Sun Block Prolongs Implement Tire Life

Sun Block Prolongs Implement Tire Life TIRES/WHEELS Handling 19-5-33 "I was just sitting around one day with an old piece of inner tube when the idea struck me," says David Reinhardt, Hinsdale, Mont., about the "sun blocks" he makes for implement tires. "I can really tell the difference in how much longer tires last when compared to implements stored outside without any sun protection," Reinhardt says. " I don't think a tire will ever wear out if you cover it up. Reinhardt simply cuts inner tubes from rear tractor tires into 3 1/2-ft. sections with a tin snips, then lays the sections of inner tube over the tires on disks, planters and any other implements that sit outside. "Those tubes are pretty heavy and they don't blow away, so you don't have to fasten them down," he notes. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, David Reinhardt, Box 446, Hinsdale, Mont. 59241 (ph 406 364-2394).

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