Tire Booting:

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   Never have done this or have experience. Tire shop says they can boot the tire easily enough and the cut is very old eventually rubbing through the tube. Rims however are pretty rough internally and around valve stem so may get replaced. Those I found in the warehouse are not correct after measuring them up. Eight loop rather than the six I have. 

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Codger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 23 Dec 2020 Location: Illinois Points: 2050	Post Options Post Reply Quote Codger Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Tire Booting: Posted: 06 Sep 2023 at 9:17am
	Never have done this or have experience. Tire shop says they can boot the tire easily enough and the cut is very old eventually rubbing through the tube. Rims however are pretty rough internally and around valve stem so may get replaced. Those I found in the warehouse are not correct after measuring them up. Eight loop rather than the six I have.
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Codger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 23 Dec 2020 Location: Illinois Points: 2050	Post Options Post Reply Quote Codger Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Sep 2023 at 4:11am
	Booting is out with this tire. It is not recommended in my application and a prior repair has failed. About $300.00 to section the tire but for a tire at about 75% tread and 39 years in age, don't think I'll do it and replace with new. Researching the BKT brand as recommended by several, along with new rims. Price is not the motivator here as I plan to keep this tractor the rest of my time needing one and not going to cheapen out on anything. Ballast adds just over 1500# to the tractor tires and planning on the "Rim Guard" beet juice at this writing. I mow predominantly on hillsides so the unsprung weight it very important to keep the tractor on it's wheels. Turns out once this tire was broken down it was "booted" over this compromise in the past which has failed. It, (repair) is several years old but won't be given a second chance. Tire guy says I probably forced a marginal repair with hillside mowing with the ballast forces.
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steve(ill) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: illinois Points: 81066	Post Options Post Reply Quote steve(ill) Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Sep 2023 at 7:57am
	For the LONG RUN, thats the best plan... 10 years from now you will be thanking yourself.
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Tbone95 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 31 Aug 2012 Location: Michigan Points: 11600	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tbone95 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Sep 2023 at 10:37am
	Just an opinion. I think the BKT tires are good unless they’re gone downhill since I bought some. I was leery of them but price was a factor when I needed them. My application is a combine, so they’re holding up to the weight and stubble and all that jazz just fine. Maybe Firestone or Michelin are still considered the top of the line.