I'm gettin too old for this kind of thing. (Page 1/2)
maryjane JUL 27, 04:51 PM
Sometimes a man will do things just because he always used to. Not always the best decision, but those tubes are nearly $80 nowadays and over $50 labor to break the tire down.





13.6/28 tire off a 3600 Ford tractor. (tubeless tires for those 40 yr old rims are not an option. )

If you've never used one of those bead breaker hammers, count yourself lucky, especially in late July in Texas.
RWDPLZ JUL 27, 08:06 PM
The older I get, the more likely I am to just pay someone to do something like this.
blackrams JUL 27, 08:16 PM

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Originally posted by maryjane:
Sometimes a man will do things just because he always used to. Not always the best decision, but those tubes are nearly $80 nowadays and over $50 labor to break the tire down.

If you've never used one of those bead breaker hammers, count yourself lucky, especially in late July in Texas.



I have and don't wish to do it anymore. There's some things I used to do that just aren't that much fun anymore. This would be one of them.

Rams

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maryjane JUL 27, 09:39 PM

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Originally posted by RWDPLZ:

The older I get, the more likely I am to just pay someone to do something like this.



I sometimes carry them in to town if it's a rear tire but decided not to this time.


OldsFiero JUL 28, 08:47 AM
The rears on my MF65 are 13.6- 28 also and they are loaded. Not looking forward to pumping them out and changing them either. But one is weeping.
maryjane JUL 28, 09:21 AM

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Originally posted by OldsFiero:

The rears on my MF65 are 13.6- 28 also and they are loaded. Not looking forward to pumping them out and changing them either. But one is weeping.




We used to use an antifreeze solution in one of our tractor's tires too but I don't any longer. One day I was driving along with my right hand on the fender, and something got it wet. I thought it was from a puddle I drove thru until the wheel went around again and a perfect little geyser of liquid about the size of your little finger was spraying out a new hole in the tire.

2.5 JUL 28, 10:31 AM
blackrams JUL 29, 07:41 AM

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Originally posted by maryjane:

We used to use an antifreeze solution in one of our tractor's tires too but I don't any longer. One day I was driving along with my right hand on the fender, and something got it wet. I thought it was from a puddle I drove thru until the wheel went around again and a perfect little geyser of liquid about the size of your little finger was spraying out a new hole in the tire.



Can't remember the exact formula but, we used to use beet juice in our rear tractor tires. Been out of it too long to know what they use now.

Rams

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OldsFiero JUL 29, 02:22 PM
A lot of people use used antifreeze. I've been told that you can buy winter windshield washer antifreeze in 55 gallon drums at Sam's Club for a reasonable amount of money. Mine has calcium/water in them. I know because I had to deal with a corroded schrader in the valve stem a couple of years ago. That was common practice here years ago. Inner tubes are a must for obvious reasons.
maryjane JUL 29, 03:35 PM
I've worked at 2 different farm/construction repair facilities.. Kubota dealership and a Komatsu dealership. We usually used RV antifreeze because it was less toxic, but It was expensive.