[AT] Used Tires

[Mike Sloane]

Joe brings up a good question: what to do with used tractor tires. I 
have a couple of sets of tires that I removed from my Super M and other 
tractors. They are not completely shot but only have about 25% tread. 
They have been sitting the "milk room" in my neighbor's dairy barn, but 
I suspect that she wouldn't mind my getting them out of there. I would 
dispose of them, but they charge $20 around here to take tractor tires, 
so I would love to find someone to take them off my hands.

An excellent suggestion someone made was to put the tubes back inside 
them and inflate them. This is especially important if they are stored 
outside - it will keep water from accumulating inside and prevent 
mosquitoes from breeding. Old tires lying around are among the favorite 
breeding sites for some of the species of mosquitoes that carry West 
Nile virus (WNV).

Mike

JAHaze at aol.com wrote:

> Mike & Charlie,
> 
> One of the reason I pick up tires if I have so many tractor sitting around 
> with bad rubber, I figure I can always use them.  The 26" tires will go on my 
> Case 430 loader.  The ones on it are about worn out and I had resolved myself to 
> buying new ones next year (if I could) since it's the tractor I use the most. 
>  I guess I'll keep to my plan and buy them as I find them, I also need to buy 
> more standard tractors and stay away from those row-crop things, I seem to 
> have plenty of 24-28" replacement tires, just need a few more tractors to put 
> them on.
> 
> Enjoy, Joe
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Mike Sloane
Allamuchy NJ
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