Johnny Lawson
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I have a Farmall H that has a flat tire. It has the tricycle front-end. How do I take the tire off? Thank you for your help.
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ScottyHOMeY
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By tricycle, do you mean a single wheel, or is it a two-wheel narrow-front?
The latter is easy. Drive the good tire up onto a block which will allow you to remove the rim with the bad tire from the wheel. No jack!
If a single wheel, you'll need to crib up with some wood blocks and get a jack under the front end of the tractor to lift the front end enough to remove the wheel from the fork. If it is going to sit for any length of time, you want to consider putting a jack stand under and letting the tractor down onto it, especially if it's in an area whre it's apt to get bumped.
The latter is easy. Drive the good tire up onto a block which will allow you to remove the rim with the bad tire from the wheel. No jack!
If a single wheel, you'll need to crib up with some wood blocks and get a jack under the front end of the tractor to lift the front end enough to remove the wheel from the fork. If it is going to sit for any length of time, you want to consider putting a jack stand under and letting the tractor down onto it, especially if it's in an area whre it's apt to get bumped.
Johnny Lawson
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It is a two wheel front....narrow front. Do I remove the three outer bolts on the rim or do I remove the tire ftom the center hub area?
ScottyHOMeY
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With one possible exception, just the three outer bolts. Depending what type of rim you have, it will be held to the wheel with either with loops welded to the rim or with cast wedges clamping the rim to the wheel.
IF by chance you have adjustable width rims, and they are bolted to the INSIDE of the wheel, then it MAY be necessary to remove the wheel at the bearing. But that's an IF. I haven't actually ever run into one of those as they made it for the H and therefore can't say whether you'd be able to wiggle it off over the wheel, leaving the wheel in place on the hub/bearing or not.
Apart from that one possible exception it should come right off by removing the three bolts.
IF by chance you have adjustable width rims, and they are bolted to the INSIDE of the wheel, then it MAY be necessary to remove the wheel at the bearing. But that's an IF. I haven't actually ever run into one of those as they made it for the H and therefore can't say whether you'd be able to wiggle it off over the wheel, leaving the wheel in place on the hub/bearing or not.
Apart from that one possible exception it should come right off by removing the three bolts.
Johnny Lawson
Member
Thank you for your help.
Bob M
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Scotty - I've run into that problem on my Super M (difficulty removing front wheels bolted to the INSIDE of the cast wheel centers on account of tires being one size oversize)
Discovered that by jacking so the fronts are 1" or so off the ground then loosening - but not removing - the 3 bolts on the opposite front tire to give the wheel some slack, the tire/wheel can be worried off over the hub without removing the hub from the spindle. It's a tight squeeze however(!)
Note: A bottle jack cribbed up beneath the clutch housing lifts the front end nicely. But for safety chock the BOTH rear wheels BOTH front and rear, and lock the brakes before jacking.
Discovered that by jacking so the fronts are 1" or so off the ground then loosening - but not removing - the 3 bolts on the opposite front tire to give the wheel some slack, the tire/wheel can be worried off over the hub without removing the hub from the spindle. It's a tight squeeze however(!)
Note: A bottle jack cribbed up beneath the clutch housing lifts the front end nicely. But for safety chock the BOTH rear wheels BOTH front and rear, and lock the brakes before jacking.
The adjustable width rims will come off over the cast centers easily.
1. Remove all three bolts.
2. Swing the bottom of the tire in towards the other tire.
3. Lift straight up.
4. Swing the top of the tire out over the cast center.
5. Lower the tire.
6. Pull the bottom of the tire out from under the cast center.
1. Remove all three bolts.
2. Swing the bottom of the tire in towards the other tire.
3. Lift straight up.
4. Swing the top of the tire out over the cast center.
5. Lower the tire.
6. Pull the bottom of the tire out from under the cast center.
ScottyHOMeY
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You're welcome!
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