Re: Dismounting old tractor tires

Posted by dej(JED) on July 21, 2005 at 05:34:59 from (66.212.143.210):

In Reply to: Dismounting old tractor tires posted by Mike from cny on July 20, 2005 at 21:48:41:

Mike-------I am going to assume that you have some tire bars. By removing the valve stem slightly, you will know if it has calcium in it. If it does have calcium you will need a hose and a barrel to catch the calcium in. Unscrew the calcium stem from the tube assembly.Take the tire off of the tractor.
Next get a wide board or metal ramp and set it on the top of the tire and rim assembly, as if you had made a ramp to the rim. I then use my pickup or another tractor to drive up the ramp. With the weight of the truck on the tire, the bead will more often than not break from the rim. Sometimes however a sledge is needed to wack the tire to get it to come down.
On a few occassions a sawsall will be needed on a very old tire and rim assembly. Once you break one side flip it over and break the other. Next with the stem side up, using a couple of tire bars, remove the one side of the tire. Next remove the tube . Now remove the other side of the tire and clean the rim before installing the new tire. Also when you air the new tire tube assembly up, wrap a chain around it and always work inside of the rim while airing it up. Be sure to check the rim and make sure it is good to use. Over the years they get weak and they have been known to blow to pieces often injuring the guy assembling them. I am 50 and I still do my own, but the 18.4 X 38's are getting to be a bit much.

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