montelatici
Platinum Member
I took the 2 day old L3700SU out of the barn to mow a neglected field. Get to the field and notice the tractor is cockeyed. Front left tire is coming off the rim.
Nurse the tractor near the garage and compressor. I use the loader to lift the front end and decide to take the wheel off. I am not as young as I used to be and I am wondering if my three tire irons and my strength will get the tire back on the wheel. Thinking of taking it to a tire place in the morning. But, I was planning to do some mowing this evening so I decide to give it a shot.
Worked up a heck of a sweat sweat and got the tire back on the rim with the tire irons. Start filling the tire with air but air is escaping around the bead. I start sitting on the wheel and bouncing on it while filling it with air. Finally it starts getting some pressure. Fill it to 20 lbs. and then fill it with the gooey flat repair stuff I happened to have laying around. Fill it up to 30 lbs. and I start mowing. It took some work but the tire irons did the trick.
Moral of the story. Get tire irons! And even if you are pushing 60, you can do it.
Nurse the tractor near the garage and compressor. I use the loader to lift the front end and decide to take the wheel off. I am not as young as I used to be and I am wondering if my three tire irons and my strength will get the tire back on the wheel. Thinking of taking it to a tire place in the morning. But, I was planning to do some mowing this evening so I decide to give it a shot.
Worked up a heck of a sweat sweat and got the tire back on the rim with the tire irons. Start filling the tire with air but air is escaping around the bead. I start sitting on the wheel and bouncing on it while filling it with air. Finally it starts getting some pressure. Fill it to 20 lbs. and then fill it with the gooey flat repair stuff I happened to have laying around. Fill it up to 30 lbs. and I start mowing. It took some work but the tire irons did the trick.
Moral of the story. Get tire irons! And even if you are pushing 60, you can do it.