Not sure what to do next

I've been looking around for a decent set of rear tires for my WD 45 for a while now.  My dad has looked across half of two states and all he found were old worn out tires that weren't worth trying to put on the rims.
So, I bought a parts tractor a couple weeks ago.  It has a decent set of 14x9 tires on it plus several other good parts.  I had a tractor collector that I know haul it for me last week but now I'm not sure I did myself a big favor.  I was going to just swap the tires and rims from this tractor to mine and be done with it.  But the tires have had fluid in them so the rims are pretty soft for a few inches on either side of the valve stems.  One tire is holding air and still has the fluid in it.  The other is going to need a new tube and has sat flat for a while.  I know it has some sidewall cracking but the guy that hauled it thinks I can save it and be fine.  So now I'm not sure how to proceed.  The rims on my tractor are fine, which makes me want to take the whole mess to the tire shop and let them sort it out.  But the fluid kind of caught me off guard a little.  Also, I wonder if the flat tire will hold up to being taken off one rim and put on another like that.  I havent' had a chance to air it up yet to see how bad it really is.  I guess I'm just looking for some opinions on what to do here.  I'll try and get some pictures in a couple days if I can.  Also, is there such a thing as an affordable tire option out there?  I'm just trying to get a usable set of tires without going bankrupt.
Thanks,
Brad

Brad,

Edited by Sugarmaker - 11 Nov 2019 at 6:04pm

That's pretty much where I'm at right now as well.  The guy that was helping me knows his stuff so I'm confident that if he says they can work they will.  He told me to get some stuff called windshield sealant and use on that crack.  I guess he's done it before and had really good results.  He has actually bought the tractor from me when I'm done with it.  I paid three hundred dollars for it, the motor is seized but I bought it for the sheet metal and tires.  He decided he wanted it for his own project before we even loaded it.  So he's letting me have the rear tires, chains, and wheel weights along with a couple other odds and ends off of it.  Plus he's bringing me a better hood, fenders, and a couple other parts I needed.  He's really a great guy, he's helped me a lot in the past.  He really wants this tractor too, because he's giving me my three hundred dollars and he said he'll bring me a good wide front to put on my tractor.  So I think I'll take off the donor tires and rims and haul them to the tire shop along with my tractor.  They can deal with them because like Chris said, I don't have the time, energy, tools, or place to mess with them.  They can put my old tires on the donor rims so he's got tires on that tractor when he comes to load it.  It's a lot of hassle but that's kind of the way things work around here.  
Later,
Brad

black flex seal works also.

What size, Larry B?

Thanks for the tip, I'll give that a try!

If you have a tire shop in your area that uses Bowes tire repair products, they have a product in a tube made especially for this purpose. We used it for close to 20 years in my tire shop. I have been around a lot of guys that replace windshields and have not seen anything that would be as perminat as the Bowes products.

I got some time this afternoon to mess with the parts tractor and had some decent results.  I got the chains taken off and got the bolts holding the weights to loosen up.  The left tire actually looks okay, all things considered.  The flat one on the right surprised me and didn't turn out to be as bad as I thought.  What I thought was a crack was just a place where a layer of the tire came off.  No cracking that I could see from the outside.  At this point if I can get them fixed I think they will work, but it remains to be seen.  At least I'm more hopeful.  They appear to still be somewhat soft and pliable so maybe they can be worked with some.  Hopefully I can get it to work, they are still a good set of tires, not much wear on them.  I think I'll start checking with the local tire places in a week or so to figure out what I'm gonna do.  If I can figure out exactly what product he used I will post it on here.  Thanks again for all the advice.  
Later,
Brad
P.S.  What is a set of tire chains to fit the 14x9's worth?  I know the value of tire chains is directly related to how bad you need them at the time but I'm not sure I am going to keep them.  There's a guy at work who is interested in them and i'm just not sure what to ask for them if I decide to sell them.  I know I should hang on to them just because but I don't think I'd ever use them.  My tractor isn't the snow mover and we don't have livestock to feed in the winter.  I just don't think I need chains for hayfield work.  Besides, I may need the money to help finish this project. 

I paid $25 for a set of chains at an auction. They fit 16.9x28 and were the good criss cross design..... someone stole them before I got them loaded up.... lesson learned

Just buy new tires and get it over with. If you want play the tractor game you gotta pay.