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Scott(GA) 
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Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 7:41pm |
I have come across a couple of Model G rear tires that were purchased by the owner a long time ago. It may have been 30 years. At the moment they are in a storage area above his shop. They may have been stored there since he got them but I don't know.
The question is...
If these tires have been sitting somewhere for 30 years, can they still be used?
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BrianC,Ont
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Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 7:45pm |
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Take them to a tire shop and have a boot put in where the cracks are and use them. The G is not very heavy so I think they would be alright. If you change them yourself, there wont be much invested.
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arkfisher
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Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 8:05pm |
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awesome find!
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CTuckerNWIL
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Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 8:18pm |
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Better not waste your time Scott. Just set them aside and I'll haul them off for ya when I get back down to visit the inlaws. LOL You could drop them off at Peach State Ambulance for me. I need a set whenever I get my rims picked up from Larry.
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Gerald J.
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Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 8:20pm |
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They will be stiff and hard and so hard to mount, but if they survive that they may outlive modern tires.
Gerald J.
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CTuckerNWIL
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Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 8:20pm |
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The 14.9's on my 45 were bad weather checked when I bought the tractor in 1980. Still have the same tires on her and plowed snow Wed. with it.
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Eldon (WA)
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Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 8:20pm |
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Yeah I think they should be ok if they were out of the sun and don't have any cracks. They are only 2 ply, so it doesn't take much for one to let loose if they are cracked and the rubber is hardened.
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Scott(GA)
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Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 8:52pm |
Gerald,
This is what I'm concerned about.
Is there any way to know before a purchase has been made?
Best regards,
Scott
 Gerald J. wrote:
They will be stiff and hard and so hard to mount, but if they survive that they may outlive modern tires.
Gerald J.
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JoeM(GA)
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Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 8:52pm |
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standing up is not the way to store tires for long terms, but they should be OK.
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Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 8:56pm |
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If they are purchased, will any take-off's be available for sale? I need 1 to make my G moveable.
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Scott(GA)
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Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 9:04pm |
If purchased, they would be part of a package deal that would require their use on a tractor.
Best regards,
Scott
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Denis in MI
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Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 9:36pm |
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I think they will be fine, my dads WD has the original tires on it and my 38 B and my C have tires that look original since they only have the old size on them not the XX.X size
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