Slightly bent rime - tube candidate?

[newbury]

My M4700 needs new front tires to replace the dry-rotted ones, best price I've found for the 9.5x22's from a local dealer was about $300@.

BUT - one rim is slightly bent (disc is fine). They want about $400 for the rim.

I'm thinking tube the tire for $85 instead of replacing the rim?

Does this make sense? Any problems to be aware of?

I don't expect to use the tractor for more than a few hundred hours per year.

 

[mfreund]

That is what I did to my slightly tweaked rim.

 

[whis]

hammer it out

 

[2458n]

Go to a real tire store and they will tell you who can repair the rim. Google rim repair and search for someone in your area. If it is not real bad put a tube in it. Check a tractor bone yard. It is easier to get this stuff now because of the net.

 

[newbury]

Turned out to be a non-issue. Worker bees figured they could hammer it out and when I told the sales guy I wanted a tube he said they ALWAYS install a tube and that was included in the quoted price.

Go to a real tire store and they will tell you who can repair the rim. Google rim repair and search for someone in your area. If it is not real bad put a tube in it. Check a tractor bone yard. It is easier to get this stuff now because of the net.

About 3 years ago I called about EVERY REAL tire store in the area. The ONLY tractors they dealt with were the type pulling 55' trailers down the interstate.