Tires Tire Woes

[fenneran]

I made the mistake of not realizing I had a flat this weekend on one of my rear wheels. I drove the rim into it and it is sliced. The tractor is a YMG 1800-D, which has 8.3-22's on the rear. Apparently (according to the good folks at Hoye), there is a national backlog of this particular tire. When and if it ever gets back into the supply flow, I found prices from $289-$480.

Anyone happen to have a used one laying around they would like to sell? I'm not hopeful, but multiple hundreds of dollars for a tire to be purchsed and mounted on this little tractor is quite a shock.

 

[kenmac]

Depending on how bad it's damaged, You can take to a tire shop that repairs large tires & they may be able to repair it. I use to repair large tires with a hot boot ( like a patch) & then install you'er tube. This was the way we did it back in the late 70's .There may be a better way these days .

 

[Egon]

Repair as mentioned or:

Lace the slice up with leather shoe laces, put a boot on the inside and then use a tube. Cheap and dirty but it has worked before.

 

[fenneran]

Yeah, I like these ideas much better than dishing out 300-400 for a new one. Will talk to some shops today.

 

[phatgemi]

Hmmmmmmmm, not sure if it would help, but Ebay has auction from Tucker
Tire in Tennessee with auction for two 8.3 x 22's. Not connected in any way but saw them. You may even be able to call store and see if they had a used one laying around. Good Luck.

 

[LMTC]

In all seriousness...if anyone has or finds a consistent source for 22" tires, whether 8.3 or 9.5, at a reasonable price (under $200), I would love to know about it. The 8.3s cost us over $300, and the 9.5 very close to $300. In fact, with shipping to us even the 9.5 is $300+.

 

[phatgemi]

Then he may want to jump on those two on ebay. They were 504 for the pair plus 70 shipping. That's a bit under 300 each delivered to your door. A lot for a tire to be sure.

 

[Kays Supply]

That is why I went to these industrials. They were about the same price as the stock including the wheels.

 

[Adam23]

Where did you get those industrial tires?

 

[Gizmo36]

Adam23 If you need tires for your tractor let me know .I can get them not for from you for 125$ I think that was the price he told me on my 2210.If you need them PM me