Almost lost it!

[Northland]

Are your valve stems on the outside or axle side of the wheel? Mine are mounted on the axle side which is a bit of a pain for loading the tires and checking pressure but makes it a lot safer.

Yes Island, my valve stems are on the outside-other then on the front tires when I reverse them to accommodate my tire chains.

The rear valve stems are protected, for the most part, by very heavy duty metal "C" shaped rings but when you do something as stupid as I did then there is little protection. Had I been paying attention I would have seen the log getting jammed into the tire and stem.

Getting that 300 lb tire and rim out of the bed of the truck and back onto the tractor, by myself, was a lesson in patience and fortitude. It actually went very well-I credit that to being older and smarter now even though i still do stupid things every other day it seems.

 

[IslandTractor]

Getting that 300 lb tire and rim out of the bed of the truck and back onto the tractor, by myself, was a lesson in patience and fortitude.

I'm hoping some leveraged lifting device was involved as well. I always wonder what I will do when I need to get my rear tires serviced. With just about any other part of my heavy tractor equipment that needs transporting I can use the FEL to load the implement on a trailer but dealing with the rear tires is a conundrum. I've even thought of getting one of those Harbour Freight one ton lifting devices just to have it on hand when the moment comes.

I'd also guess that 300lbs is the dry weight of a rear wheel/tire. Didn't you have about another 400lbs of beet juice in them? 700lbs of rolling unstable mass is a bit of a nightmare to manage solo without proper equipment.

 

[Northland]

I'm hoping some leveraged lifting device was involved as well. I always wonder what I will do when I need to get my rear tires serviced. With just about any other part of my heavy tractor equipment that needs transporting I can use the FEL to load the implement on a trailer but dealing with the rear tires is a conundrum. I've even thought of getting one of those Harbour Freight one ton lifting devices just to have it on hand when the moment comes.

I'd also guess that 300lbs is the dry weight of a rear wheel/tire. Didn't you have about another 400lbs of beet juice in them? 700lbs of rolling unstable mass is a bit of a nightmare to manage solo without proper equipment.

Yes Island, I used a crowbar to pry it out of the truck bed. I made sure I had some spruce planks on the ground so the tire wouldn't fall over when it touched the ground.

From there I rolled it over to the tractor and used my crowbar to position it so that the two bolts on the axle lined up with the rim. I managed to get one bolt and nut in place and then had to dig the snow out from beneath the tire in order to get the other bolt pryed in place. I then put the other four bolts and nuts on. Then I had to put my rear chain back on.

My tire took 20 gallons of beet juice. I believe it added 200 lbs to the tire. I estimated the tire and rim alone weighed 100 lbs but they may have weighed much more- I didn't want to think about it. So, I figured 300 lbs total but I bet it was 400+lbs at least.

The whole ordeal only set me back US$135 for a tube, 20 gallons of beet juice and install. I got off lucky

I think I will add beet juice to the front tires come spring-that seems a long time away about now. Winter started here on Nov 9-the night Bob Dylan was in town for a great concert!

The wife and I just booked a direct flight to Cuba on Spring break-gonna smoke some nice cigars

 

[IslandTractor]

My tire took 20 gallons of beet juice. I believe it added 200 lbs to the tire. I estimated the tire and rim alone weighed 100 lbs but they may have weighed much more- I didn't want to think about it. So, I figured 300 lbs total but I bet it was 400+lbs at least.

I was for some reason thinking you had a bigger tractor and therefore bigger tires and 50 gallons of beet juice at 10lbs/gallon. Now I see you have a B7800 so your estimate makes more sense. Mine would be in the 600-800lb category which makes me cringe when I think of removing them, transporting them and getting them back on.

 

[deputyrpa]

Mine would be in the 600-800lb category which makes me cringe when I think of removing them, transporting them and getting them back on.

For reference, my 14.9 x 24 Ags hold 502 lbs of tastey juice.

 

[IslandTractor]

For reference, my 14.9 x 24 Ags hold 502 lbs of tastey juice.

Yours must top 800lbs I'd imagine. I think mine are 12.8x24 so just a few gallons of beets smaller. I don't have a pickup or easy access to a tire service so I shudder at the thought that I need to get even one of those brutes off island and back again.

 

[JoelD]

Yours must top 800lbs I'd imagine. I think mine are 12.8x24 so just a few gallons of beets smaller. I don't have a pickup or easy access to a tire service so I shudder at the thought that I need to get even one of those brutes off island and back again.

Good reason to buy a spare / backup tractor.

I've also thought about the HF hoists, just don't have room in the garage for more stuff.

Joel

 

[Northland]

Yours must top 800lbs I'd imagine. I think mine are 12.8x24 so just a few gallons of beets smaller. I don't have a pickup or easy access to a tire service so I shudder at the thought that I need to get even one of those brutes off island and back again.

Jeez-I never thought about it before but today I am happy I have little 12.4-16R4 rear tires

 

[IslandTractor]

I've also thought about the HF hoists, just don't have room in the garage for more stuff.

Joel

They have folding models.

 

[two_bit_score]

Sounds like you may need to get a JD 4X4.