Odered 14.9X38 this moring

So any body know how good or bad an Alliance brand tire is?? It is an 8 ply which is more then what I need for a baler tractor. Will be paying $500 for it which is the best price I could find for a new tire. Bet it will not last as long as the Goodyear tire I pulled off which is very likely to be the tire this old 1955 Oliver S88 had on it when new

62 years from now won't you be shocked when it does!

I've sold a ton of alliance ag tires. They wear poorly on a front wheel assist. I think everything does if it spends a lot of time on the road. Otherwise never had a complaint been a popular reliable product but have only sold them for 6 years.

Shoot if it goes bad in 62 year the tractor will only be 124 years old and I'll be 123 years old. LOL

Old, Some folks might want to see a picture of this brand new tire for posterity! I don't recall you buying new of anything! LOL Did you get mounting worked into the deal or is that going to be up to you?

At $500 I think he's gonna be doing some hammering himself. I just had a new 16.9 30 put on my 1365. That one cost me $665.

Shoot... They are easy to mount. I'm older than "old" and do my own tire work. The hard part is breaking loose the old tire from a rusty rim. You may need to repair the rim especially if it is eaten away by the valve stem. Tractor rims are just common steel and can be welded by your method of choice. Just be sure to have ALL the rubber away from any welding. It burns easily and is very difficult to extinguish. The last tire I mounted was a 14.9 x 28, maybe 2 months ago. I had bought a pail of tire grease from Miller tire (kind of like thick vasoline) and that stuff was better than any other tire lube I've used in the last 50 years. The bigger the rim diameter, the easier the tire goes on. I've done it both ways, with the wheel still on the tractor, and with the rim laying flat of the ground. If lifting the weight of the finished tire and rim is too much to handle (or you have wheel weights) then the "on the tractor" method makes more sense. Of course it is best to be near your air compressor. I usually use 3 tire irons or spoons maybe 20+ inches long.

Best of luck!

Paul in MN

P.S. Old:I have a daughter living near you, a few miles south of Richland right on I 44. She and her husband are getting into farming their 41 acre place and some adjacent land for horse hay. Her husband is attached to Ft Leonard Wood as a Physical Therapy medic. He has had 5 deployments during his career, and is partially disabled due to battle events in Iraq. You might enjoy getting together with him. I'll give you his phone # if you want to email me.

That is just the tire no mounting no rube just a cash and carry thing. As for buying new I buy a lot of new stuff just not a lot of high $$ new stuff. I.E. I picked up 20 new teeth today for my hay rake

I already have the old tire off and the tube that was in it repaired so it is ready to go back in once I get the new tire in Thursday

This old tire was pretty simple to break down. I took it off the tractor and laid it down and pours a mix of water and dish soap on it then let ti sit for 30 minutes or so and hit it 3 or 4 times with my tire hammer and it popped right off. Flapped it over which was a pain in the back to do and did the same thing and it too popped right off. The hard part was gettign it all the way off the rim but since it was so far gone I just cut the bead in a couple places and it slipped off easy. Putting one back on is simple but like you I have been doing my own tires for the 37 years I have lived here and have also done tires for a living so I know how to do them even the old split rims which I still do.

maybe you should put a new tube?

The old tube only has one patch on it from who knows how long ago and not with the patch I put on it has 2. At around $70 for a new tube I have already spent way to much on it. Shoot I got this old 1955 Oliver S88 over 10 years ago and only payed $1000 for it

That old tube is better rubber than any new tube will ever be. If it's in good shape yet, better off just patching and putting back in.

Donovan from Wisconsin

It is still good and I patched it and let it sit 2 or 3 days aired up to make sure it did not have any other holes in it and it held. I let the air out yesterday so now waiting for a tire. It is an old blue strip tube by the way