BONUS FOOTAGE: Lawn Mower Tire Remove & Replace Part III
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My lawn mower (like any halfway decent mechanic's car) is secondhand and had a pretty rough life before I got to it. Part of this was that it was left out in the sun and rain a lot, so the paint was faded, rusting, etc. Also the sun had done a number on the rubber for the tires. So I decided to replace the tires. Both front wheels practically fell off (the gap between the wheel and the axle could have been measured with a dial caliper, and one rear one came off fine, but the other one was stuck. I sprayed it, heated it, and whacked on it with a hammer into the fourth dimension. It wasn't coming off.
It's now been four months, and that wheel is still stuck to the axle. I have no clue how I am going to get it off. No place that you can conveniently slip a wheel puller over. I'm careful about beating on it too hard, because I don't want to be hammering directly on to the axle which goes straight into the transmission. Tomorrow I'm going to very seriously debate welding nuts onto the wheel so that I can use a puller on it.
Imagine a bolt rusted in a bushing. But it's a 3/4in thick bolt, on a bushing that's like 5 or 6 inches long. It's impossible.
Date: 2020-08-05
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Scott
FRI. the newer rangers have adjustable clamps for a wide range of settings. A motorcycle duck-head works great for smaller tires. Many deals/ options for the China tire machine. One good one is the simple Atlas Bead roller tool About 100. 00 and really helps a standard tire machine, without all the helper arms. Atlas also has a center hub that goes onto the standard machine jaws. Turns a rim clamp into a center post for them real fancy stuff. I just make some of those kinds of things myself, and it's super handy for Motorcycle wheels etc. There is very little difference from a Ranger machine and a cheaper unit made by Brite. (Not tilt back that is) other then 1000 dollars cheaper.
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FRI. the newer rangers have adjustable clamps for a wide range of settings. A motorcycle duck-head works great for smaller tires. Many deals/ options for the China tire machine. One good one is the simple Atlas Bead roller tool About 100. 00 and really helps a standard tire machine, without all the helper arms. Atlas also has a center hub that goes onto the standard machine jaws. Turns a rim clamp into a center post for them real fancy stuff. I just make some of those kinds of things myself, and it's super handy for Motorcycle wheels etc. There is very little difference from a Ranger machine and a cheaper unit made by Brite. (Not tilt back that is) other then 1000 dollars cheaper.
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Mr
with a long shanked old bolt nut and washer. they gravy in the vice with grips as third hand and bit of washing liquid on bead lip. couple small bars better than screwdrivers but not a must.
I get lot at start of mowing season and fair few barrow and sack truck wheels in between, so much so actually stock small amount common barrow and sack truck tyres tubes and sack truck complete rims with bearings as keeps locals happy and I can spit these 'little favour' jobs out in 10 minutes and not worry about come backs or drag it out ordering parts plus prices and parts way better from holding stock.
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with a long shanked old bolt nut and washer. they gravy in the vice with grips as third hand and bit of washing liquid on bead lip. couple small bars better than screwdrivers but not a must.
I get lot at start of mowing season and fair few barrow and sack truck wheels in between, so much so actually stock small amount common barrow and sack truck tyres tubes and sack truck complete rims with bearings as keeps locals happy and I can spit these 'little favour' jobs out in 10 minutes and not worry about come backs or drag it out ordering parts plus prices and parts way better from holding stock.
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localcrew
Get a good set of tire spoons. I got mine from Amazon. Also get some good bead lube. Mine is cherry scented, for some reason. And no -- it really is TIRE lube. Motorcycle tire.
The Vise-Grip trick is a good one. With three spoons though it's not totally necessary. You always have two to hold the bead and you just take the one in the middle and pull it out and go on down the bead with it.
More tire-mounting vids!
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Get a good set of tire spoons. I got mine from Amazon. Also get some good bead lube. Mine is cherry scented, for some reason. And no -- it really is TIRE lube. Motorcycle tire.
The Vise-Grip trick is a good one. With three spoons though it's not totally necessary. You always have two to hold the bead and you just take the one in the middle and pull it out and go on down the bead with it.
More tire-mounting vids!
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Bob
Hey Eric, ever heard of the bucket trick to get the bead to seal? Take a 3-5 gallon bucket, diameter needs to be about midway on tire sidewall, lay tire horizontally on bucket, press down on rim with hand over the axle hole to seal it and air it up. The bucket will act as an air chamber and will make the lower bead seal, you pushing the the rim down will seal the upper bead. Just make sure bucket has no holes. Give it a shot.
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Hey Eric, ever heard of the bucket trick to get the bead to seal? Take a 3-5 gallon bucket, diameter needs to be about midway on tire sidewall, lay tire horizontally on bucket, press down on rim with hand over the axle hole to seal it and air it up. The bucket will act as an air chamber and will make the lower bead seal, you pushing the the rim down will seal the upper bead. Just make sure bucket has no holes. Give it a shot.
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Steve
The last set of tires I put on my old tractor were either 4 or 6 ply. When my new tractor needs tires I WILL be going to the highest ply I can find for it. I use to have flats on a regular basis with the 2 ply tires, Never had one after going to the 4 or 6 ply tires. Sure wish I could remember which they were. Getting old. :( I do the vise grip trick too.
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The last set of tires I put on my old tractor were either 4 or 6 ply. When my new tractor needs tires I WILL be going to the highest ply I can find for it. I use to have flats on a regular basis with the 2 ply tires, Never had one after going to the 4 or 6 ply tires. Sure wish I could remember which they were. Getting old. :( I do the vise grip trick too.
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Jerome
Love when those little suckers have been on there 10 years, stiff, dry rotted and your spinning and hitting them with the shovel, lubing and can not get them off the bead. My trick is pull the valve stem squirt some dishwashing soap in the tire swish it around so it coats the rim inside, then give them the beans with the shovel.
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Love when those little suckers have been on there 10 years, stiff, dry rotted and your spinning and hitting them with the shovel, lubing and can not get them off the bead. My trick is pull the valve stem squirt some dishwashing soap in the tire swish it around so it coats the rim inside, then give them the beans with the shovel.
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Robert
I bought a cheap Harbor Fright small tire changer and felt silly buying a piece of junk. Mounted the apparatus so I could slide it in my 2'' Reese trailer hitch. It makes changing these small tires a snap if I say so. Now everyone on my road uses it ( as long as I don't have to do it, they can use it ) for a free brew.
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I bought a cheap Harbor Fright small tire changer and felt silly buying a piece of junk. Mounted the apparatus so I could slide it in my 2'' Reese trailer hitch. It makes changing these small tires a snap if I say so. Now everyone on my road uses it ( as long as I don't have to do it, they can use it ) for a free brew.
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snoopdogie187
Changing lawn mower tires because dry rotted? Still have the original tires on my cub cadet 1250. 40 Years old. You can't even tell when they go flat because they are so stiff that they don't bulge, which sure makes for great gripping traction.
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Changing lawn mower tires because dry rotted? Still have the original tires on my cub cadet 1250. 40 Years old. You can't even tell when they go flat because they are so stiff that they don't bulge, which sure makes for great gripping traction.
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Ghetto
Nice Never knew they had adapters. I had to put those little lawn tires on my scag with pry bars. Works! Just a pita and you need to mount the wheel in a vice some how making a fake axle. The little valve stems are hard to find too
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Nice Never knew they had adapters. I had to put those little lawn tires on my scag with pry bars. Works! Just a pita and you need to mount the wheel in a vice some how making a fake axle. The little valve stems are hard to find too
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