How long do tires last?
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Topic: How long do tires last?
Posted By: Scott(GA)
Subject: How long do tires last?
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 7:41pm
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I have come across a couple of Model G rear tires that were purchased by the owner a long time ago. It may have been 30 years. At the moment they are in a storage area above his shop. They may have been stored there since he got them but I don't know.
The question is...
If these tires have been sitting somewhere for 30 years, can they still be used?
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Posted By: BrianC,Ont
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 7:45pm
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Take them to a tire shop and have a boot put in where the cracks are and use them. The G is not very heavy so I think they would be alright. If you change them yourself, there wont be much invested. ------------- 35WC on steel, B with belly mower, D17 puller, D15 Series II puller, D15 Series II with loader, 608 Lawn Tractor |
Posted By: arkfisher
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 8:05pm
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awesome find! ------------- D15 #3057 D17 #36222 F-12 Farmall #FS42332 |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 8:18pm
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Better not waste your time Scott. Just set them aside and I'll haul them off for ya when I get back down to visit the inlaws. LOL You could drop them off at Peach State Ambulance for me. I need a set whenever I get my rims picked up from Larry.
------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 8:20pm
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They will be stiff and hard and so hard to mount, but if they survive that they may outlive modern tires. Gerald J. |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 8:20pm
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The 14.9's on my 45 were bad weather checked when I bought the tractor in 1980. Still have the same tires on her and plowed snow Wed. with it.
------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 8:20pm
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Yeah I think they should be ok if they were out of the sun and don't have any cracks. They are only 2 ply, so it doesn't take much for one to let loose if they are cracked and the rubber is hardened. ------------- ALLIS EXPRESS! This year: |
Posted By: Scott(GA)
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 8:52pm
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Gerald,
This is what I'm concerned about.
Is there any way to know before a purchase has been made?
Best regards,
Scott
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Gerald J. wrote:Posted By: JoeM(GA)
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 8:52pm
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standing up is not the way to store tires for long terms, but they should be OK.
------------- Allis Express North Georgia 41 WC,48 UC Cane,7-G's, Ford 345C TLB |
Posted By: Chris/CT
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 8:56pm
| If they are purchased, will any take-off's be available for sale? I need 1 to make my G moveable. |
Posted By: Scott(GA)
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 9:04pm
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If purchased, they would be part of a package deal that would require their use on a tractor.
Best regards,
Scott
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Posted By: Denis in MI
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 9:36pm
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I think they will be fine, my dads WD has the original tires on it and my 38 B and my C have tires that look original since they only have the old size on them not the XX.X size ------------- 1938 B, 1945 B, 1941 IB, 1949 C, 2 1938 WCs, 3 1950 WDs, 1951 WD, 2 1955 WD45, 1957 D-14 |