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Smallholding => Equipment => Topic started by: wolfman99 on July 15, 2019, 04:29:21 pm

Title: Old NH baler tyre
Post by: wolfman99 on July 15, 2019, 04:29:21 pm

Hi, I'm a newbie on here... :wave:
I have an old New Holland 377 baler....it's great, runs like clockwork but I need new tyres.....one side is ok and available but the other side is an 8.50 x 12 which people tell me is no longer made.....after lots of phoning around talking to various people and scouring ebay I've hit the buffers....
Can anyone help or suggest a solution?

Title: Re: Old NH baler tyre
Post by: Rupert the bear on July 17, 2019, 10:10:57 pm

Just take it to tyre fitter and ask for a 12” tyre and tube to fit.
If you want a 8.5 x 12  be prepared to pay over a hundred pounds.
12” budget tyre will do just as well.

Ps don’t bother getting  it  balanced!,

Title: Re: Old NH baler tyre
Post by: oor wullie on July 20, 2019, 09:09:55 pm

I needed a new tyre for my NH 276 (can't remember the size).  Visited a few tyre places before one said "leave it with me I'll find something".  A few day later I had an old trye off a campervan fitted.  More or less the right size with a few mm of tread (I had told the guy it will only ever drive at 5mph on a field) and I was only charged £15 for fitting it (tyre was free).

You just need something with close to the right diameter (and the correct rim size).

Title: Re: Old NH baler tyre
Post by: wolfman99 on July 22, 2019, 07:58:16 pm

Thanks guys.....I've taken your advice and am having the nearest available fitted.....it'll be slightly smaller diameter but should do the job.