[AT] rear rim repair

[Dean VP]

I'm an A & I Dealer and shipments can be made from a distribution center
closest you.

Dean VP
Snohomish, WA 98290

It's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. 

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Cecil Bearden
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 8:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [AT] rear rim repair

Deere rims are readily available, from both dealer and aftermarket.  
Freight is the deciding factor when ordering.   Try a dealer for A&I 
products for a good deal.   Many years ago when rims were scarce, I 
welded many of them when working in the tractor shop.  We rebuilt old ford
and massey tractors and they all had bad rims.  I remember using brass rod a
lot as we did not have a mig welder.  A 3/4 washer was used for the valve
hole a lot.  We just made sure that  all the welds were ground smooth. Then
we painted the repair, and dusted the paint with talcum before we installed
the tire & Tube.

Cecil in oKla


On 10/18/2016 9:49 PM, Len Rugen wrote:
> There is a big difference in getting a functional repair so you can finish
a job and what would be a lasting repair.  Our standard "on farm" rim repair
is to drill a new valve stem hole in a better rim section, then cut out the
damage and weld up a repair.  The best thing was a few old trash rims with
similar profile and enough good parts to make a patch.  Sometimes we would
just weld a washer over the bad valve stem, if we caught it fast enough.
> We had one bad rim, but needed to use the tractor, I scraped off what 
> rust I could, patched the holes, then wrapped about a mile of duct 
> tape from bead to bead so the bad parts wouldn't cut the tube.  It was 
> supposed to be temporary, but I think it lasted a couple of years.  
> :-)
>
> Len Rugen
>
> rugenl at yahoo.com
>
>
>   
>
>      On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 9:10 PM, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
wrote:
>   
>
>   Gonna have the dealer check for availability of a rim, wouldn't 
> surprise me if they had one--there are over 12 stores in their 
> franchise. Did I forget to mention I NEED this tractor? About a month 
> from now and I will probably go 2-3 months without even touching it.
Murphy's Law I suppose.
>
> John
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