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Tyler Jackson · Sep 25, 2010

I havn't got around to sellin my muscle car for some play money yet (to much fun to drive around). But If and when I do I was thinkin about gettin 4 new tires. My delema is that the back tires have a ton of tread left on them but there cracked. One of the fronts isn't bad but the other looks like what I can only describe as a sponge because its so cracked. So I'll definetly be gettin new fronts but I was wounderin if there was anything to fill in the weather cracks in the backs so I don't need new backs? I've heard of a tire putty, is that any good? At the moment it has 4 differnt brands on it to ha. Thanks!

Red Mist · Sep 25, 2010

If they have a lot of tread and they ain't bulging anywhere, I'd quit worrying about them. Keep 'em out of the sun and who knows how long they'll last.....
mike

old · Sep 25, 2010

I have tires on my Allis W Speed Patrol that I was told over 15 years ago I needed to replace them and I told the guy I will when they not longer hold air and like I said that was over 15 years ago. Run them till they blow out or the tubes are showing but till then you have more to worry about like how much taxes will be etc. Or if your really worried about them buy a new set and put them in the back of the barn and when the old ones go then replace them. Ya I have new ones for the Allis but I'll not use them till the old ones fall off

Tom Fleming · Sep 26, 2010

Tires that are weather checked (cracked) vs. cut/punctured, are usually fine. Tires are made with an inner section that has the reinforced cords. Then the tread is applied. as long as the inner cords are solid and intact, they are fine.

As a couple of posters have already said, if they are not bulging (indication that the inner cords are cut or broken) then they are fine.

Now, if these are really old tires, and I mean from the 30's or the 40's, the tread can start to separate from the inner section. I have a F-20 that I am going to have to break down and buy tires soon. The outer tread rubber is starting to break off from dry rot. They hold air just fine, and run fine, but the exposed inner tire is going to be prone to puncture at some point.

IMHO.

evilboweivel · Sep 26, 2010

what I did on my Oliver 66 with 12.4x38 was to break the right tire down and install boots on any tear/crack that was all the way thru. then used shoe goo to fill the crack/tears on the outside of both tires.
ran this way for a few years and still have the tires. plowed with it with 2-16's with two weights per side flexed the tires alot.
finally gathered enough money to buy new ones
Ron

rustyfarmall · Sep 26, 2010

Those rear tires sound just like what USED to be on my '50 H. I got along with them just fine for several years, but early this spring, after the snow was all gone, one of those rear tires just went BOOM!!! That tractor now has two brand new Titans on the rear. I shouldn't ever need to worry about the tires again.

Mike CA · Sep 26, 2010

I bought the rears on my H used. I looked them over once and they looked good, but I didn't really know what I was looking at back then. Now I see they have some weather checking and big chunks missing out of them which I didn't see before. Don't get me wrong, for a working tractor I'm sure they'd be great, with plenty of tread left. But I'm restoring for a show tractor, so I want them to look great, not just usable.

So, I'll be eating that money eventually and buying a brand new set some day. Then I'll see if I can sell the set I have cheap to recoop some of it.

F-Dean · Sep 26, 2010

Put new tubes in weather-checked tires and they will do fine if you are not working them too hard. They are fine for a driving-around tractor.

I have weather-checked tires on my Dad's F-20 that I believe he purchased in 1938! He bought the tractor in 1936 with steel because he (and other farmers) were concerned that the rubber would wear off and "Poison" the soil.

Wardner · Sep 26, 2010

Keep a few mounted spares on hand and let the old tires explode. You "need a break, today" anyway.

Waste not, want not.

jim from az · Sep 29, 2010

where did u get the titans from tiretown? thanks jim

jim from az · Sep 29, 2010

where did u get the titans from tiretown? thanks jim

mkirsch · Sep 29, 2010

As has been said, the tires will run a LONG time like that, especially if this is just a "toy" and not a working tractor.

The problem is, checked tires just look BAD, especially on a freshly painted tractor. Ruins the whole look.

Miller Tire carries "tire paint" which will cover up the checking and make it look decent from a distance. It won't make the tires look brand new, especially up close, and it won't do a thing to improve the condition or longevity of the tires.

I lucked out and found a barely-worn set of Michelin radials for my Super H, which I managed to get for $400 for the pair after some horse trading. Your mileage with used take-offs may vary, but if you don't need them right now, you can shop around and wait for that "just right" deal to come along, like I did.

rustyfarmall · Sep 29, 2010

(quoted from post at 09:59:50 09/29/10) where did u get the titans from tiretown? thanks jim

The Titans I got came from a local dealer, who is also an area distributor. I made a lot of phone calls before I found the best deal. I did contact TireTown also, and I don't know if someone there was having a bad day or just what, but I have struck TireTown from my list. They will not get any business from me.

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