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DIY tyre-fitting!

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When our 1952 Fordson Diesel Major needed new rear tyres, I contacted the people at British Rubber (I’d used them in 2019 to supply a pair of 12-4x36 Cultor rear tyres for my 1947 TVO Major, Land Utility). I placed the order and paid over the phone and, at 8am the following morning, the tyres were delivered to my house on a pallet!

The next job was to remove the wheels, so I started that by lifting the left side using my three-ton trolley jack on my

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