makoman

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First off, I do have wood blocks next to the jack.
OK, got this far and tire will not come off. Tube is out. Loaded it with dish soap, worked 2 irons and small sledge.
Its not budging. Worked on it off the tractor also with milk crate under center.
Any tricks?
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Use two irons and pull back and down on the tire and pull away from the tractor. If you have help then have the help hit the tire right at the rim so it will then slip off.
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Clamp a pair of vice grips next to where your bar is , then work your bars around the rim. You need to stop the bead from following your bars.
 
I have a cheat method that I have been using with great success recently.

I prefer to work the tire off the tractor. Once I get the tire dismounted that much, with a gap
between tire and rim I wrap a strap around the tire, through the gap you have with the bars. Then I use
another strap around the rim and pull opposite directions. I usually anchor the rim to a stationary
tractor and the tire to our forklift or loader tractor. I find if I can pull near horizontal with the
rim, and pull as steeply downwards on the tire it pulls right off. LUBE IT WELL. GO VERY SLOW. Steady
pressure and it rolls right off. Make sure the bottom bead is in the deepest well of the rim and closest
to the lip you are pulling it off.
 
I use all the advice,two tire irons,ratchet strap,vice grips and lots of lube.. BTW, a hot day helps too.(more flex)
 
Thanks guys...I finally got it. Used the vice grips and more soap. I put a short 2x4 between the tire and the irons for more pressure on the tire. Pry, pry, sledge, sledge, pry....
Thanks!
 
(quoted from post at 17:49:46 02/10/16) I have a cheat method that I have been using with great success recently.

I prefer to work the tire off the tractor. Once I get the tire dismounted that much, with a gap
between tire and rim I wrap a strap around the tire, through the gap you have with the bars. Then I use
another strap around the rim and pull opposite directions. I usually anchor the rim to a stationary
tractor and the tire to our forklift or loader tractor. I find if I can pull near horizontal with the
rim, and pull as steeply downwards on the tire it pulls right off. LUBE IT WELL. GO VERY SLOW. Steady
pressure and it rolls right off. Make sure the bottom bead is in the deepest well of the rim and closest
to the lip you are pulling it off.

My preferred method also. Let the machinery do the work!
 
(quoted from post at 19:43:58 02/10/16) Thanks guys...I finally got it. Used the vice grips and more soap. I put a short 2x4 between the tire and the irons for more pressure on the tire. Pry, pry, sledge, sledge, pry....
Thanks!

I find 26 to 30 inch tires are the worst, especially if they are on spin-out rims! The 34-38" drop center rims are a piece of cake.
 
As I've told you guys dish soap AIN'T slick enough. If you are going to do rears, get yourself
some Bowes Big Blue tire mounting slickum, next best thing is NAPA slickum. We bought the Bowes
Big Blue by the case, several cases each month. We would have bought it by the 55gallon drum but
was afraid the plastic jugs wouldn't last more than 1 or 2 refills in the service truck.
 
Dish soap doesn't cut it for that stuff... Myres Skid or some Murphys tire soap worked into a lather... Bigger bar may also help. Clamp it with a Vise Grip so it doesn't chase you around the wheel and two bars should pop it right off.

Rod
 
You need to do what is called cutting the tire off the rim.

Where you have the tire spoon between the rim and the tire place a pair of vise grips to hold the bead away from the rim.

Slip your tire spoon next to the vise grips and let it lay across the rim with the end towards the tractor.

using a hammer tap the spoon down sideways along side the rim and bead and carefully work the tire off the rim.

Use plenty of lube/soap
 

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