He Replaces Farm Wagon Tires With Used 16-in. Pickup Tires

He Replaces Farm Wagon Tires With Used 16-in. Pickup Tires TIRES/WHEELS Miscellaneous 28-6-36 Hebert Wodtke, Loogootee, Ill.: "I replace farm wagon tires with used 16-in. pickup tires. I like tires with 8-ply or more. Rather than buy tubes, I use a liberal amount of talc seed lubricant in each tire and on each bias tube. I always inflate to the recommended pressure, and I mount my own tires. I install a grease zerk in the dust cap on each wagon wheel. It makes lubing wheels a much quicker job. In more than 40 years of farming, I've accumulated more than 23 grain wagons. Most of them are 165 bu. or smaller. "I believe in preventative maintenance, so whenever a motor vehicle reaches 16 years of age I start checking prices for a replacement radiator even if there's nothing wrong with the one I already have. In my opinion, a total replacement is less expensive than repairing the original radiator. I don't want problems on the road, and the cost for a tow bill will go a long way toward the cost of a new replacement radiator. If you replace a radiator before it develops problems, you can do it when you have time - not on the road in a panic."

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