How much Crac**ng is to much on tires

I tried to post but the sensors rejected it LOL. I would like to know how much Cra**ing on the sidewalls is ok on rear tires? My rear tires on my F-12 have a good bit of cra**s in them but hold air fine and don't leak and still have the Ti*s on the side of the treads. If they are OK I don't want to spend the extra money right now but also don't want to have a blow out at a show or parade either. What's y'alls opinion or experience on this.

Thanks!

If the tube is showing, then the crack is too big.

I think Dave said it just right!! I have to many old tractor to keep up with the tires. Most have cracks. I have extra 36" and 38" I can swap if I need. But I do need a pair of 40" They are a little far gone. And I have a set of diamond tread 36" That one leaks and the side wall is failing. Run em till you can"t pumpthem up any more. oldiron29

I am in the SAME boat. My old diamond Goodyears are starting to loose rubber on the sidewalls,slowly but surely!

I will run them until the sidewalls blow out!

LOL Sounds good to me. Thanks a bunch guys this is a great site with some great folks.

I would run them till the air comes out. But Start looking for some replacements soon. You never seem to find a good deal when you need them NOW.

I DO have plans to buy new 14.9 x 38s ,but I am going to miss those "cool" diamonds on the sidewalls of those tires! Probably buy some Alliance like is on my 600 Ford??? I wish I had a brand new set with the diamonds!!!!!!!!! (I could bet a set of N.O.S Goodyears would cost about $1,500,000.00 + ??? (Maybe make a sandbox out of the old ones???? lol)

I remember the diamond Goodyear fronts on the tractor as a kid. Thought they were cool! THAT is how "Geeky" I am!!!! lol

Are all the old tires Tubbed? Mine has a valve stem that has a screw down type of lock that holds it tight to the wheel.

Yes,
The big tubes like these (and most tractors)have the valve stems fastened to the rim like that. It holds the stem in place to be able fill with flud(while deflated)without falling inside the rim.(IF you want to install fluid???)

BTW,If it was tubeless,somene made it that way!

Back in the day we worked them till they failed, then patched, till
they failed again, then patched, till they failed again, etc. etc.

Then we would go find a cheap worn out use tire and start over.

Those tires will "work" a lot longer than you think.

6 PLY OR 4 PLY? Makes all the difference.

Just to make you jealous, my 400lp has a matched set of diamonds all the way around! Some cracking, but hey, they work!

Yea,that is neat! I still got the worn out ones somewhere off my Ford. ( There is ABSOLUTELY NO "tri Rib" left on the fronts anymore!! (Just slick!)


I wish someone like Coker tire would/could get that style of old Goodyear tire reproduced.

Could you EVEN imagine what they would cost Though??????? lol

Cracking crackety crack crack cracktacular crackpot crackalackadingdong...

Hmm, works for me.

(quoted from post at 13:18:30 04/10/12) I tried to post but the sensors rejected it LOL. I would like to know how much Cra**ing on the sidewalls is ok on rear tires? My rear tires on my F-12 have a good bit of cra**s in them but hold air fine and don't leak and still have the Ti*s on the side of the treads. If they are OK I don't want to spend the extra money right now but also don't want to have a blow out at a show or parade either. What's y'alls opinion or experience on this.

Thanks!

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I have run cracked tires for most of my life and usually the tractor dies before the tires do. One time however I bought an old M at an auction.
It had cracked 13.6 x 38's on the rears and they weren't really that bad looking. Hooked into a 3 bottom oliver trail plow and started out across a 10 acre section. The M had exceptional power so I opened her up and that is when the right rear blew out. Being young and energetic I walked home got a spare and changed the tire. Jumped on and completed the field to the turn around. I got about 1/2 way back when the other rear tire blew. The moral of my story is "you never know how bad a crack is!"

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When selling a tractor I try my best to preach to these folks that the tractor will wear out before the tires do and as long as you don't see a tube or as long as they hold air good, they are nothing to worry about. Most people don't believe me and see me using that as a sales pitch. The way I see it is that why would I spend $xxxx on a tractor to refurbish it and get it nice and usable and sell it with poor tires on it. They cost way too much to go and replace when the old ones with a little cracking in them doesn't hurt. When I buy a tractor and see that they are cracked but hold air good and have good tread.....I don't even mention it to the seller because I know they are fine.

I am sick and tired of people picking the tractors to death for no reason at all!! How do some of you guys deal with that!??

They can be pretty cracked up and still work. I keep my eye on them when they start getting really bad. I would say if you are only using it in parades and shows, just run them. My experence is that they'll be fine untill you really start putting some power through them, like plowing. I had an M a few years ago that had well cracked old 45 degree firestones on it with fair tread. Well, anyway, those tires lasted me a few plow days and work around the house. Then, one day, I borrowed a bush hog from a friend. He says, "Those tires are in bad shape, you going to make it home?" I says, "Yeah, I've been using it that way for 2 years, they'll be fine." I got the 6 miles home, did my mowing, and the next morning went to take the mower back. Got about a mile from home, and the furrow tire sidewall blew out. Chloride blowing everywhere. I turned it around, and hightailed home while there was still some liquid in the tires to support it. Then I called the local tire shop and put new Titan 13.6-38's on. Ouch. Kept the tires, sold the tractor. They're on my 450D now. Moral of the story? Run 'em, keep an eye on them, and expect them to break at an un-opportune time if you work the tractor. -Andy