Removing the fronts

marcusmerritt · Jul 12, 2018

Ford 2000; 3 cyl gas and diesel....Went out this evening to swap out the new rims and tires off the gasser and to put them on the diesel but the rims on the gasser seem to be stuck (yes, I did remove the lug nuts). Took one of the diesel fronts off and it came off just fine. Before I go whanging away with a large hammer, wanted to see if there is a secret way to remove the rim/tire from the gasser. I'm assuming that there is just a tight fit of the rim onto the hub but figured you guys on the forum might have come across this problem before and would have sage advice. Thanks.

Bern · Jul 12, 2018

I ran across this same issue the other day with the rear tire of an old dairy tractor. I had a bottle jack between the inside of the tire and
the 3-point arm, putting as much pressure as I dared on it (thought I was going to unseat the bead), and it still would not pop. I finally
took a big sledge and hit the axle flange as hard as I could with the bottle jack still pushing. It finally popped. Note that I still had one
lug bolt partially screwed on so that it would not land in my lap when it broke loose, as the tire was almost as tall as I am, and filled
with solution.

marcusmerritt · Jul 12, 2018

Ah! excellent sage advice. Thanks.

marcusmerritt · Jul 12, 2018

Just went out to ponder the jack pushing the tire off the hub and gave it one swift kick before retiring for the night. Popped right off! Problem solved, at least on the fronts. Not sure if the rears will come off easily or not but will keep the jack solution in mind. Thanks.

Tom in TN · Jul 12, 2018

Marcus,

I have a 1973 Ford 2000 3 cylinder gas. I do a lot of bush hogging on my farm and I also have a lot of bois d'arc (bodock) trees on my farm. I get thorns in my front tires way too often. I always have a hard time getting the front wheels off the spindles. I wire brush and lubricate the rims and the spindles every time I have a wheel off, but it doesn't seem to help a thing.

I end up using a long crowbar between the tire and anything stationary in the front end to work the tire off the spindle. Yank on the crowbar, turn the wheel a little bit, yank on the crowbar, turn the wheel a little, etc. until the wheel finally comes off. Not the best way, but eventually I get the wheel(s) off.

Good luck.

Tom in TN

marcusmerritt · Jul 13, 2018

The new front tires I'm putting on the diesel are filled with 5 gallons each of WW fluid for ballast. I forgot how heavy 5 gallons of liquid plus rim and tire have become. Clearly, I'm gonna need some serious help swapping out the rears because rears on both tractors are filled. Lots of weight and cumbersome.

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