Bandsaw tires falling off

[MushCreek]

I have an old Sears 12" bandsaw, and when I went to use it, both tires keep falling off. There is a groove to retain them, and it doesn't look like they were ever glued. I guess they just stretched out somehow? Should I buy new ones (assuming they are available) or glue them on? What kind of glue? It's unusable now; they fall off the minute you turn it on. Oddly enough, it was fine the last time I used it, maybe a year ago.

 

[LB-1911]

One possible source of new tires for your bandsaw is Suffolk Machinery.

http://www.suffolkmachinery.com/urethane-price-list.html

 

[seber]

New tires would be the best solution, but contact cement will hold them on. It's a ***** to work with. Instant lock on contact. Not in the least forgiving. Gorilla non expanding glue is easier to work with but that will be a bear to remove later.

 

[driftpin]

I have one, my tires are still OK, you can find 'em online. I did, when I was considering buying the saw.

 

[My Old Tools]

This what I use on my 32" bandsaw....

 

[BrokeWinger]

I would thoroughly inspect the saw to see if there is anything causing this to happen. If it started suddenly like you say something changed.

Possibly a foreign object or a build up of sawdust or other material on the wheels, damage to the blade perhaps.

 

[MushCreek]

The only change is that I put on a new blade. Nothing wrong with the blade that I can see. The old tires are very loose- they come right off. From what I've seen, the new urethane ones are very tight, and can be a bear to put on.

 

[slowtwitch73]

Get new tires, forget the glue.

 

[acer66]

I have an older delta 14” and I had no problem to the get the urethane tires on with the even older boise crane I had a bit more problems but nothing to bad but mostly because I did not take the wheels off.
Doubt that I will ever get tires that need to be glued on.
I do a lot of resawing/branch sawing and never had an issue with the tires coming loose.

 

[The Tool Tyrant]

I have both an 18" and 24" Grobs. First time I had to change tires, I used OEM and had to glue them...big PITA to clean all the old glue off, then glue the new ones, let them set-up for 8 hrs. Last time I changed to the blue urethane (NO GLUE REQUIRED) and have not looked back.

 

[Milton Shaw]

Old rubber tires have gone dead, nothing is going to fix that. Get the new blue tires and put them in hot water for a little while to soften them before you try to install. They don't seem to flat spot when tension is left on the blade the way the original rubber ones did. My bandsaw did the same thing, worked fine the last time I used it and then the came off the next time. They should be tight enough that you have to stretch them to get them to go on.

 

[bpjr]

Your tires probably need replacing. I don't know what is normal life for tires but I'm getting 10+ yrs on unglued Delta OEMs with occasional home use. Just put the 3rd set on and used aftermarket blue ones this time. They came with a tool (nail in end of dowel) to help guide them on and it was way more effort than doing the rubber ones. They are also way less stretchy than the originals.

 

[Corndoggeh]

I had the same exact issue. The old tires lost ebough elasticity that they didnt hold anymore, new tires fixed the issue. Paid $30 for a set of poly ones.

 

[dodge610]

Mine also did the same thing I just ordered new ones after a while they just dry rot and break up. This will be the 3rd set on mine.