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RLFox 07-21-2012 20:29:51 208.82.108.138 Report to Moderator	Had a tube burst the other day in rear tire, causing the fluid to leak out into the wheel and outside of the wheel. So now I need to break the bead, replace or repair the tube, and rinse the interior and exterior. Any advice on how to break the bead on the tire, what tools to use? (using hand tools due to budget) and any advice on how best to nuetralize the fluid that got on the wheel so it doesn't corrode the wheel further? Thanks! [Reply]   [No Email]
RLFox 07-30-2012 16:04:24 208.82.108.138 Report to Moderator	Re: 4020 rear tire advice needed in reply to RLFox, 07-21-2012 20:29:51   Thank you all for the advice. the handy man jack and talcum powder worked great! [Reply]  [No Email]
David S. 07-23-2012 13:04:22 68.224.190.128 Report to Moderator	Re: 4020 rear tire advice needed in reply to RLFox, 07-21-2012 20:29:51   I had to have this done about two years ago. If you take the tire off the tractor and do not have a loader to stand it back up or get it back on the axle your dealing with several hundred pounds. I think a payed about $135 for on the road service call, tube and labor to change on a 16.9 x 38 tire, instead of killing myself trying to beat the tire off and on. [Reply]  [No Email]
RLFox 07-22-2012 12:46:54 208.82.108.138 Report to Moderator	Re: 4020 rear tire advice needed in reply to RLFox, 07-21-2012 20:29:51   Thank you all. God bless [Reply]  [No Email]
2520-4010 07-22-2012 07:36:46 184.189.156.2 Report to Moderator	Re: 4020 rear tire advice needed in reply to RLFox, 07-21-2012 20:29:51   To start, jack the tractor up so that the tire clears the ground. I use the drawbar support for the jacking point. A big hydraulic jack works best....two works better. I've done this a few times.....easiest for me. Take a handyman jack (sometimes called a hi-lift jack, or man killers) and put the base against the inside bead, laying the other end on the drawbar. Jack against the drawbar...that makes the base push against the bead. About four strokes of the jack and it's off. For the outside bead, I back my pickup up to the tire and let the tailgate down, using it for something to lay the jack on and to jack against. Put the base against the outside bead and start jacking. Another four strokes of the jack and you're done with breaking the beads down. I use tire spoons and tire tools to remove the tire. Use the weight of the tire to help do the work. Take care not to pinch the tube as you put the tire back on. Good luck! [Reply]  [No Email]
Gene Gauss 07-22-2012 06:33:23 67.252.8.32 Report to Moderator	Re: 4020 rear tire advice needed in reply to RLFox, 07-21-2012 20:29:51   I've dismounted and mounted tractor (and backhoe) rear tires with simple tire irons and brute force with the wheel off the machine and flat on the ground. To clean it, I'd flush and flush, and flush with water to get rid of the calcium chloride, then after it was good and dry, paint the inside of the rim. On one I did that was rusted, I sandblasted it clean, then primed and painted it with spray cans. Make sure you use plenty of talcum powder on the new tube so that it slips around to a good settled position as you air it up. It might be a good idea to inflate and deflate it a couple of times before you put it back on the tractor and reload it. [Reply]  [No Email]
scotc 07-25-2012 19:36:50 75.235.159.130 Report to Moderator	Re: 4020 rear tire advice needed in reply to Gene Gauss, 07-22-2012 06:33:23   Never put a tube in a tire and run it without at least one deflation. [Reply]  [No Email]
F-I-T 07-22-2012 06:28:43 184.6.240.123 Report to Moderator	Re: 4020 rear tire advice needed in reply to RLFox, 07-21-2012 20:29:51   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see See if you can rent a Bead-Cheata tool. I bought one back they were about $150, and it has not failed me. [Reply]  [No Email]
Carl NY 07-23-2012 10:17:03 64.179.15.192 Report to Moderator	Re: 4020 rear tire advice needed in reply to F-I-T, 07-22-2012 06:28:43   Fit. I agree on it being a very handy piece of equipment. They sold them here in NY @ Empire Farm Days. Haven't seen them available in some time around here. [Reply]  [No Email]
Mike M 07-22-2012 04:38:20 70.194.9.61 Report to Moderator	Re: 4020 rear tire advice needed in reply to RLFox, 07-21-2012 20:29:51   I used to lay them on the ground and with a helper use a block of wood and a loader bucket and push down on them going all around the bead. I have also used tire irons and a thin wide chisel that i think was made for splitting bricks. It slips down in by the rim to get the bead moving. [Reply]  [No Email]