Bern
Well-known Member
- Location
- Mount Vernon, WA
OK, get your chuckles over with now - I bought an old 6000 as a project tractor. I got it cheap enough, so I don't plan to lose my shirt over the deal. It's a 1966 Commander version. It's more of a unique play thing for me than anything else.
First order of business was to replace the rear rims, as calcium had rusted them out in a big way and I couldn't pump them up because the tubes had holes in them from the jagged rims.
My question is: If I don't plan to put calcium (or any other liquid) back into the tires, do I need tubes, or can I go tubeless? I called a guy at a local tire store and asked the same question, and he said that the tire should say "tube" or "tubeless" right on it. Problem is, they don't say anything. What say the experts here? They are 15.5 x 38 if it makes any difference.
By the way, the backhoe really came in handy for this job. The bucket makes it really easy to break the bead on those tires, and boy were they stuck!
First order of business was to replace the rear rims, as calcium had rusted them out in a big way and I couldn't pump them up because the tubes had holes in them from the jagged rims.
My question is: If I don't plan to put calcium (or any other liquid) back into the tires, do I need tubes, or can I go tubeless? I called a guy at a local tire store and asked the same question, and he said that the tire should say "tube" or "tubeless" right on it. Problem is, they don't say anything. What say the experts here? They are 15.5 x 38 if it makes any difference.
By the way, the backhoe really came in handy for this job. The bucket makes it really easy to break the bead on those tires, and boy were they stuck!