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| thepatriot |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 16:05:38
I pulled the front wheels off(bearings like new!).Last week i met a GREAT sandblaster man who works fast and cheap!He did the front wheels for $5-each.I primed and painted them,just gonna let them cure for a few days.After these are back on i'll be doing the rear.I think once i preasure wash it and get the new rubber on sh'll be looking good for the year  .I'm still up in the air about turfs/AG's(all around)???
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| Gray |
Posted - 09/05/2010 : 14:35:08
Nobody talks about this much; but I pulled my front wheels and simply inspected bearings and regreased. But i realized that this is not like changing car tires; cos the bearings always get pulled when the wheels get pulled. My first time through this was a lot of fun. But this can be a good thing in terms of maintaining bearings.
On the question of turf or AG tires, it might be useful to assess your own lawn. A fine lawn requires turf tires to spread the load of the tractor's weight - purpose is to reduce or minimize soil compaction. On a rougher lawn, this might not be as important; OR, if one has an aerator, esp. a plug-core aerator, one can ignore compaction and offset it by aerating. Compaction is the enemy of a fine lawn. There's also a minor consideration for AG tires tearing the grass up slightly, or worse. Perhaps that might help the decision; although it is also complicated by use of wheel weights, etc. But overall, one could almost ignore the compaction effects with an aerator. Hope this helps a little. This approach would be unacceptable on a golf course; but one's own lawn is not ultimately subject to endless scrutiny. |
| thepatriot |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 20:53:45
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Originally posted by ATF
Like a woman, a tractor cant have too many shoes.
I guess youre right! |
| ATF |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 20:46:36
Like a woman, a tractor cant have too many shoes. |
| thepatriot |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 18:47:31
I'm not sure what it's duty will be yet???If i get turf's i'll get the same tires it had.I have some new AG's front/rear.I may just have a set of both,i think that's a good idea!Also i have another set of correct front wheels,and some rears too not sure if they're the same width?What to do,what to do |
| ATF |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 18:21:35
Your not limited to just those two choices, Diamond stud all the way around, ATV tires from mild to aggressive os also another choice. You really need to figure out what your going to do with this tractor, Is it going to be a winter tractor, summer tractor or both. if it's to be both, you really need to think about two sets of tires OR using aggressive turf tires and fluid filling, wheel weights, and chains. Nice job |
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