Takes awhile to graduate from Rookie status

Just had to share my recent experience in buying a new rear rim for my TO30 at a local tire shop to replace a calcium eaten rim that was on there.

Tire shop dismounts the 12.4 x 28 tire and shows me the rim is not salvageable. They'll order me a new rim. I mention it's a 9" rim but it's noisy and busy in there and he says he'll handle it.

I pick it up a few days later and things don't look right. I trailer the wheel home, roll it next to the tractor..... Arrrgh !!!!! it's an 11" rim.

They tell me that's what the computer says a 12.4 goes on. I tell them they did not have computers in those days. (Actually I didn't say that but I wish I'd thought of it then)

They said they can't get 9" rims. I mentioned they are all over the internet.

Ok, they get the 9" rim. Dismount the tire from the 11" and mount it on the 9".

I get it home..... they didn't ask me what side of the tractor the tire came off of and I didn't think to tell them...... So guess what...... the tire tread direction is wrong !!!! I now have 2 left wheels :)

I'm a veteran now !!! If there ever is another time I need to get tires/rims messed with by the local tire shop..... I'll know what to say up front and then I'll watch em like a hawk :)
 
I once scared off a potential buyer who noticed I had mounted both in wrong direction after rim painting. lol
 
Got a neighbor who mounted both his new rear tires on backwards. I ask why and he said they would last longer. Got his pickup stuck and tractor wouldn't pull it out just spin. Well they will last on his Belarus and he's 84. LOL
 

I had my rear tires replaced on my TEA 20 ten years ago. The tire shop wanted to make sure they did not make THAT screw-up. Check out the arrows, still there after all that time. :roll: I guess I need to get out the paint can. Kind of tired of looking at them. :lol:
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