Another 3 pt. stabilizer failure story

[Happy Gilmore]

Well, got it all put back together and finished up the hogging. No permanent damage to the tire - at least in respect to the beads sealed and it held air throughout the evening. However, I was a little shocked by the charge from tire store. I took the wheel off and took it to the tire guy, he installed a $10 new valve stem but charged $60 for the entire repair. That seemed like a lot but he said that was the going rate for a 24" tractor tire. Hopefully, that's the last flat I have for awhile.
I rewelded the stabilizer with some additional stiffeners - I would have pictures but I'm a bit ashamed how bad my welds looks. Crappy HF welder along with limited talent on my part will usually result in something functional but not very pretty. Becoming a better welder is one of the many "to do's" on my personal improvement list.

Nothing to be ashamed of, throw us a pic

 

[Zebrafive]

I'll bet they had to break the tire down by hand to install the new stem. I would not consider $60 high.
My first flat on a 28" tire maybe 20yrs ago was about $60. The next two maybe 5-7 years ago were $150-175

 

[ovrszd]

Yeah, I didn't think that was high either. If it was so easy, maybe the OP should have gotten the stem and installed it himself??

As for the welding, no worries about quality. I show off junk all the time.

My concern would be that you believe the stabilizer to have broken because of a poor weld. Now admittedly, you've put it back together with a poor weld. Seems odd to me, but hopefully it'll work.