safest way to remove rear tires?

Pete_5959 · Dec 18, 2012

I need to remove my rears on SM. What is the safest method to accomplish this? Thank you...Pete in NC

the tractor vet · Dec 18, 2012

IF they are not loaded then two guys can do this easy , if they are loaded then ya had best inlist the help of a cherry picker or a loaded and a chain.

old · Dec 18, 2012

Well you jack up the side you need to remove, block it so you do not depend on a jack then take the lower wedge off and work you way up till your at the top then roll it a bit the the tire and rim will come right off. 2 people make it easier but as long as it is not full of fluid should be able to be done by one if careful. Do not jack up up so high as to have a lot of space between the ground and the bottom of the tire so that it is easy to get back on with a simple bar

Al L. in Wisc. · Dec 18, 2012

Personally, I let my local Cooperative do that task. Be safe; at least have someone sit nearby with a cup of coffee in their hand, just in case.

Pete_5959 · Dec 18, 2012

Thank you for the advise and wisdom. Old your method worked great. Had to use a 5 ft breaker to start em but all came right off.

old · Dec 18, 2012

Well over the years one learned to work smarter not harder LOL. Found that by doing it that way it is easy to take off and put back on as long as you can rotate the center so as to sort of just roll the rim off and roll if back on

CNKS · Dec 18, 2012

Use an engine hoist/cherry picker or whatever you want to call it. If no fluid you can then roll it around fairly easy. The tricky part is getting it off and away from the wheel, the hoist is a safety factor if you are not used to doing it.

sflem849 · Dec 18, 2012

(quoted from post at 18:59:23 12/18/12) Use an engine hoist/cherry picker or whatever you want to call it. If no fluid you can then roll it around fairly easy. The tricky part is getting it off and away from the wheel, the hoist is a safety factor if you are not used to doing it.

Those things scare me more than the tire and rim :shock: lol

mike1972chev · Dec 19, 2012

(Just concerned here!!!)

Like has been sort of already mentioned,If those tires are filled fluid,DO NOT attempt to take them off with out a lift of proper size.(Fork lift,chain hoist,ect)

If you drop a fully loaded tire on your self,you can crush body parts!!!!!

mkirsch · Dec 19, 2012

Looks like Pete got his tires off already.

Depends on the goal here. If you plan on taking the tire off the rim, I prefer to do that while they're still attached to the tractor.

I've fought with tractor tires on the floor and it's just no fun. They are much easier to work on when attached to something solid, like a tractor that weighs a few tons.

That said, you can still work on them off the tractor. It's just easier with them on, in my opinion.

CNKS · Dec 19, 2012

I learned to be careful. 1st time I used it was taking the wheel and rim off of a C at the same time. It tipped over, luckily away from me. Now regardless of tractor the rim comes off first, and I am very careful to stay out of the way. A lot safer than me taking off the wheel without one.

sflem849 · Dec 19, 2012

(quoted from post at 07:39:07 12/19/12) I learned to be careful. 1st time I used it was taking the wheel and rim off of a C at the same time. It tipped over, luckily away from me. Now regardless of tractor the rim comes off first, and I am very careful to stay out of the way. A lot safer than me taking off the wheel without one.

I'm thinking about chaining a rear wheel weight to mine. I little counter weight can't hurt.

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