, about $9.

[@mrstanskaggs1]

how does it hold up after a year or two? Has the foam scrunched up or anything?

[@warrenhardy]

will post a vid soon

[@sevenohnine]

Great idea! Thanks for the tip!

[@alayshiawilliams3084]

How can you tell how much foam to put in the tire??

[@Lughnerson]

I have been contemplating putting polystyrene peanuts inside tires with air pressure. Maybe combine these 2 tactics?

[@warrenhardy]

sure why not