Re: Dismounting old tractor tires

Posted by T_Bone on July 21, 2005 at 05:39:32 from (4.240.42.58):

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

Hi Mike,

I use a wood splitting maul to bust the bead. Just put the wedge at the bead to wheel lip and tap once with a single jack, move 3" and repeat for about 18" and the outside bead will pop in. Repeat for the inside bead. You don't need to hit the wedge more than once as it won't do any good if you do. It moves the bead just slightly in each time you move the wedge so in about 12" or so you'll see the bead start move alot to the inside.

I then use a 12" crow bar to start the tire over the rim and use a 24" crow bar to hold the tire from slipping back in.

Pull the tube then work off the inside bead just like above. Reverse to reinstall.

I bought the crow bars at HD, china made and great quality steel for $8eh, then sand the edges round to keep from tearing the tire or tube. Also sand the wedge round. So far I haven't used the 24" bar other than holding the tire as the 12" bar is much easier to work.

Why do I change mine? They wanted $75 a tire to come out here and changing a tire was much easier than taking off a wheel, driving for a hour, waiting an hour for the fix, then reinstalling.

Takes me about 1hr from start to finish to patch a tube and I'm crippled up.

T_Bone

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