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How to preserve tires that are weatherd

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Northwest dude

02-25-2005 06:53:17




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My tractor tires are weatherd the tread is very good, are there any old tricks to peserve them?




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James Herrman

02-25-2005 22:26:36




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 Re: How to preserve tires that are weatherd in reply to Northwest dude, 02-25-2005 06:53:17  
Surprized that no one mentioned what we use here in ILL (or at least some of us do). Boiled linseed oil. Just paint it on with a brush. JIM



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NC Wayne

02-25-2005 18:17:26




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 Re: How to preserve tires that are weatherd in reply to Northwest dude, 02-25-2005 06:53:17  
Like the other poast say there is no way to get rid of the cracks,about all you can hope for is to hide them if that's what your going for. I discovered years ago something that did a super job of softening up some OEM rubber parts on my 55 Chevy wagon that weren't available reproduction. That something was vasoline. I coated the 4 pieces in vasoline and kept them wet with it for several weeks and by the time I needed them they were as soft as the day they were made. After being out in the weather again for a while they did get hard but by that time they had conformed to the shape they needed to be and it wasn't a big deal since they were just filler pieces and not actually seals. I don't know how much vasoline it would take for a couple of tractor tires, but I'd almost be willing to bet it's work if you tried it.

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Joe Evans

02-25-2005 13:05:40




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 Re: How to preserve tires that are weatherd in reply to Northwest dude, 02-25-2005 06:53:17  
Leroy is on track with the Miller Tire paint. Our 460 has rears that have good tread, but the casings are really cracked and checked. The clayish soil here in our parts simply weds itself to those cracks and no amount of water blasting and Armor All would pretty them up.

I used the tire paint last summer and, boy, does it ever hide a lot of sins! The tire paint will fill small cracks, too. A quart of the paint (you cut it 50/50 with water) did the 460 rears, W-9 fronts and 75% of the W-9 rears (could not reasonably get to the inner sidewall of the rears on the 9).

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Leroy

02-25-2005 12:35:03




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 Re: How to preserve tires that are weatherd in reply to Northwest dude, 02-25-2005 06:53:17  
Why hasen't anybody give you a decent answer? Yes, there is a rubber tire paint made for seeling up those weather checks. Look up Miller Tire on the internet, There will be links in the archives.



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Way Up Here

02-25-2005 13:08:50




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 Re: How to preserve tires that are weatherd in reply to Leroy, 02-25-2005 12:35:03  
Leroy my boy, maybe the fact that there is no real fix for the problem is why the answers are the way they are. As for the tire paint, I would put that in the useless advice bin too, save your money and live with the cracks. Now there's some good advice.



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Leroy

02-25-2005 13:53:32




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 Re: How to preserve tires that are weatherd in reply to Way Up Here , 02-25-2005 13:08:50  
I know that kind of stuff works, have you run tires for 60 years old? I an not talking different tires for the 60 years but the same one made in the 40's in the 2004's and how many boots or reliners have you used? That rubber paint will help soften the old 50-60 year old rubber



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thejdman01

02-25-2005 12:06:01




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 Re: How to preserve tires that are weatherd in reply to Northwest dude, 02-25-2005 06:53:17  
usually not a big deal, they usually wont bother you until you over load them or possibly something gets in the crack a thorn or something that wouldnt have normally given you a problem. a tube will help. i know on loader tires that are super expensive when woorking for deere we bought "slime" in 50 gallon drums and pumped in tires. real mess hwen they blew but sealed up some pretty big cracks and gouges with that stuff. there are different grades of slime. if you read carefully and look some stuff is for motorcycles, cars pickups etc etc basically its how thick and big or stands of "stuff" are in it to how well and how big of a hole it will plug. if the tires have decent tread and you are going to be brushhogging or something with thorns a 55 gallon drum of the slime gunk is about as much as the tires are new but you wont keep getting flats and if the tread is decent and its not on a laoder or something with alot of weight instead of spending the money on the new tires i might slime them good

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Not Much Help

02-25-2005 09:36:21




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 Re: How to preserve tires that are weatherd in reply to Northwest dude, 02-25-2005 06:53:17  
Not much help with the old stuff but it always amazes me that guys will put on brand new rubber and then leave them exposed outside for 365 days a year. I have made up shields using old tubes (larger size) that I cut and use as a sleeve over the rubber if it's outside. Works great. And another hint is keeping the inflation pressure up, nothing cracks a tire like being worked when it's under inflated. Last thing is, NEVER (in my opinion) use stuff like Armourall on new rubber. In my experience it turns new rubber brown unless you keep putting it on. It also drys out vinyl dashboards contrary to what they claim. Sort of like heroin, once you start you gotta keep going.

