Auction Result (mine) and tire storage question

Went to a large auction here in upstate NY today. It
was a good day, tons of tractors and equipment in
the sale.
Brought my 2 1/2 year old son who loves
auctions...gets to sit on tons of equipment with his
grandpa, see dogs and wave hi to strangers.
Poor guy was having a rough morning, a little over
tired, so we didn't make it as long as I would have
hoped.
But I did end up with 2 deals I am pleased with. Got
a set of 14.9x28 tires for my Massey 165 for $27.50.
Lightly used, definitely better than the pair that have
been on there for 35 years. With tubes
Also got a 3 or hitch post hole digger for $200.
Brand new.

Now, for the tire, the pair on the tractor have good
tread. Just checked to near the point of no return.
Had a matching set on a 265, same age, similar
usage, both on the 265 went last year. Figure the
shelf life is up on these soon. For my new/used
replacements. I will store out of the sun. Do I store
them laying down or upright? Should I inflate the
tubes that are there or leave them deflated? When
I install the tire I will put new tubes on but not sure
whether sitting with tubes inflated would help them
to keep a good shape while waiting to be used.

Thanks

Here is my guy sitting behind the steering wheel of
an 8400 Deere on tracks. Right at home.

Did you see what the red baler in the background went for? Looks like a New Holland we had several years ago. I liked loading with that baler. But dad would get upset at times. I would speed up the thrower to get the back of the wagon full but a few times I put a bale thru the back rack. Had to fix that before we could bale another load.

I would inflate the tubes in the tires and stand them up. A wrinkled/folded tube will crack first right at the fold. And a mis-shaped tire is miserable to work with. I have several here now that are tubeless, and they REALLY need to start out in good shape.
Where was the auction?

I would agree, inflate the tubes after putting them in the tire, just enough to keep them in shape, and not stretch them out. If you stand the tires up don't let them sag at the bottom over time, probably wouldn't with the partially inflated tube in them anyway. I have seen new but old tires with cracks in them just from being bent in one place for a long time. I think it might be safer to lay them down, but not with anything on them that would flatten them over time, again with a partially inflated tube in them this would be less of a problem.

Also store the tires in as cool a place as you can find. I was told this by my tire dealer. I store my snow tires in my basement. Paul

Macffaddens in Sharon Springs