[AT] Used Tires

[charlie hill]

Hi Joe,

You can send those 13.9 x 26 tires on down to me and I'll keep them for you 
until they are worn out and then return them to you!
Might help with the space problem a bit.

Seriously,  those 26 inch tires are somewhat hard to come by.
You did good on those.   I bought an complete tractor with a blown engine 
for $500 once just to get a set of like new 26" tires that were mounted on 
it.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JAHaze at aol.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 6:07 PM
Subject: [AT] Used Tires


> Am I the only one obsessed with good used tractor tires?  I have to ask
> because it seems that where ever I go, I run into decent tires for a 
> fracton of the
> cost of new.  Today for example I was working on a new subdivision and I 
> ran
> into the property owner (old farmer) anyway I asked my usual questions 
> about
> any old equipment he might want to get rid of, and after getting the tour 
> and
> inspecting a pair of Ford orchard tractors (more on that later) I noticed 
> he
> had two decent matched pairs of rear tires, one set 13.9 x26 and the other 
> 12.4
> X 28.  He asked for an offer and picked up both sets for $50, rims and 
> all.
> He even loaded them in my pick-up for me.  Now I know you don't run into 
> that
> everyday, but about the only thing I bought at auctions this summer was 
> good
> used tractor tires (most of the time I was the only one bidding).  Am I 
> missing
> something?  Or does everybody have to have new tires these days?
>
> My other reason for posting is I seem to have found myself with several
> decent sets of rear tires.  Does anybody have a good suggestion on how to 
> store
> them without interfering with the valuable tractor storage space?  I have 
> them
> lining the walls of (leaning up against) the pole barn now, but am running 
> out
> of wall space and am looking for a few suggestions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Enjoy, Joe
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