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bob4320

02-25-2005 08:42:32




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 Re: How to preserve tires that are weatherd in reply to Northwest dude, 02-25-2005 06:53:17  
Try installing a tire tube. This should prevents air leaks through the cracks on the sides of the tires.



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Joe in Minnie

02-25-2005 08:26:28




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 Re: How to preserve tires that are weatherd in reply to Northwest dude, 02-25-2005 06:53:17  

When their old, there Old, like you, if you want to preserve them, keep them out of the sun when their new, other wise, the sun beats them up, if you smear some-thing on them, it will just come off in a little while, and look old again, it's like a womens make-up, good luck...



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Allan in NE

02-25-2005 08:37:04




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 Re: How to preserve tires that are weatherd in reply to Joe in Minnie, 02-25-2005 08:26:28  
Heck Yeah,

If they were good tires to start with, the splits, cracks and old age will limit them to only another 100 years of use. :>)

Don't worry 'bout 'em.

Allan



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MIke (WA)

02-25-2005 17:59:05




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 Re: How to preserve tires that are weatherd in reply to Allan in NE, 02-25-2005 08:37:04  
I bought a Moline 4 Star Super with 2 construction equipment tires, that plainly just looked awful. One was flat, but the upside was that the sidewalls were so herky that you coule have run it without air. Some ole boy in Missouri had the tractor to mow brush, and bought the 10 ply construction tires to replace the ag tires that got tore up by the brush stubble. Well, I found 2 ag tires at an auction, and bought them for $40 for the pair. They weren't something that you would want to take to the fair, but looked serviceable to me. I took the wheels and my "new" tires to the local tire store- they mounted them up, but when I came back, they said they couldn't air them up because they were afraid they would explode. Long, grave faces all around, as if to impress upon me the risk to all of mankind if I persisted in trying to use these tires rather than buy new ones from them. I wondered aloud just how much damage could result from inflating tires to 15 PSI, but quietly took them home, inflated them myself with no grevious bodily harm to myself or others, and am still merrily spreading manure on my unserviceable tires 2 years later, just as happy as if I had good sense. I'm taking the official position that the tires may fail while I'm still young enough to care, and if they do, I'll reluctantly get new ones, but from someone other than the naysayers who tried to buffalo me into new ones.

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Dave H (MI)

02-25-2005 08:55:30




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 Re: How to preserve tires that are weatherd in reply to Allan in NE, 02-25-2005 08:37:04  
I'm keeping my eye on you, buddy! :-)

But seriously, Al is right about the life of the tires. You, however, asked about the cosmetic aspects of the tires if I read the post correctly.
There IS an old-timey cure for checked and faded rubber on old tractors and I am frankly surprised that none of the fellas have shared it with you.
Just run over to the tire dealer and price NEW tires! Then go home and you will be amazed how much better the old ones look. Works on all vintage equipment.

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Allan in NE

02-25-2005 08:59:19




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 Re: How to preserve tires that are weatherd in reply to Dave H (MI), 02-25-2005 08:55:30  
Dave,

I can relate; you already know how darned picky I am.

I can buy a used tractor, the tires will easily have many years of life left in 'em, but I just cannot stand it!!!

Yep, I'm guilty. Off to the darned tire shop we go. I guess its okay if tires I bought are cracked; just not somebody else's. Go figure. :>(

Allan



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Dave H (MI)

02-25-2005 12:09:43




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 Re: How to preserve tires that are weatherd in reply to Allan in NE, 02-25-2005 08:59:19  
The world can never have enough sandboxes! Every time a rock or stick knocks another chink in those old tires they just get prettier. Can't see the sense in replacing something that works unless you have one of those show tractors that just sit around all the time looking beautiful.



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