Re: Busted my back fluid filled back tire.Easy fix

Posted by Weldon K on June 03, 2006 at 19:22:38 from (151.213.97.239):

In Reply to: Busted my back fluid filled back tire.Easy fix? posted by plumboy on June 03, 2006 at 18:19:37:

Toughest thing about changing a tractor rear tire is breaking the bead loose from the rim. If a bead breaking tool is available, the tire can be removed from the rim without removing the rim from the wheel. Either way, the fluid must be removed from the tire. Block wheel on opposite side of tractor. Jack up side with tire to be removed .Turn wheel until valve is at top and remove valve stem and attach adapter to valve and a garden hose going into a barrel.Rotate wheel to put valve stem at bottom. Fluid will flow into barrel.You may need to add some air pressure into the tire occasionally to get it to flow faster by blowing air into the drain hose with a blow gun. You could attach the drain hose to a PTO sprayer pump and pump the fluid out also. (You will need the pump to return the fluid into the tire after tire and tube are repaired.) Now the fun, wrestling the tire from the rim. I remove rim and tire from tractor , lay it on ground and break bead by pressing down on side of tire with a front loader bucket or using a piece of oak 2x10 layed up on side of tire and back another tractor rear wheel up the board ramp until the bead breaks loose. Flip the tire over and do other side. Using pry bars, work tire from rim, remove tube, repair or replace with new, reinstall tire on rim, reinstall rim to wheel, pump fluid back into tire, pressurize tire as necessary. I did one yesterday just like this. An 18.4/38.

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