[AT] rear rim repair

[John Hall]

Yeah, sometimes you just have to swallow your pride in the interest of 
the "big picture". They did get it fixed today, I was able to get about 
3 acres of hay land reseeded before it got too dark. Dad's going to try 
to finish tomorrow before the rain comes.
I'll post a pic of the repair area as soon as I can. To add insult to 
injury I've got to replace one of the batteries, that means the other 
one will go out next spring--its always something!

John

On 10/19/2016 9:05 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> 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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