When it rains it pours. Just as I got the lift working after help from the forum, now one of my tires is almost flat and the rim is about to give up. I have one hat rim and one loop rim and the hat rim is about done. The area around the stem is very rusty from a leaking stem which has allowed the fluid to leak and I guess it is about to break through. I don't remember it being this bad before but the tractor has been sitting for a while while I fixed the lift and now it is about done. I plan to try and salvage the tire. It has decent tread and a couple cracks on the sidewall, but I think it will last a while longer. The center disc seems to be in good shape and I don't think needs to be replaced. My question is an odd one. Has anyone "parted" out a section of a rim. I only need about a third of the rim cause that is the only place it is in bad shape. Has anyone sectioned a rim and welded in section instead of buying an entire new rim? This may be an impossibility, but I figured I would ask to see if anyone has tried and maybe have a portion of a rim that is not in bad shape.