[AT] Tractor rears getting old

[Spencer Yost]

I have a rear tire set that are bad on my 861.  Cracked and has delaminated from the lugs.    They don't loose air and I don't need better traction since I just it for mowing, baling, post driving, etc) I   At right at $1000 a pair with tubes I guess I'll run them to they blow too. 

The Allis WD is a common tractor around here and it has the same tires(13.6x28). I often see WDs that can be had for $900-$1400 with good sets of tires on them. One day I may buy one and swap tires. Win-win.  Better tires on the work tractor and another antique tractor!

Something like this....

http://hickory.craigslist.org/grd/4971117761.html

Then again, not sure my current tires would survive the swap.  I think they would tho.   Probably would have to buy four tubes however.

Just is not something that is percolating to the top of my list.


Spencer

> On May 22, 2015, at 21:58, Indiana Robinson <robinson46176 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Like me many of my tractor rear tires are aging badly... They don't have
> holes but many are getting a lot of deep cracks. I have about 4 sets here
> but they are as old or older than the ones on the tractors.
> New tires are just silly out of the question and still climbing... I used
> to buy used tires really cheap at auctions but those days are gone. My big
> nemesis these day is tractor pullers. A bunch of the ones I need to replace
> are in the range of 13.6 x 38" to 15.5 x 38". Guess what size has the most
> tractor pullers chasing them... They especially want the well worn ones
> that I used to buy cheap because they were too worn for efficient field
> work at heavy tillage.
> Some could be saved with liners but liners can be a bit of a crap-shoot.
> They are not all that cheap and can cause tube chaffing especially with a
> tired ancient tube. They say to put in a new tube and cut the old one open
> around the inside and put the new one inside of it to protect it. So then
> you have the price of the liners and new tubes both. Still cheaper than new
> tires but still painful and labor heavy. If you pay somebody to change them
> that is now serious money and you are still running ancient tires.
> I have often wished that somebody made a replacement inner tube (at a
> reasonable cost) with about a 2 ply cord
> 
> 
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> Francis Robinson
> aka "farmer"
> Central Indiana USA
> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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