Bird
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Does anyone know whether we have Trilex wheels in the USA? I don't remember ever seeing anything like that.
Mounting a tire
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Egon
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I've never seen one but then there is much I have not seen!
We used to have wooden wheels with metal tyres on farm wagons that were on the same principle though.
We used to have wooden wheels with metal tyres on farm wagons that were on the same principle though.
patrick_g
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Bedlam, Luckily you weren't hurt. The tongue mounted spare on one of my trailers blew up. Looked like it had been dynamited. Luckily I wasn't near it but I sort of wish I could have been around (at a safe distance) to see what happened.
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RobJ
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If you have done this before you learn the well thing real fast...ok sometimes slow. No matter what the tire they are easy to put on if you keep the bead in the wel and use some soapy water to help slide it on or seal the bead. Sometimes it is hard to keep the bead in the well. But no one mentioned my method for removing a tire. Actually the hardest part IMO. Yep I remember guys busting the bead with that sledge, 4 pound hammer and chisel. I use something a bit easier...and heavier. Usually only have to turn it once to get the other side. I did the 4 atv tires (6 ply Mud Lites gong back on) in about 40 minutes total. About 15-20 to replace the Tube on the L.
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Eric_Phillips
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Bird and Iron Horse,
I have what I guess are split rim wheels that came off a manure spreader. I bought new tires since the old ones are quite rotten. I want to remove the tires and clean up the rims before I have someone who knows what they are doing mount the new tires. How do I go about removing the ring and can I clean the rust off and paint the rims and split ring?
I have what I guess are split rim wheels that came off a manure spreader. I bought new tires since the old ones are quite rotten. I want to remove the tires and clean up the rims before I have someone who knows what they are doing mount the new tires. How do I go about removing the ring and can I clean the rust off and paint the rims and split ring?
Bird
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Rob, I never used your method of breaking the bead loose when I was working in a shop or service station doing tire work, but I've used it more than once on my own tires at home.
Eric, you need to remove the valve core to completely deflate the tire, then break the bead loose from the rim as with any kind of wheel. Now the question is whether you have a split rim or a split ring wheel. If it's a split rim; i.e., two pieces approximately the same size and solid circles, you pry them apart in the middle. If it's a split ring; i.e., just the bead of the rim and is just what its name says, a steel ring that is broken in one spot. there should be a visibly "notch" near the split to start with your pry bar and work your way around. Most of our cleaning of rust was done with a good sized wire brush, but if you have a wire wheel on a heavy duty drill or angle grinder, that should be faster.
Eric, you need to remove the valve core to completely deflate the tire, then break the bead loose from the rim as with any kind of wheel. Now the question is whether you have a split rim or a split ring wheel. If it's a split rim; i.e., two pieces approximately the same size and solid circles, you pry them apart in the middle. If it's a split ring; i.e., just the bead of the rim and is just what its name says, a steel ring that is broken in one spot. there should be a visibly "notch" near the split to start with your pry bar and work your way around. Most of our cleaning of rust was done with a good sized wire brush, but if you have a wire wheel on a heavy duty drill or angle grinder, that should be faster.
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Boy.. wish I had read this thread before I started my own ill fated tire repair project.
I just hate having to depend on someone else and I was hoping to be able to get some work done on the tractor this weekend.
I broke the bead with a couple pry bars. My huge mistake was that I figured I could take a look to see if there was something around the valve that might be leaking that I could just tighten... WITHOUT unloading the tires!... big mistake as you can imagine.
I've left the project for now with about 1/3 the bead over the rim. Figure there is no point in me trying to put it back. Valve is still accessible. I figure when the tire guy gets here on Tuesday the first thing he will want to do is unload the darn thing and then get the tire and tube off the rim. I'll suggest that he bring over a new tube as I'm pretty sure I put another hole in the darn thing while trying to pry the bead over the rim :-(
Probably my last project to do with tires. Pretty daft of me to try to go at it without getting much advice or thinking it through. LIve and learn I guess.
I just hate having to depend on someone else and I was hoping to be able to get some work done on the tractor this weekend.
I broke the bead with a couple pry bars. My huge mistake was that I figured I could take a look to see if there was something around the valve that might be leaking that I could just tighten... WITHOUT unloading the tires!... big mistake as you can imagine.
I've left the project for now with about 1/3 the bead over the rim. Figure there is no point in me trying to put it back. Valve is still accessible. I figure when the tire guy gets here on Tuesday the first thing he will want to do is unload the darn thing and then get the tire and tube off the rim. I'll suggest that he bring over a new tube as I'm pretty sure I put another hole in the darn thing while trying to pry the bead over the rim :-(
Probably my last project to do with tires. Pretty daft of me to try to go at it without getting much advice or thinking it through. LIve and learn I guess.
Eagleview
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Any experience is a learning experience , it's all good
Eric_Phillips
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Thanks Bird. These have split rings. The gaping holes from rot have taken care of letting the air out. Since the rings are rusty should I hit them with a hammer to help break them loose before prying on them? So if I clean them up and get some primer and equipment paint from TSC I should be OK?
Bird
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Eric_Phillips said:
Eric, knowing how dangerous those things can be, I'm leary of giving much advice without actually seeing what we're working on (seeing it in person, in fact); however, yes, if it were me I'd probably tap on them with a hammer first to jar things loose a bit, and then once they're apart and thoroughly cleaned, primed, and painted, they'll probably be good. But before I painted them, I'd want to inspect them carefully. How much has rusted off the "lip" of the ring that fits into the wheel rim? In other words, is it still solid and will it hold when you put it back together. That's really one that should be aired up in a cage. And on the parts where metal fits to metal; i.e., the ring to the wheel, personally, I wouldn't want paint that might make it slick enough to come apart.
