Tires Tire Woes

fenneran · Nov 1, 2006

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 · Nov 1, 2006

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 · Nov 2, 2006

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 · Nov 2, 2006

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

phatgemi · Nov 2, 2006

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 · Nov 2, 2006

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 · Nov 2, 2006

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 · Nov 2, 2006

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

Adam23 · Nov 3, 2006

Where did you get those industrial tires?

Gizmo36 · Nov 3, 2006

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

Kays Supply · Nov 4, 2006

I have a tire store close that handles construction and farm tires. These are large skid steer tires. There were some on Ebay a couple of days ago. Hey Wheel made the rims for me. I later had them make front rims and put industrials on the front.

fenneran · Nov 13, 2006

Here's an update guys. I finally was able to get the tire off and down to my local tire store. They deal in "street" tires as well as truck and ag tires. He took one look and pronounced it unfixable. There is a good sized rip about halfway down the sidewall that extends for probably 24-30 inches. (about 2 -3 inches away from the rim)

So, it looks like I'm going to have to buy the two that Tucker has for sale on Ebay. I can't find another one in the whole country.

Before I press the "Buy" button and commit to almost $600, I'll plea one more time to see if any of you all know of any others available.

fenneran · Nov 13, 2006

Update to the update.

Believe it or not, I actually found a local dealer who has two! They are $262 a piece, so I am a very happy camper

Going to get it mounted tomorrow.

gb19711 · Nov 13, 2006

Great job Frank!

Never give up!!

Greg

vicwalk · Nov 13, 2006

You are very fortunate indeed. My YM3110D takes 12.4 -26 rear tires. And they are starting to look pretty bad. I can't find these anywhere. If anyone knows of a set, please let me know. I keep checking eBay, no luck.

VW

fenneran · Nov 14, 2006

Where are you located VicWalk? I can give you the number of the guy here in VA who had mine. They said: "if it rolls, we can get it"

blackd · Nov 15, 2006

Too bad, I have a set of 11.2 X 24 rice tires sitting in my basement. They are free! Anyone need them? PM me.

vicwalk · Nov 15, 2006

Fenneran, thanks for the reply. I am in Arizona but I would be willing to talk to anyone about the possibilities of finding a set of tires for my tractor. You can post here or PM me if you wish. Thanks, VW

fenneran · Nov 16, 2006

Sure. Here is the contact info:

CC Rosen & Sons Tire
Rt 11
Mt. Crawford, VA 22841
800-296-8473
http://www.rosentire.com/aboutustmplt_frames.html

DavidT2 · Nov 16, 2006

Vicwalk,
According to the YM3110D parts book, another tire/wheel combination that was used is 12.4/11-28. My 3110D has this size wheel and tire. This tire size seems to be more readily available. Perhaps, you could contact some of the Yanmar dealers to see if they have a parts tractor or can get that size rim and tire for you.

David