[AT] OT Sowing wheat and Aircraft Tires for trailer

Doug Tallman dtallman at accnorwalk.com
Mon Sep 16 19:06:28 PDT 2013


Cecil, No apologies necessary here. I was just jokin' in my post. At 
first glance, the subject of "Sowing wheat and aircraft tires" did get a 
second glance and a chuckle here. Doug T




Cecil R Bearden wrote:
> My apologies for sending this to the list.  I just thought that if 
> anyone wanted to try their recapped front tires made from aircraft 16 
> ply tires, they should not bother paying the extra $20 for the stop leak 
> because it will not be installed.  It appears that my  post was not 
> understood. Please remove it and probably me from your list.
> Cecil in OKla
>
>
>
> On 9/16/2013 10:46 AM, Doug Tallman wrote:
>   
>> Richard, it might be worth joining facebook to find out how to sow new
>> aircraft tires for the trailer. I wonder if it works for the pick-up and
>> motorhome too?  :-)  Doug T
>>
>>
>>
>> Richard Fink Sr wrote:
>>     
>>> Why that is great must join face bull s=&t to see it.
>>> R Fink
>>> PA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Cecil R Bearden" <crbearden at copper.net>
>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 11:40 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] OT Sowing wheat and Aircraft Tires for trailer
>>>
>>>
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>>>> I started to sow my wheat field today. However, when I went to get seed
>>>> with my grain cart, I checked the 16 ply Gensco tires before leaving and
>>>> they were well inflated. These are Gensco aircraft tires that I ordered
>>>> as a complete assembly with tire, wheel, and Gensco stop leak.  However,
>>>> of the 8 tires and wheels w/ stop leak I have ordered over the past 3
>>>> years, I have found 4 to not have stop leak installed.  The moment I
>>>> found this our has never been at an opportune time.  This time it cost
>>>> me 2 hours and a request for help from my wife!  She had to wait with
>>>> the truck and grain cart while I went back home,  and found one of the
>>>> old wheels and tires that was cracked, weathered, and looked like it
>>>> would not make 300 ft.but still holding air. It made the 5 miles back
>>>> home with no problem.  I could have chewed nails to relax when this
>>>> happened!!!!
>>>>
>>>> If you order tires from Gensco, don't bother with the stop leak, just
>>>> add your own at home.  It seems that Mediocrity is the norm for business
>>>> these days.
>>>>
>>>> Aircraft tires are vented at the bead.  I was told by a friend who had
>>>> used a lot of aircraft tires that you had to use tubes or stop leak or
>>>> they would leak down.   I attached a couple of shots of the loaded
>>>> trailer it had 67 bushels of wheat on board.
>>>>
>>>> A couple of shots of the trailer and flat are at:
>>>> https://www.facebook.com/cecil.bearden/posts/10200958092978140
>>>>
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