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I'm gettin too old for this kind of thing. (Page 1/2) |
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maryjane
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JUL 27, 04:51 PM
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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.
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RWDPLZ
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JUL 27, 08:06 PM
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The older I get, the more likely I am to just pay someone to do something like this.
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blackrams
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JUL 27, 08:16 PM
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quote | 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. |
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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[This message has been edited by blackrams (edited 07-29-2021).]
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maryjane
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JUL 27, 09:39 PM
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quote | Originally posted by RWDPLZ:
The older I get, the more likely I am to just pay someone to do something like this. |
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I sometimes carry them in to town if it's a rear tire but decided not to this time.
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OldsFiero
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JUL 28, 08:47 AM
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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.
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maryjane
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JUL 28, 09:21 AM
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quote | 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. |
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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.
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JUL 28, 10:31 AM
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blackrams
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JUL 29, 07:41 AM
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quote | 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.
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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.
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OldsFiero
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JUL 29, 02:22 PM
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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.
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maryjane
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JUL 29, 03:35 PM
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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.
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