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     Super 55 |
I had the tires removed from my rims so I could clean the rims and replace the tubes and tires. I had 12-28s on the rear. When I clean up the rims I saw a stamping that said Firestone 10-28 1 55. Guess they were made January of 1955. I am really confused now as to how to purchase the right tire for the rims. Pardon me, but his is my first tractor and I'm going to ask lots of questions. Also, one tire had some calcium leaking. I took off all the rust and wire brushed the rim. I am going to have to weld a small repair where the stem comes through the rim. The inside has some pitting, sort of an orange peel effect where I removed the scale. Will I have to body fill those pits, or can I just leave it alone? Thanks for any info. | ||
| Chris Losey (Admin) |
Questions are not a problem. It's interesting that you ask about tires today. I just put a new 13.6-28 on my Father-in-law's tractor today. I'm going to do the other tomorrow. I'm letting the first one sit overnight to make sure it doesn't leak before I put the chloride back in. Anyhow.... I would put on 12.4-28's to replace the 12-28's. They are going to be roughly the same size. 11.2-28's would fit too, but are going to be narrower and a little shorter. If you liked the size that was on it before, the 12.4-28 is going to be the replacement tire. At some point in time, tire sizes, or at least the way they advertized them changed. The 12.4 would be the closest tire today. The 12.4 is basically the width of the tire. This measurement can vary some, since the bead will meet the rim where it is at. Of course, too wide of a tire and they look like ballons and could come off the bead and to narrow a tire and the bead of the tire doesn't mate up to the bead surface on the rim properly. You should be able to put a 12.4 tire on a 10 to 12 inch wide rim and have good results. The 28 is the diameter of the rim at the bead. This measurement has to be the same or the beads will never seat. Where ever you buy the tires from should be able to tell you the right size for your rims. I was looking for more info on Miller tire's home page, and the best thing to say is to go there. http://www.millertire.com and then click on 'How to Order/FAQ's. I think this will answer your tire size question better than I can. I would do something to protect the tube from that rough area. The front tires were filled on my Super 55, and of course, they leaked. I took a piece of old inner tube, cut a hole in it, and slipped it over the valve stem to protect the tube from the rough spot on the rim. Using a body filler should work good too. It easier to do something about it now than to fix a flat later. |
