I have a Simplicity lawn tractor and have two tire problems. One about air and the other about water.
I patched one tire that had a hole in it with one of those patch kits you use a forked screwdriver to push the patch in. The hole was on the side wall, between treads, and doesn't seem to be holding. I applied more rubber cement on the outside, but air still leaks through. If I have to replace the tire, how to I get it off? The wheel doesn't seem to un attach from the axle. Do I need a tire iron, or do I just yank it off? Is it OK to pump in some of that fix-a-flat stuff?
Second, when I went to put air in the rear tire, I hear water sloshing. So I let the water out. And there was a lot of it, and I couldn't get the water below the valve stem. What the heck is going on? How did the water get in, and how do I get it out?
TIA
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