Bent a Wheel!

[AVIVIII]

I can't figure out how this would have happened just plowing snow in the driveway; nevertheless, here we are:



It will hold air at 30+PSI, but not below 10PSI.

The local alignment shop says they can straighten it out no problem. Worst case put a tube in.... We'll see!

 

[radios1]

what is that wheel made out of?? a good quality steel wheel should not have been bent like that!. whatever did that would have to compress the tire so much that the object hit the rim, very odd..

 

[MossRoad]

I can't figure out how this would have happened just plowing snow in the driveway; nevertheless, here we are:

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It will hold air at 30+PSI, but not below 10PSI.

The local alignment shop says they can straighten it out no problem. Worst case put a tube in.... We'll see!

Was that the outside rim on one of your duals or were you running singles at the time? Also, what PSI were you running at the time?

 

[3238dpw]

I remember running an old tractor style loader one time and I dropped the front wheel of the concrete slab I was working on. The edge of the concrete caught the rim as the tire slid down The drop was 6-8” and it did that only worse to the wheel. It actually started to tear the metal. Are there any drops next to your driveway? Food for thought

 

[SPYDERLK]

Did you get next to a curb or landscape timber?

 

[AVIVIII]

I was running duals. All at ~7psi, though that is a guess (I haven't figured out how to get a gauge or a chuck on the inners when they are on the tractor), they just felt about the same as the outers, which were at 7psi... Maybe I need a TPMS system.

It was the inside (tractor side) of the inner rear wheel. There is no concrete, rocks, or timbers around. I did plow out a drainage ditch along the road that put that wheel down, but there shouldn't have been any rocks or anything large enough in there to do that. Maybe something got plowed off the road that I picked up?

Just dropped the wheel off at the tire shop, should have it back after lunch!

 

[boomer1025]

I was running duals. All at ~7psi, though that is a guess (I haven't figured out how to get a gauge or a chuck on the inners when they are on the tractor), they just felt about the same as the outers, which were at 7psi... Maybe I need a TPMS system.

It was the inside (tractor side) of the inner rear wheel. There is no concrete, rocks, or timbers around. I did plow out a drainage ditch along the road that put that wheel down, but there shouldn't have been any rocks or anything large enough in there to do that. Maybe something got plowed off the road that I picked up?

Just dropped the wheel off at the tire shop, should have it back after lunch!

If I was you I'd run more then 7psi of pressure in the tires. I run all my vehicle tires at the max or just below the max rating on the sidewall of the tire.
You might want to check off something in this nature for balancing the air pressure in your duels.
Talon T-Valve Adapter For Tire Pressure System - Raney's Truck Parts
It wouldn't be hard to make your own setup.

 

[MossRoad]

I was running duals. All at ~7psi, though that is a guess (I haven't figured out how to get a gauge or a chuck on the inners when they are on the tractor), they just felt about the same as the outers, which were at 7psi... Maybe I need a TPMS system.

It was the inside (tractor side) of the inner rear wheel. There is no concrete, rocks, or timbers around. I did plow out a drainage ditch along the road that put that wheel down, but there shouldn't have been any rocks or anything large enough in there to do that. Maybe something got plowed off the road that I picked up?

Just dropped the wheel off at the tire shop, should have it back after lunch!

Hmm. I wouldn't have expected that on the inside of the inside. I would expect it more on the outside of the outside. Must have gotten up on something hard and pointy like a rock or chunk of concrete. Be careful that you don't find it the next time you mow!

Another thought, maybe it's been there for a long time and just let loose now? :confused3:

 

[MossRoad]

As for you getting a chuck on the inner valve stem....

My PT425 has stems on both the inner and outer sides of the rims. So I could check them from either side. Perhaps you could modify and do something similar.

As my tires lose their beads and deflate, I've been putting tubes in them with the tube stem to the outside (I don't have duals). I just have to remember never to air up the inside valve stems, as they go between the tire and the tube! :laughing:

 

[SpringHollow]

When I got my tractor, it looked like someone had repeatedly taken a sledge hammer to them. Carl can say the same thing.

Ken

 

[AVIVIII]

Another thought, maybe it's been there for a long time and just let loose now? :confused3:

Thats what I'm thinking. Last time I plowed it was super cold out, it could have been enough to drop the pressure way down and the bead came off. Honestly, with the outer wheel supporting it (and I only noticed when I stood on the tire to reach something) It could have happened anytime in the last 3-4 weeks...

My PT425 has stems on both the inner and outer sides of the rims...Perhaps you could modify and do something similar.

The mounting surface of the wheels are actually outboard of the wheel flange. Either way, I'd still never be able to get down between the tires. I told the tire guy to put a 90* metal stem on there, so maybe I can get it when it is at the very bottom.

 

[RegL]

I can't figure out how this would have happened just plowing snow in the driveway; nevertheless, here we are:

View attachment 592255

It will hold air at 30+PSI, but not below 10PSI.

The local alignment shop says they can straighten it out no problem. Worst case put a tube in.... We'll see!

Take my word. With these PT’S tubes are not worst case. Their best case. Took me to long to learn.

 

[SpringHollow]

I have not added air in years to my tires since I put the bullet proof sealer in mine - no tubes.

Ken

 

[4570Man]

I’ve seen several rims bent. We usually just beat them out with a hammer. I hate tires with tubes in them. When/if they leak down and you don’t notice or need to drive to the shop for air it usually breaks the valve stem off the tube.

 

[MossRoad]

I have not added air in years to my tires since I put the bullet proof sealer in mine - no tubes.

Ken

As Rosemary Clooney would say....

Come On-A My House... :laughing: