Tires Tubes in front tires

[cqaigy2]

Carl,

I believe that all the PT's should be able to do that. It's like the see-saw effect. If you can raise the front wheels off the ground about 6 to 10 in, you then you place a piece of a 8x8 or larger under the hydraulic tank and then let the front down. If you have more weight on the front, then it will raise the back wheels.

That's how ive done it with my 422.

 

[KentT]

Carl,

I believe that all the PT's should be able to do that. It's like the see-saw effect. If you can raise the front wheels off the ground about 6 to 10 in, you then you place a piece of a 8x8 or larger under the hydraulic tank and then let the front down. If you have more weight on the front, then it will raise the back wheels.

JJ is correct -- at least on my older style 425. As long as I can get the timbers behind the hydraulic tank, it'll tilt forward enough to get the back wheels off the ground. I've done it more than once...

Another added benefit of doing this is that it essentially prevents trying to balance the rear of the PT on the head of a jack, while the PT is trying to oscillate on you. This solidly lifts both sides, without it "wobbling" from side to side...

 

[cqaigy2]

Another added benefit of doing this is that it essentially prevents trying to balance the rear of the PT on the head of a jack, while the PT is trying to oscillate on you. This solidly lifts both sides, without it "wobbling" from side to side...

That's true too. When i went to change the back tire, i didn't even try to use a jack because it seemed like it would be pretty unstable. I could just imagine the jack shooting out from under the PT.