[AT] rear rim repair

[Spencer Yost]

As much as I like to fix stuff sometimes using several of those green shims in your wallet in the $20.00 thickness is the best way to fix stuff.


Glad to hear you'll be back in the fields.

Spencer Yost

> On Oct 19, 2016, at 8:28 PM, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Thanks for the replies, it appears patching rims is an acceptable 
> practice. Heres the latest on the tire/rim repair. Dad called the tire 
> shop this morning and they came about lunch time. Service guy had the 
> tire off the rim and the rim off the tractor in less than an hour---Lets 
> just say he was seriously equipped for the job---air activated fluid 
> pump, bead breaker and jack. He carried the rim to a welding shop his 
> company uses. I called the shop at 4:30 and the guy was already 1/2 way 
> done with the repair, he felt it will be fine, despite some rust and 
> pitting. Ideally I would have like to have had time to clean the rim up, 
> paint it, and then let the tire shop put it back on. But this is a 
> breakdown, not a situation where we are putting on a new set of tires. 
> Normally this type of stuff I do myself or take it to work and let our 
> welder fix it to my satisfaction. This time around I'm just going to 
> have to let other folks handle the repair and pay the bill. I did find a 
> new rim about 2 hours away for $269, plus shipping. I could have had it 
> Fri if these guys couldn't get mine fixed. Good Lord willing we will be 
> be back running tomorrow, I've got corn land to harrow so I can plant 
> wheat and hay land that needs overseeding.
> 
> John Hall
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