Hi,
My 1968 MF180 has 18.4-34 rear tires on the heavy MF cast iron wheel centers, just like the MF1080's have.
I want to remove the rims from the centers to use lighter plate centers instead. Those cast iron centers are close to 900 pounds each!
I have removed the 8 nuts and clamps that hold the rim to the center, and tried -without success- to take off a rim while the center was still bolted to the axle.
Now I've taken the wheel off the tractor, laid it on the ground face up, and used my bulldozer's bucket to apply downward force to the center, hoping to dislodge it from the rim
Well, I've lifted my 20,000 lbs dozer's front end off the ground, and found in disbelief that the dang wheel center is still stuck to the rim...
Has anyone ever attempted to remove a rim from a cast iron center (or vice-versa) and succeeded??? I'd really like to know how!
I don't dare heat the center nor rim, for the tire is mounted to it and I've been warned of tire explosion risks associated with heating.
I'm kinda stuck!
My 1968 MF180 has 18.4-34 rear tires on the heavy MF cast iron wheel centers, just like the MF1080's have.
I want to remove the rims from the centers to use lighter plate centers instead. Those cast iron centers are close to 900 pounds each!
I have removed the 8 nuts and clamps that hold the rim to the center, and tried -without success- to take off a rim while the center was still bolted to the axle.
Now I've taken the wheel off the tractor, laid it on the ground face up, and used my bulldozer's bucket to apply downward force to the center, hoping to dislodge it from the rim
Well, I've lifted my 20,000 lbs dozer's front end off the ground, and found in disbelief that the dang wheel center is still stuck to the rim...
Has anyone ever attempted to remove a rim from a cast iron center (or vice-versa) and succeeded??? I'd really like to know how!
I don't dare heat the center nor rim, for the tire is mounted to it and I've been warned of tire explosion risks associated with heating.
I'm kinda stuck!