Posted by wisbaker on June 09, 2014 at 18:18:41 from (173.30.33.15):
In Reply to: Tire Reliner posted by ratskinner on June 09, 2014 at 17:43:08:
Its a "Waste of money" 'cause he has a boat payment due that you were going to make for him (or braces for his kid, a Caribbean cruise or trip to Vegas). Boots in tires might work, might not work. How do you use this tractor? How far away from home does it drive? Tires loaded? How big is the hole? Boots are a a "field improvised" "Temporary" solution (A.K.A. "Presidential Solution") that might buy you time. If the tractor stays close to home and isn't worked hard it might buy you a few years or more.
In all fairness to the tire guy it's a temporary solution and how many tire repair places have put boots in to have them fail relatively soon and then they get to do one of the most favorite things a businessman likes to do.....Deal with an irate customer?
We criticize a business or mechanic when all they have is a gold plated solution to what we perceive is a simple problem. We also raise 5 kinds of Heck when we pay money for something then don't feel it worked as well as it should for the money we spent.
If your doing the work by yourself give it a spin. Remember a lot of folks on this site do this for a hobby. Are you one of those? By all means roll your sleeves up and have fun and learn something! Let us know how it comes out.
If your paying the tire guy and loading the tire to boot realize you're rolling the dice and could be out a few hundred bucks. You then get to buy a tire (new or used) and pay the same coin all over (Having fun yet?) Also if you decide to drive it 30 miles from home don't complain if the tire boot fails on you far from home and maybe even on a weekend.
I've seen boots that were neatly installed that look like they were vulcanized in place and appropriate rubber filler/sealer installed on the out side, you can tell it's patched but it looks professional. I've also seen boots that were through bolted on the tire using carriage bolts and that big ugly repair covered on the inside with another boot to prevent the bolt heads from pinching the tube. Ugly but the tractor made it through the summer raking and hauling hay wagons, buy the time winter hit the owner found a nice set of used tires that he installed after cleaning and painting the rims all in a nice warm shop while listening to talk radio and drinking coffee.
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