Can't just retube that

   / Can't just retube that
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#21  
It doesn't take a ton of force, probably just a few hundred pounds, but it's more than you'll want to do without some leverage.
You're telling me! I stood a cinder block on end and was litterally jumping on it. In the end I propped the one side up on a jack stand and just stomped on it until it came free.

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   / Can't just retube that #23  
Did you use really old metal?
 
   / Can't just retube that
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#24  
Did you use really old metal?
Yes I did. About 10 years ago I found some steel sheets in the back field. just laying there, completely grown over. No idea how long they'd been there. I hit them with the wire wheel and cleaned them up and have used them for various projects. They're a bit thicker than 1/4".
 
   / Can't just retube that #25  
20 years or so ago I bought a manual tire changer from Homier/Harbor Freight. I made a bracket so it slipped into a receiver hitch as I didn't want to give up the floorspace permanently. That tool has paid for itself probably more times than any other tool that I own.
 
   / Can't just retube that #26  
The old bumper jacks worked great for this.
 
   / Can't just retube that #27  
20 years or so ago I bought a manual tire changer from Homier/Harbor Freight. I made a bracket so it slipped into a receiver hitch as I didn't want to give up the floorspace permanently. That tool has paid for itself probably more times than any other tool that I own.

I also made a receiver mount for my HF tire remover. I think eventually the wheel bolt hole pin broke, and I still need to repair it.

I did use it at least once on the road when I got a flat trailer tire, and discovered the spare tire rim had gone bad and wasn't holding air. Other times I could have used it, but didn't have it built yet.

I now have a shop tire changer which is much nicer to use.
 
   / Can't just retube that #28  
You "wrassled" the old tire off of there "by hand"?? Did you cut it off? Wasn't that a heavy-ply implement tire?

Can't tell what size that rim is, but I've found them on Marketplace (sometimes with usable tires on them) for $20 - $50. You've already got $200 worth of sweat into this one. And using old metal to match the finish shows maximum attention to detail!

Tell you what -- if I win a jacket in the giveaway, I'm going to send it straight to you! People would watch this on a reality show . . . No kidding, you could sell tickets! 😎
 
   / Can't just retube that #29  
BTW, now that you have nothing going on, whatever happened with your skidsteer re-power?
 
   / Can't just retube that
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#30  
You "wrassled" the old tire off of there "by hand"?? Did you cut it off? Wasn't that a heavy-ply implement tire?

Can't tell what size that rim is, but I've found them on Marketplace (sometimes with usable tires on them) for $20 - $50. You've already got $200 worth of sweat into this one. And using old metal to match the finish shows maximum attention to detail!

Tell you what -- if I win a jacket in the giveaway, I'm going to send it straight to you! People would watch this on a reality show . . . No kidding, you could sell tickets! 😎
I'm editing it into a video, here's the one removing the tire.

 

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