[AT] Patching Rear Tire on Tractor?

[charlie hill]

George I'm only 58 but I blew out a knee 3 years ago and it's still a bit 
shaky.  I can pay the tire man cheaper than I can pay the Othopedic Surgeon 
and I'm not old enough for uncle Sam to pay my medical bills yet.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Willer" <gwill at gwill.net>
To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Patching Rear Tire on Tractor?


>I agree with others that breaking beads is the hardest part... Especially
> when the bead is rusted to the rim.  Since I'm disabled I sometimes load 
> the
> tires up and go to the tire shop and just have them break the beads after
> I've had to give up.  Even then I do the rest of the work... but, of 
> course
> I'm only 73.  I can't imagine paying someone else to do what I can for
> myself.  I guess some guys find money too easy to get.
>
> Here's a bead breaker I made over 35 years ago.
>
> http://gwill.net/Album/Tractors/Farmall/Cubs/!Tools/bead%20breaker%20001.jpg
>
>
> George Willer
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-
>> bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Roy Morgan
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:10 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Patching Rear Tire on Tractor?
>>
>>
>> On Jun 23, 2008, at 10:40 PM, Cecil Bearden wrote:
>>
>> > I change all my own tires on everything. ... I started  on my
>> > first tractor tire in 1962....  Jeez I did not know I was that
>> > experienced!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>> Cecil,
>>
>> Don't worry about a slowly fading memory.
>> My theory is that all the wisdom we get as the years go by displaces
>> the facts in memory.
>>
>> Now, what was it we were talking about?
>>
>> Oh yes: My riding lawn mower tubeless rear tires had been patched too
>> many times by the former owner, so I bought two tubes at a  tire
>> shop.  My strength and patience ran out just as I'd gotten the first
>> tube mostly inserted, so I brought the wheels back to the shop.  Even
>> with a discount for my having starting the work, their mounting fee
>> was too high it seemed to me. I'm glad to have since found a source
>> for tubes at half the price.
>>
>> But this leaves the need for a tire tool. I remember those manual ones
>> with a lever and push device to un-seat tire beads seen in garages in
>> the 50's.  Seems like one of those, or a home made version, would do
>> for lawn mowers and garden tractors.  I can imagine some 4 by 4's and
>> 2 by 4's and some long carriage bolts.
>>
>>
>> I solemnly invoke the Law of Inverse Perversity:
>>
>> If you have a spare for a critical part, or better yet more than one,
>> the part in service will never fail.  If you don't, it will fail at
>> the worst time.
>>
>> Corollary for tools:
>>
>> If you have a special tool for a critical job, or better yet more than
>> one, you'll never need to use it.  If you don't, you will need it at
>> the worst time.
>>
>> Roy
>>
>> Roy Morgan
>> k1lky at earthlink.net
>> Lovettsville, VA 20180
>>
>>
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