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Eric, A production farmer can not afford to let his tractor sit in the field, when he has crops, weather and the banker breathing down his neck. He'll pay the service call, if necessary have someone come out at midnight to get the tractor rolling. You can save the cost of a service call by taking the tire and rim in to the store. Explain ahead of time; 1. You want to save the tire, if at all possible.... The dealer should be able to judge the tire and it's suitability for the expected use you describe to him. 2. You would like to sand blast and paint the rim if necessary.... This will extend the life of the tube. He may be set up to perform this service, or have someone close by who does this for him at a reasonably price, due to the volumn he generates.(Call around ahead of time to locate sand blasting/paint service and cost just in case) 3. Let him know your time schedule, expect at least a week if sandblasting and paint is necessary. Now let me tell you about the last set of tires I took into my tire dealer. The tires belong to my neighbor, he would jack the tractor every time he parked it and set it on jack stands because all of the tires leaked. He had CaCl (Calcium Chloride solution)in the rear dualies, when I first saw it, I explained how fast CaCl would eat rims. He could not afford tubes at that time. Eighteen months later he noticed solution leaking through the rims after he aired up, and he had to take the compressor into the field with him because the tires leaked so fast. He explained to the dealer he wanted to save the tires and rims. They took an awl and started poking holes through the rims to see how extensive the rust was. It was bad, the dealer explained he could not guarentee the rims would not collaspe while dismounting the tire. He also showed why two of the rims were beyond salvage. The front tires did not have CaCl, he was able to sand blast and paint them. We watched as they dismounted the rear tires. The rims were indeed so rusted they collasped. They also left a lot of blister rust adheared to the tire bead, hard to clean up, power grinder time. The tires were weather checked so the dealer put them on a spreader machine to check them for cracks and cordage. They were useable. Four new tubes and rims for the rear, new tires and tubes for the front, front rims blasted and painted. It could have been just sand blast, paint and new tubes all around except the neighbor let the front sit on flats, not enough jackstands to go all the way around, and could not afford to repair the rears in a timely manner. Now I have to tell you, pay attention to what Market says about blowing up tires while inflating them. The dealer about died, when my neighbor explained he was inflating the rear tires to ~45-50psi because they leaked so fast. Instead of the cord of the tire ripping, the dealer was concerned about the rims blowing out first. Do not overinflate any tire. Eric, I hope this helps, any questions post back, let us know how it goes. ATW/WA
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