Remounting front tire

[bmaverick]

Got lucky. Today I was 0.5 miles from a Mavvis tire, and while waiting on some guys got it remounted, with new valve stem. They didnt have a code for it, so I just have the tech $30 cash, and was done in 15 mins

SWEET, $30 is a deal at any tire place these days! My last time was $60+fees+tax.

The reason why I bought the H-F new style tire changer. It does those stiff tires very easily.

 

[2515R Dude]

Ones i had similar problem, went to Walmart tire shop, they did it in 2 minutes and did not want to take money

 

[vagem55]

You will find these useful when mounting tires to hold the bead in place while you work around the rim. Better than clamps and vice grips. Amazon.com: Hedume 4 Pack Tire Changer, Nylon Tire Bead Clamp Drop Center Tool, Universal Rim Pry Tire Changer Wheel Changing Helper Heavy Duty : Automotive

 

[Tinhack]

You guys can play with your HF toys but when real work needs done, I break out the real tools.

 

[LouNY]

You guys can play with your HF toys but when real work needs done, I break out the real tools.

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Real tool ????
Nice for your little tires.
Lets see you swing my Branson front tire up on that table 11.2-24 (300/80R24), or the NH fronts at 14.9-28.
And then we get to the rears

 

[paulsharvey]

With something like that, you better be doing a few dozen tires a year to pay for it, and personally, I dont want to do dozens of tires....

 

[Dr_Zinj]

Ive got a 27x8.5-15 R14 that apparently was low, and it came off wheel. Now, I have remounted a car tire in the past, but it was a real pain. I just spend about 1 hour fooling with this, any tricks?

I tired two large wrenches working around; I tried a bottle jack in 1 spot and working around with wrenches; i tried soaping to make it easier. Im not completely against taking it somewhere, but its Sunday, and i have a full week of work coming up,

I spun the tire off the wheel on the rear of my tractor a few winters ago. Tire was a bit low, and the sub zero temps deflated what was left. Beet juice makes getting good seal nearly impossible. Hosed it off and ended up taking the tire and wheel to a nearby truck tire place for them to remount it for me.

 

[eKretz]

The hardest part of getting a tire on with tire irons is holding the bead down on the side opposite that on which you're working the tire bead down over the rim edge. It needs to be low enough down on that opposite side so that it falls into the smaller diameter part of the inside of the wheel or it will be a right ******* to get on there. I do not have a tire changer, but I have used my backhoe's bucket in a pinch to push down on the opposite side of the bead while working a tire on, that works pretty good. I have also used one of those woodworking clamps strategically placed over the rim edge. You can sometimes use your foot if the tire isn't too stiff or low profile. The low profile ones are the worst.

 

[Tinhack]

Real tool ????
Nice for your little tires.
Lets see you swing my Branson front tire up on that table 11.2-24 (300/80R24), or the NH fronts at 14.9-28.
And then we get to the rears

It will handle up to a 15x24 wheel and up to a 41" tire. I don't have to swing anything. I have a tire lift for it--I just press a pedal. On the low end, it will do down to 10" wheels. Except for the rear tractor tires, it handles everything I have including my 305/60-R22 truck tires.

 

[Tinhack]

With something like that, you better be doing a few dozen tires a year to pay for it, and personally, I dont want to do dozens of tires....

The machines take the work out of it. It's down-right fun.

 

[Topzide]

Here's one for the smaller tires and wheels that won't break the bank! Under $400 on Ebay. 10" to 22" wheels.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

I had a low tire the other day, which I noticed about four feet too late.

Being lazy I decided to fix it on the spot. Would've been a lot more work without the bead blaster. Used a Milwaukee M18 compressor.

 

[Lena]

Ive got a 27x8.5-15 R14 that apparently was low, and it came off wheel. Now, I have remounted a car tire in the past, but it was a real pain. I just spend about 1 hour fooling with this, any tricks?

I tired two large wrenches working around; I tried a bottle jack in 1 spot and working around with wrenches; i tried soaping to make it easier. Im not completely against taking it somewhere, but its Sunday, and i have a full week of work coming up,

I have used vice grips. once you get the tire started on the rim, clamp the rim with the vice grips. This stops the tire from from sliding off the rim as you continue to work your way around putting the tire back on.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

 

[Jeff Pizzi]

Ive got a 27x8.5-15 R14 that apparently was low, and it came off wheel. Now, I have remounted a car tire in the past, but it was a real pain. I just spend about 1 hour fooling with this, any tricks?

I tired two large wrenches working around; I tried a bottle jack in 1 spot and working around with wrenches; i tried soaping to make it easier. Im not completely against taking it somewhere, but its Sunday, and i have a full week of work coming up,

I set my wheel and tire under my loader. A little pressure and it went right on. This was after I was quoted $60 to install a new valve. $14 and I had a valve and a valve tool.

 

[rockosocko]

The hardest part of getting a tire on with tire irons is holding the bead down on the side opposite that on which you're working the tire bead down over the rim edge. It needs to be low enough down on that opposite side so that it falls into the smaller diameter part of the inside of the wheel or it will be a right ******* to get on there. I do not have a tire changer, but I have used my backhoe's bucket in a pinch to push down on the opposite side of the bead while working a tire on, that works pretty good. I have also used one of those woodworking clamps strategically placed over the rim edge. You can sometimes use your foot if the tire isn't too stiff or low profile. The low profile ones are the worst.

Growing up on our farm we would wrap a chain around the circumference (or ratchet strap) to tighten in the center, forcing the walls to spread out. With some lube of some sort around the lips of the rim.
OR, just use the Brake cleaner and a match/lighter method.

 

[eKretz]

Growing up on our farm we would wrap a chain around the circumference (or ratchet strap) to tighten in the center, forcing the walls to spread out. With some lube of some sort around the lips of the rim.
OR, just use the Brake cleaner and a match/lighter method.

Different problem, but that is a good solution for after the tire is on the rim.

 

[Gregster613]

I had a low tire the other day, which I noticed about four feet too late.

Being lazy I decided to fix it on the spot. Would've been a lot more work without the bead blaster. Used a Milwaukee M18 compressor.View attachment 4595282View attachment 4595283

That happened to me on the front tire on my TYM on Wednesday, I don't have the bead seater tool but was able to just air it back up with my air compressor! I know -- I got lucky for once!! I now am reminded to check tire pressures every time I go to use the tractor.

 

[GrandpaSmurf825]

Growing up on our farm we would wrap a chain around the circumference (or ratchet strap) to tighten in the center, forcing the walls to spread out. With some lube of some sort around the lips of the rim.
OR, just use the Brake cleaner and a match/lighter method.

All good when that works. We had a rear tire go flat out a half mile from the nearest road along the corn field. We could get to it with the pickup since it was 4wd. First problem was it took 3 trips to round up everything needed to get it jacked up high enough to try reseating it. Finally after enlisting more help and a blaster tank we got it seated. Ratchet strap helped but this was whatever the metric equivalent to an 18.4-38 tire is. So if we had a high volume air source along with it we might have succeeded. We had a portable compressor running off a generator though. It has $5000 worth of new rubber all around now. Tractor tires are ridiculous anymore. That's not even a big tire. The 50" rim size is a bit more challenging.

 

[camshawn]

I have one front tire on our tractor that develops a rim leak (to many dents in the rim) once in a while. The strap trick sometimes helps to reseat the tire on the rim. I also will remove the valve stem to get more volume into the tire. Once the tire is seated, I just put the valve stem back in and inflate the tire to pressure.