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grandpa Love · Jul 12, 2018

Finished the fencing job this am and decided to brush hog a couple acres for my neighbor. 15 minutes later the tire got poked by a stick. Leaked fluid all the way home but made it to the barn. Can I bolt a patch inside? Or does anyone near me have a used tire 12-4 28 for sale? Kevin in Central AL

David G · Jul 12, 2018

Is that the tire you have been farting around with that was rotten?

47fivewindow · Jul 12, 2018

I have seen them patched with 1/4 20 carriage bolts and a piece of mud flap, so it has been done.

grandpa Love · Jul 12, 2018

rlp in Co. · Jul 12, 2018

Put a boot in it.

David G · Jul 12, 2018

You are like my wife's uncle, personally I like to fix something once and not mess with it again, life is too short.

grandpa Love · Jul 12, 2018

It got us through a big fence job and one big mowing job. I'm not unhappy with the " fix". I used Sealall in the crack and it held for several weeks. Now we have a deck to build and don't need the tractor for several days. So it all worked out.

tomturkey · Jul 12, 2018

It all worked out this time. The tractor seems to be part of the "fence crew" so why don't you pay your workhorse with a new set of slippers, well maybe one any way. It all worked out this time,next time might be flat when you need it the most. I'm with David G. bite the bullet and find a decent tire. I know someone who will fix something ten times and claim he saved money doing it. Fix it once and be done with it. just my opinion mind you, others may have different ideas. gobble

JWA · Jul 12, 2018

Tucker Tire is your friend.

grandpa Love · Jul 12, 2018

We are looking at prices for a couple new tires. Got price today to fix old one. Boot,new tube, and fill with fliud. One place was $175. Other place can't refill they were $75. The cheaper place said you can't patch a formerly filled tube? New maybe cheaper in the long run! Anyone buy tires online? Looking at a few places.

RobCons · Jul 12, 2018

In the same boat. I need a set of 13.6-28. Been watching CL and FB but no luck yet. Theres a set on FB in Tuscaloosa, either 12.4 or 13.8, but the guy would not walk out in his yard and confirm. $250 with wheels. One has a hole but he did not answer what size hole.

grandpa Love · Jul 12, 2018

Looks like new ones are 200-250. I
hate to spend that much ,but as
much as we use it.........

SVcummins · Jul 12, 2018

I?ve bolted a patch inside a tire that was split half way around worked good but it was a hard to find tire size and I spent about as much to do the bolt in patch as I paid for a used tire when I finally was able to obtain one . Ps dump the fluid and forget it unless you really need the extra weight

Tracy Brown · Jul 12, 2018

I may have a 12.4/28. I can check if the distance is not a deal breaker.

grandpa Love · Jul 12, 2018

Tracy, please check. Let me know. We love a road trip! See if you have the size Robcons is looking for too. He lives 20 minutes from me.

grandpa Love · Jul 12, 2018

I really don't need the weight on that tractor. So I don't think I will re fill it.

formerly ny bill · Jul 12, 2018

the old tire got you this far, sounds like time to put a good tire on it.

caterpillar guy · Jul 13, 2018

Why can't you patch a tube that had chloride in it? I have done it several times and refilled it. The tube held up fine.
You need a new tire guy.

BarnyardEngineering · Jul 13, 2018

Sometimes tires online can be a good deal, but usually not because of shipping. A local dealer can sell them to you for about the same price, but without charging you an extra $150 per tire for freight, which usually pays for the tube and mounting.

I agree that fixing that tire is a waste of time. It's ROTTEN if a simple stick can puncture it. $200-$250 doesn't sound bad, especially when the only place that will do a decent repair wants $175.

If you don't need the weight drain BOTH tires.

Traditional Farmer · Jul 13, 2018

You use the tractor to make a living my advice is the same as last time.Get a new set and be cheap on something you don't use to make a living.Fooling with a rotten tire is throwing good money after bad.

mrslesq · Jul 13, 2018

A friend and I both purchased new tires for our tractors ( mine a JD 4010, his a JD 4020)a couple decades ago. During fall harvest a corn stalk poked through his new tire. New tires take awhile to cure fully. Some guys will buy new tires before they need them and allow them to harden for a year or so, especially with todays stiffer stalks.

A few years ago I was pulling a load of corn silage up a small slope and suddenly the tire ripped along a lug about 2 feet long and a wave of tire fluid raced past me. Good luck with your new tire!

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