Posted by Ultradog MN on February 11, 2009 at 17:39:07 from (204.26.126.117):
Been doing a big switcheroo on my rear tires. I have Fords but that's immaterial. My 3600D had 11.2 28" which I decieded was too small. So I sold them and bought/traded for a set of 12.4s The 12.4s were on 12" rims. Wrong. The 13.6s on my other tractor were on 11" rims. Also wrong Dunno why both sets were that way - I didn't put them together. So I've been breaking down tires lately. Then my pal Ken has a couple of sets that he wants demounted so his rims can go to the sand blaster along with one set of mine. Then there's the priming and painting of rims which I wont bother you with. We're finally getting some rolling stock back together. Assembled his 13.6 24s on Sunday. Assembled his 13.6 28s yesterday. Assembled my 13.6s tonight. And my 12.4s are next. Of course we had to put my rubber on his tractor and vice versa to keep things rolling along. Are you confused yet? Well, we're getting nervous tics in our eyes. Imagine getting all those tires pointing forward. Oh, and there's cast iron involved too. About a ton and a half of it. Inner weights and pie weights and the like. He wanted to paint them too but I woudn't have it. So, I sold the 11.2 x 28" tires. I bought them new with new rims 9 years ago. Couldn't part with them all along and so have had them on 3 or 4 tractors. They were ok on the 2000 which I sold but on the 3600 they limit how much HP I can put to the ground. So I compromised about an inch in height on the tractor - want it Low for mowing - and went with 12.4s for a little more width and grabbing power. In the meantime; Some folks say that these old tractors are like a habit or even a disease. Describe it as you have it. The hobby has many quirks and avenues and corners. One of them, that I've been enjoying lately, in a perverse, danm hard work sort of way, is Tire Madness.
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