[AT] rear rim repair

[Mike M]

John, battery tenders are cheap as opposed to a new battery. I have them 
on all my equipment that sits for extended periods of time.

Mike M


On 10/20/2016 9:03 PM, John Hall wrote:
> 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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