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Gauger

04-29-2008 10:47:48




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I was just quoted $120 each to have a pair of 11.2-38’s taken off of one set of rims and mounted on a new set. Does this seem excessive? I’ve never been down this road before. Is this something that can be accomplished with the purchase of the right hand tools??




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trucker40

04-29-2008 19:15:15




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 Re: H Tire Mounting in reply to Gauger, 04-29-2008 10:47:48  
To break tires down all you need is a tire hammer or a wedge or both.Its not easy,but its not too bad if you know how to use a tire hammer.The sad thing is tire tools and hammers arent all that cheap.If it has fluid in it you have to pump it out someway into an empty 55 gallon barrel works good.It would be a good idea to watch somebody use a tire tool first before you try it yourself.Also its easy to pinch a tube,or tear the bead on a high dollar tractor tire,if you dont know how to change tires.Maybe 120 isnt too bad a price.2 tire tools and a tire hammer would probly cost 100 dollars,maybe a little less,and if you dont know how to use them,may have to spend 120 more to get them changed,unless you can borrow the tools and know how to use them.

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nebraska kirk

04-29-2008 11:14:06




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 Re: H Tire Mounting in reply to Gauger, 04-29-2008 10:47:48  
$120 per tire does sound a little expensive. I have mounted and demounted 11.2x38, 12.4x38 and 13.6x38 tires with nothing more than a couple of pry bars made for removing tires.



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TimWafer

04-29-2008 11:13:57




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 FIxing your own rear tractor tires in reply to Gauger, 04-29-2008 10:47:48  
Well, it’s more than I’m willing to pay but then I’m cheap! I currently am fixing the rear tire on my 574. It has calcium in it, which makes it more difficult. Fortunately I have a pump I can use and the fitting for the valve stem. I pump it out into some plastic trashcans and reuse it. I also have one of the slide hammer bead breakers to break the tire off the rim. Then it’s a matter of barring the tire off, removing the tube, patching what needs to be patched. Thoroughly cleaning the rim and tube and tire of all the leaked calcium and putting it all back together. I also like to give the inside of the rim a coat of POR15 while I’m at it. All in all not a fun job but it is possible if you’re into DIY and tight like I am! Good chance to try out some seldom used 4 letter words as well!

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old

04-29-2008 11:09:30




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 Re: H Tire Mounting in reply to Gauger, 04-29-2008 10:47:48  
Yes that seems high unless there filled with fluid and then thats about right. And yes with the right set of tools and the knowledge of how to dismount and mount tires you can do it your self but its not an easy job. BTDT and do my own tires but I also did that for a living for a little while. Some of the older tractor manuals will explain how to do it and if you need to have that info drop me an e-mail and I can scan that page in one of my manuals and send it to you

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Steven f/AZ

04-29-2008 11:08:05




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 Re: H Tire Mounting in reply to Gauger, 04-29-2008 10:47:48  
I think I paid around $85 to switch a pair of tires, but that included new tubes as well...

Yes, you can do it on your own with some simple tire irons - breaking the bead on an old tire is the hardest part of the job.



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nebraska kirk

04-29-2008 11:20:49




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 Re: H Tire Mounting in reply to Steven f/AZ, 04-29-2008 11:08:05  
No kidding about breaking the bead being the hardest part! I have had to bounce up and down on a 5 foot cheater pipe on the handle of my manual tire machine in an attempt to break an old tire loose from a 60 year old rusted rim! :-)



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LarryD

04-29-2008 11:41:31




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 Re: H Tire Mounting in reply to nebraska kirk, 04-29-2008 11:20:49  
I had the back tires taken off rims, cleaned everything up and put back together with new tubes for about $126 a tire on a super m. The tires hadn't been off in a long time and had calcium chloride in them and it made a mess of trying to get the tires loose from the rims. The rust had sort of bonded with the tire rib. I tried breaking them loose myself and couldn't budge them, I even cheated and used my loader to push down on the beads. No luck.

After that I changed the tube our myself on one of the rims and it wasn't too bad a job. You really need the bars made for doing it, which I got at my TSC store. And you've really got to be careful not to pinch the tube as you put it back together, it gets really old patching pinched tubes and puting them back and then watching them go down again!

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Brian Schmidt

04-29-2008 11:32:55




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 Re: H Tire Mounting in reply to nebraska kirk, 04-29-2008 11:20:49  
I use the three point on the back of another tractor and a block. You can break the beads just like the big boyz do.



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