[AT] Tired tires

[Indiana Robinson]

	OK, who has been messing with the gravity knob again??? Just when did a 
15.5 X 38" 6 ply get that danged hard to stand up from laying flat on 
the ground? It was just the tire and rim (no center) and tube, well OK, 
it did have a couple of gallons of rain water between the tire and tube 
since it had been sitting flat. I bent down and hooked my fingers under 
it and started grunting. By the time I had it chest high I had made more 
sounds than the Mormon Tabernacle Choir... Gheese...
	You just cant get any life out of a tire anymore. This was a pair of 
old Firestone "Gum dipped" rears that I stood out in a downpour of rain 
to buy at auction. They didn't look terribly old but had a lot of road 
wear on them. They had maybe 10% tread in the center and 60% tread at 
the edges. That sale was in the late 1970's. We wanted them for a set of 
duals. I bought the pair for $10. We ran them as duals for maybe 8 years 
then I quit using duals and I put them on my Farmall Super M where they 
have been ever since. I hate it when you just can't get your money's 
worth out of something.   :-)   The one I am changing today was 
splitting out not so long ago so I had parked the tire and rim (did not 
run when parked) and put on another tire and rim I had handy. I was 
accidentally smart enough to let all of the air out of it so I saved the 
good tube. The mate to the one I am changing today was doing fine until 
I found that steel post stump. The old tire came off fine in spite of 
all of the noises and I have cleaned and tested the tube and descaled 
the rim. I need to give the rim a fresh coat of paint before I put it 
back together and I will probably go mow a small future horse lot while 
it dries. I need a spot to park a couple of dozen round bales for a 
while. I'll move the bales with the Super M as soon as I get the tire 
remounted on the tractor.
	I came in and typed this message while I let the tire and rim cool 
down, they were getting pretty hot...   ;-)



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"farmer"


I wouldn't mind being absent minded so bad if forgetfulness
could just be a little more selective. Just last week I
was saying so to "whats-her-name..."



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Francis Robinson
Central Indiana, USA
robinson at svs.net