[AT] Tractor rears getting old

[Mike]

Check around at different tractor dealers, large ones, they will often 
times have used tires for sale.

Mike M


On 5/23/2015 6:32 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> 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!
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> Something like this....
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> 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.
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>
> 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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