The rear tires on my 8N are at least 14 years old because I have owned the tractor for that long and haven't replaced them. I could probably decipher the date code and give an exact age. My problem is that they are both leaking badly. I have to put the tractor on floor jacks when it is parked so that the tractor is not on the rims the next morning. The sidewalls on both tractors are badly cracked.
Real problem, no one in my area works on tractor tires. Not even the local tractor dealers will talk to me. Real pain in the butt to have to pump up the tires before I can use the tractor, and I don't think I can fix them myself.
What do I do??
 
I'm with you-I would not tackle a rear tire at all..I would have no choice but to load em up on a trailer and haul em to the nearest town where I could get em fixed..
 
#1 your tires have tubes in them. Check to make sure the problem is not a simple valve core problem by pouring some soapy water on the stem the next time you air them up. As for fixing them you self the job is not all that bad and I do it all the time. Send me an e-mail and I'll send you a page from a NAA owners manual that explains how to do it
 
If you are thinking about changing the rear tire casings out I will say this.

1. They are kinda expensive as in about $400 or so a piece depending on the size and so on.

2. Take a good look at your rims because if your rims have been loaded calcium at some point you might not like what you find when you pop the casing loose from the bead.

Either way take this as an opportunity to learn something. If you have an issue with something other than a valve stem core you are going to have to pull the tube and replace. If you can't find somebody to do it for you here is what I would recommend.

Pickup the following tools

1. A bead breaker. http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200350008_200350008 While this isn't necessary and I have broken loose 1000's of tires without the use of a tool like this I will say it is worth the expense if you can manage it.

2. A couple of tire spoons. http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200331774_200331774 . While a couple of really long crow bars/spud bars would do the trick I will say that these have a wider face on them and are somewhat gentler on a tire casing/rim then a crowbar.

Recommended procedure. Get one side up in the air and block it securely. Believe it or not it's actually easier to break the beads loose and pop the casings off with the damned thing on the tractor.

Here is a video to give you an idea of what you would be getting into. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TbPJvtfY6k
 
Some guys have come up with some pretty inventive ways of breaking the tires down that doesn't involve a lot of muscle or swinging bead hammers -- which, after my depressing and maddening rim experience I would never use or let anyone else use on my tires.

I'm trying to engineer a way to use the tractors own 3-point
power to break a bead. :)

Here's a YouTube of a method that works and that you could refine even further. I'm might try this myself sometime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2AIIDrTJGA

Some of my bead hammer damage:
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(quoted from post at 19:47:26 03/22/15) The rear tires on my 8N are at least 14 years old because I have owned the tractor for that long and haven't replaced them. I could probably decipher the date code and give an exact age. My problem is that they are both leaking badly. I have to put the tractor on floor jacks when it is parked so that the tractor is not on the rims the next morning. The sidewalls on both tractors are badly cracked.
Real problem, no one in my area works on tractor tires. Not even the local tractor dealers will talk to me. Real pain in the butt to have to pump up the tires before I can use the tractor, and I don't think I can fix them myself.
What do I do??

Where in Texas are you located ??
 
If you want new tires than you can order them from Tuckertire as FLCharlie suggests. They will come already mounted on rims.
Like Old, I do all my own tire work. I lay them flat on the ground and drive my heavy pickup onto the side of the tire to break them down. Works good.
Before I spent the dough for some good tire irons I just used a couple of crowbars to remove the tire from the rim. Start with about a 30" bar and finish with a couple of flat wonder bars.
It really is not that hard.
I put these on last fall - removed the old tires, sandblasted and painted the rims then remounted the new tires with new tubes. Then I filled them with windshield washer fluid.
Viola!
Good for another 20 years.

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(quoted from post at 19:47:26 03/22/15) The rear tires on my 8N are at least 14 years old because I have owned the tractor for that long and haven't replaced them. I could probably decipher the date code and give an exact age. My problem is that they are both leaking badly. I have to put the tractor on floor jacks when it is parked so that the tractor is not on the rims the next morning. The sidewalls on both tractors are badly cracked.
Real problem, no one in my area works on tractor tires. Not even the local tractor dealers will talk to me. Real pain in the butt to have to pump up the tires before I can use the tractor, and I don't think I can fix them myself.
What do I do??

