Tire tube update.
The tire shop made good on their word and installed a new tube. They received two and the best was one from Tractor Supply store. The valve stem was the same length but a bit narrow. Was able to cut a small piece of black rubber tubing and slide it down the valve stem to make up the difference at the wheel.
No longer NORS (Non Operational Readiness - Supply) or Maintenance.
OR rate now 100%.
Mule hub removal
- jjgray
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Hahaha! You sound like me!
When I had a flat, I called Bill Watson and bought a pair of tubes and they were here in a couple of days. Of course, the repaired tube is still holding up.
I'm probably dumb but I buy a couple of everything I've ever needed to buy.
BTW, I like the SS washer idea behind the wheels but I'm gonna wait for the next flat to try it.
Oh, lots of penetrating oil is what I used to get my lift links to rotate, the I siliconed the heck out of the orings and then greased them up a lot prior to re-assembly.
BTW 2 Has anybody tried those AirForce 15 ply forklift tires I scrounged up.
They have a slightly narrower footprint on the dirt but HEY, with that darned cactus out here, 15 ply sounds pretty good.
My best to all (Grasshopper hauling a bale of hay across the road? That sounds like a boll weevel to me?)
/john
ps: Did I misspell weevel?
I'm probably dumb but I buy a couple of everything I've ever needed to buy.
BTW, I like the SS washer idea behind the wheels but I'm gonna wait for the next flat to try it.
Oh, lots of penetrating oil is what I used to get my lift links to rotate, the I siliconed the heck out of the orings and then greased them up a lot prior to re-assembly.
BTW 2 Has anybody tried those AirForce 15 ply forklift tires I scrounged up.
They have a slightly narrower footprint on the dirt but HEY, with that darned cactus out here, 15 ply sounds pretty good.
My best to all (Grasshopper hauling a bale of hay across the road? That sounds like a boll weevel to me?)
/john
ps: Did I misspell weevel?
/john
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I'm a little confused about this washer thing. Are you talking about a washer under the lug nut, against the wheel, or on the wheel stud between the wheel rim and the hub? If it's between the wheel rim and the hub, I don't understand why you'd want to put anything there . If it's under the lug nut, then I understand, in fact, I installed hardened flat washers and used self-locking nylon insert nuts for the lug nuts, but only because my wheel rim holes were egg-shaped on a few of the holes.
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Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to talk to the assistant manager that worked this problem. I did speak to the manager and he was the one that told me it came from Tractor Supply.
Overall the tube must have fit pretty good. The valve stem is the right length but was a bit narrow for the valve stem hole in the wheel. I cut a small piece of rubber tubbing and pushed it down over the valve stem and it picked up the slack around the hole.
It seems to be holding up okay.
Overall the tube must have fit pretty good. The valve stem is the right length but was a bit narrow for the valve stem hole in the wheel. I cut a small piece of rubber tubbing and pushed it down over the valve stem and it picked up the slack around the hole.
It seems to be holding up okay.
Phil Bragg
2-1968 M274A5s
12-circa 1957 M274 Banthrico promo models
J. Sommer 1/6 scale RC Mule
2-1968 M274A5s
12-circa 1957 M274 Banthrico promo models
J. Sommer 1/6 scale RC Mule
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Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to talk to the assistant manager that worked this problem. I did speak to the manager and he was the one that told me it came from Tractor Supply.
Overall the tube must have fit pretty good. The valve stem is the right length but was a bit narrow for the valve stem hole in the wheel. I cut a small piece of rubber tubbing and pushed it down over the valve stem and it picked up the slack around the hole.
It seems to be holding up okay.
Overall the tube must have fit pretty good. The valve stem is the right length but was a bit narrow for the valve stem hole in the wheel. I cut a small piece of rubber tubbing and pushed it down over the valve stem and it picked up the slack around the hole.
It seems to be holding up okay.
Phil Bragg
2-1968 M274A5s
12-circa 1957 M274 Banthrico promo models
J. Sommer 1/6 scale RC Mule
2-1968 M274A5s
12-circa 1957 M274 Banthrico promo models
J. Sommer 1/6 scale RC Mule
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