Getting tires back on tractor

Farmer_Adam · Feb 18, 2010

I am trying to figure out the best and easiest way to get the
rear tires back onto my tractor. I have a Super AV with
11.2x36 rear tires that are loaded with wheel weights so they
are pretty heavy. Anbody have any good techniques they
wouldn"t mind passing along? Thanks.

Zach Bouchard · Feb 18, 2010

I usually put a few scraps of wood under the tire and get it close to the right height. then I roll it up on the scraps and line the holes up and put two of the top bolts in. and snug them up. Then I put the rest of them in and tighten them up. It is hard to pick it up and put it on the hub and get bolts in, two people helps too.

Dave H (MI) · Feb 18, 2010

I use a wrecking bar placed under the tire to lever them up once they are up close to the tractor. That's how they do it at the tire place down the road.

Haas · Feb 18, 2010

Unless you have a shop crane, I think this is a two man job!! For my IH 140 (with 11.2x24 loaded tires)I can man handle the tires and rims only. But with wheels and weights plus the tire and rim, I would not try that. I do it in steps, using a shop crane to first install the wheel hubs (for the heavy cast one) and then the weights and then the tire and rim.

sflem849 · Feb 18, 2010

Why in the world are you guys trying to lift the tires!?! It is a whole lot easier to use a jack on the tractor and raise and lower it to the height of the wheel.
Never move tires with two people. That is a good way to have your buddy push a tire onto you. They are much easier to move by yourself. I am 5'4" and 150 lbs and I can handle M wheels with cast centers attatched no problem. No weights...that is just stupid...they do come off unless you wanted them mounted inside!!! Last week I moved a 20.8x42 on pressed steel myself. You just have to take your time. Concrete is a lot nicer to work on than dirt for the final mounting.

sflem849 · Feb 18, 2010

I forgot to say the most important thing. When working with tires IF IT IS GOING TO FALL, LET IT FALL You will never stop it.

Dean Olson · Feb 18, 2010

I learned that along time ago. Lean the tire up against the hub and jack the tractor up. I used to be able to handle 13.6 x38" loaded by myself. I will always remove the tire from the hub. I have left the weights on the hub and used the same technique roll the hub and jack the tractor. I never was man enought to handle the assembled hub,rim and tire by myself. If you have to handle the whole assembly, such as when turning the dish inside, I used help and a loader tractor.

pete 23 · Feb 18, 2010

I am with you on being a one man job unless they are huge then some sort of lifting or carrying equipment. The shop I worked in for 22 years had a door too small to get a tractor through with duals so I had a lot of experience taking one or both off just to get in. Same thing with putting a split tractor together, just leave me alone. I have you beat though, I am 5 ft 6 and 155 pounds.

Red Mist · Feb 18, 2010

From what I can tell, I think it must help to be 5'-4", or maybe 5'-6", and less than 160lbs. Otherwise, it can be a tough job.....
mike

c1802362 · Feb 18, 2010

My .02 cents

this is a potentially dangerous situation if the tire gets away from you. Be very careful

1) jack up the rear axle so that the tire is clear of the ground
2) wrap a lifting sling through the top of the tire and connect it to a cherry picker
3) put enough load on the picker to take the slack out of the sling and work the tire onto the axle
4) when its in the correct position, lock it onto the axle
5) repeat for the other tire

Art

sflem849 · Feb 19, 2010

(quoted from post at 18:41:09 02/18/10) From what I can tell, I think it must help to be 5'-4", or maybe 5'-6", and less than 160lbs. Otherwise, it can be a tough job.....
mike

Nobody said it's easy

I think they are a lot easier to move with one guy.

How in the world does a cherry picker lift a decent sized tire, esp with a center!?! You must have two 150# guys standing on the back of it! We tried lifting an ATV trailer last week with ours and it couldn't do it w/o tipping over. That only took one 150# guy on that back.

Reading CNKS comments, I am also late 20's. I have a feeling a lot of the guys on here don't have to ask for the senior discount.

CNKS · Feb 19, 2010

The first wheel I took off was off a C, one weight, no fluid. The hoist tipped, I was not under it. Since then I remove the weight, then the tire and rim, then the center. Most of my removals are for painting anyway. I just disassemble as I go. I am 5'9", but 72, and I ain't going to try the whole thing without a hoist. Engine hoist works fine as long as you know it's and your capabilbities.

TheDurk · Feb 19, 2010

I do my calcium-loaded 140 tires solo, complete,but I don't use weights. Key is a jack that will adjust height with precision, and absolute willingness to jump out of the way if the tire goes some direction you hadn't planned on. I'm 55, 280, 5'11" and very careful.

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