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farmallboy15 · Mar 5, 2013

I'm working on my boss's Farmall C. It has a belly mower and made a huge gash in a rear tire. A patch has held for 20 or 30 years but now it is need of repair again. He doesn't especially want to replace the tire... I was thinking get a piece of a tire and carriage bolt it to the inside. Any ideas? Also he had taken a tin snip to the exhaust hole in the hood and bent the metal down. No idea why. So I bent them back a little. Think it could be welded back? Lol. This tractor has been well taken care of...Not.

Old-F20 · Mar 5, 2013

buy a tire. dont waste your time trying to fix that one.

that hood is definately salvageable. mig weld it in small sections not getting it too hot and allowing it to cool down. excess heat will warp the hood beyond repair

Dr. Bert · Mar 5, 2013

Some tire repair shops can section tire wounds. Don't know about one that size.

Janicholson · Mar 5, 2013

Fixing the tire is a waste of even cheap time (which yours is not). The hood would best be repaired by making a patch big enough to cover the entire circle. Cut those tabs back to 1/4 inch long and bend them to support the new patch. Then as suggested by Old -F20, use a wire welder in very short stationary spot welds to fasten in the disk.
Go from side to side and let it cool for a minute of more between pairs of welds. Grind smooth and surface finish the repair. Do ditch the tire. Jim

Berth 29 opinions · Mar 5, 2013

Would look for a used tire, that one looks not worth patching again.

Have seen that done to hoods to get the hood off, if they cant get the muffler/cap off. (as a last resort)

504 · Mar 5, 2013

I would weld the hood from the bottom side,it will save a lot of grinding. Look at all of the ways the tire is splitting,I would never try to put air in that one, it is gone--------.

David R Inman · Mar 5, 2013

I too think your time would best be spent on finding a different tire.

But you asked, so here is my input on your proposed repair method.

Problem I see with bolting a piece of a tire inside, is the extra thickness of the tire on the inside will likely rub a hole in the tube in a hurry. My mind says if you really want to try to fix it/ your boss doesn't want to spend on a different tire, bolt a piece of tire to the out side, with the carriage bolt heads on the inside.

Then, look and see if you can find a tire/tube patch big enough to cover the gash, or even better the gash plus the bolt heads. In the former case, apply a tire/tube patch over each bolt head you use, making the inside as smooth as possible.

Don't know any thing about welding.

scotc · Mar 5, 2013

use a MIG and stitch weld the hood. Just put a spot weld down, move to the next slit, spot weld, keep moving like that.

Nebraska Kirk · Mar 5, 2013

Your boss will pay you to try and fix a junk tire but won't spend the money on a different one? I know some guys like that, they will spend a dollar to save a dime.... Tell him it would be a waste of his money and your time to try and fix that. A patch job may hold but then the tire will split open somewhere else.

After demounting a 13.6x38" tractor tire for the second time to patch a used tube, I said the heck with it and bought a new tube.

dej(Jed) · Mar 6, 2013

I have seen them patched just as you have stated. They put a tin plate on the inside and run stove bolts out through the sides. They seem to hold up for years liek that. I wouldn't do it, but to each his, own.

sflem849 · Mar 6, 2013

My guess is the hood is cut like that so he didn't have to take the muffler off to remove the hood.

Cjet · Mar 6, 2013

On the hood, I would cut out the damaged metal and weld in a patch panel. That being said, if its just going to be a beater tractor then it doesn't really matter.

Bobfish1 · Mar 6, 2013

Currently there is a 13.6-38 Armstrong tire at 80% in the photo ads in Iowa for $250.

mkirsch · Mar 6, 2013

Super C uses a 36" tire.

Where ya at? I may be able to help if you're not too far away.

Anonymous-0 · Mar 14, 2013

as for the tire,replace with a used one
hole in the hood,personally, i'd braze it

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