Tractor Tire

For those of you who have wondered what happens when you have a flat tire on a tractor, fyi, you don’t take the tire and rim to a tire shop, the shop comes to you. Curtis Hildreth from Thomas Tire in Asheboro, North Carolina came to the farm to fix a leak on my old International. Before he could remove the tire from the rim and replace the tube, he had to pump out about 55 gallons of fluid. The “water” is in the tires to add weight and help provide traction. Air powered pumps and jacks helped, but pure muscle did most of the work.

(Photographs copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

2011 Tour de Lions

Misc images from this year’s Tour de Lions, the annual fund raiser for the Grays Chapel Lions Club. Proceeds from the race/ride fund the club’s work with the blind and visually impaired. This year brought a gorgeous day and a record number of riders.

(Photographs copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)