I hear you guys about local shops. Ours is high too. They don't do rear tractor tires at all. I think split rims are over $100 now. There are lots of 2T farm trucks around here still running them.
About 15 years ago I had a guy take the liquid out of a tire for me. He kept it to reuse and still charged me $50. Most of the older guys would suck it out for free if you let them keep it, because they could sell it and charge to put it in a tire. I've done all my own tire work since.
A Harbor Freight tire changer and a couple of these spoons will do the tires on a Cub Cadet fairly easy.
Tire changer
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