[AT] Tired tires

[Paul Waugh]

I don't understand ... I punched a BIG hole the rear 420 tire (maybe 9x28). 
It only took me 4hrs to remove and get it to the rear of the truck. My son 
had no trouble putting it on the truck,  At the tire shop he had no trouble 
taking it off the truck, and had it broke down in less than 5 min.  I had to 
wait a day for a tube, but $48 later they had loaded it and I came home. 
Now I am waiting for my son to unload, then there will be the 4 hr struggle 
putting it back on the tractor, and oh, my son will probably lift the 100 
lb. wheel weight back up.  I don't see the big deal hahahahaha

Paul in IN
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson at svs.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 4:35 PM
Subject: [AT] Tired tires


> 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...   ;-)
>
>
>
> -- 
>
>
> "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
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