Are there no truck or heavy equipment tire dealers in your area?

TOH
 
TC, I see where you are located east of Conroe.

If your travels take you up I45 towards Fairfield there is a used tire shop on Hwy84 about a mile off 45 that does the work you require. Guy charges a dollar an inch - 28 inch tire 28 dollars to pull the tube and install new tube. I bought the tubes from TuckerTire and had the tireman install them and let him keep the old tubes. It looks like a used tire place.
These guys have locations in Mexia and a few other places.
 
Have you tried Strouhal Tire? They do truck tires, and have done my tractor fronts. I've not had a reason to have my rear tractor tires done, thank goodness. They have several shops, I always deal with the one between Conroe and Willis on 75.
 
I'll also toss in a vote for buying some mounts tire rim tube packages from tucker. From time to time he has blems that are cheap.

The alternative is to do like many if us and start doing your own tires.
 
As Ultradog said it is not that hard to do yourself, but in my opinion it is not a lot of fun either. I guess it comes down to whether you have more time and energy or money to put into the job. I use bars that I already had around and break the bead with a loader or a hitch with down pressure but there are other ways to break a bead too.
Zach
 
Just changed my first AG tire today, 13.6x28

I'm 40 and fairly fit, tonight I'm exhausted.

Darned bead wouldn't budge, left the 9n parked on the bead for 2 days with no luck. A fence post, chain and highLift jack are what finally did it.

This week I'll repair and repaint the rim, then I've got another tire draining I'll need to break down to mount. I think I'll spring for a new tube.

Local tire guy wants $30 a tire to break down.....
 
I've done quite a few rear tires myself when I'm tight for money.
After [i:ec4a6f9bde]every[/i:ec4a6f9bde] one, I vow to never do another......

If you live in a rural area, you might check with a real farm tire service, with a truck.
had a Farmall with a 12.4-38, flat rear, split blowout.
Picked up a used tire.
Went to my local parts/yard to buy a tube.
Asked the owner (friend) if he wanted the job.
Nope, his wife has pleaded with him to stop doing tires.
He recommended his tire service friend.
Gave him a call, and he came over with his tire truck, and changed it out in my driveway.
Nice guy and very highly skilled. pleasure watching him work.
took no time at all, and was [i:ec4a6f9bde]very[/i:ec4a6f9bde] reasonable.

Just like a best machine shop/mechanic/bodyman/electrician/plumber/etc.
Sometimes it's best to pry a few dollars out of the wallet for true skills.
 
Jackie Baxter Tire, N Main, Silsbee, TX (409) 755-6889. I have not dealt with him in years, but as I recall he did this kind of work when I knew him. I worked for a tire whole sale outfit.
 
Lots of thanks to everyone who responded. I learned a few things. If you want to find someone who will fix tractor tires, ask someone who owns a tractor. My next door neighbor, who owns a JD recommended a tire place near me that he has used for many years. They do tractor tires!! Yeah!! $40 to break down and patch the tube, or $70 to break down and put in a new tube. I haven't decided what I am going to do. I would like to put new tires on also, but I have a '86 pickup that needs 6 new tires, a trailer that needs 4 new tires and a spare, and another pickup that needs 4 new tires. All of the tires on these vehicles are at least 10 years old, and the trailer tires are 15. So new tires on a tractor that gets used maybe 30 hours a year and never gets out of third isn't very high on the priority list.
And if you are wondering about the age of these tires, yeah, I am 64 years old, and don't get out much. My 2001 pickup gets about 1800 miles a year. I bought it new. My 2001 Big Tex trailer gets about the same mileage, I use the pickup to pull the trailer. About the only time either one of them move. I bought them both in 2001.
The other pickup sat for 10 years because it wouldn't pass the emissions test here in Texas. Now it is so old it doesn't have to, but the tires are also old. Not worn out, just old.
My age also plays into the fact that I am not strong enough to change tractor tires. I am not looking forward to taking them off and taking them to the tire place. I think they weigh a whole lot more than a 50# bag of feed, and I have trouble with that.
 

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