Change tire PT1460

[PowerTracManiac]

Well I did it to myself.
Forgot to air up this tire (which has a slow leak) and went out to clear some brush for the burn pile. Tire popped off the rim bead due to no pressure.
I am wondering if I can get the rim/tire off the tractor by just removing the 6 outer bolts or if I need to get that large center bolt with cotter pin off also?
Tractor is far away from any tools now and I dont have anything big enough to get that large center bolt off with?
Luckily the tractor has a built in lift (the loader itself) and I can get the tire off the ground where it is.

So, is this going to go the easy way or the hard way?

 

[MossRoad]

No, the lug bolts only should release the rim. I believe large nut in the center with the cotter pin is a castle nut that holds the hub with studs onto the wheel motor shaft, but I could be mistaken.

 

[seville009]

I think Mossroad is correct - just unscrew the lugnuts and the rim/tire should come right off.

 

[m5040]

Ditto on the castellated nut, don't mess with it.
Some tire guys would rather leave the rim bolted to the machine and just use your tire spoons to slip it back on, that way it doesn't slide away when you are prying. But to each is own. Good luck, sometimes small tires are more difficult then large ones.

 

[m5040]

A little hint. Make sure the part of the tire that will be at the valve stem is the last to go on. If you have it backward, then the stem takes up some space and the tire fits tighter-harder to get on.

 

[ponytug]

I have done this more than once. The tires never need air, so i don't check...and every five years or so, oopsie...

First tip: don't use any tools with a sharp edge to put tires back on rims, as it is asking for a nick and a slow leak. My second tip is to remember to clean the rim edge of any caked on dirt or debris. I usually just pop the tire on, with the rim on the tractor. Unlike car radials, I find the side walls stiff enough to make a reasonable seal and just inflate the tire to seat the beads. I haven't even needed to remove the valve core. Murphy's oil soap makes a reasonable rim lube if you need it.

(Yes, don't touch the castle nut, as it holds the hub onto the drive motor.)

All the best,

Peter

 

[PowerTracManiac]

Appreciate the assist everyone.
Going out today to deal with it.
Thank goodness I don't need to deal with the center nut.

 

[airbiscuit]

 

[MossRoad]

Thanks. Now I'm going down the youtube rabbit hole!

 

[airbiscuit]

My son's camper sat with a flat tire over a winter. The 12" tire was deformed a bit, and I couldn't get it to seat. I did put a generous bead of grease on the rim - both to lubricate it and to seal it, and it did the trick. Good thing, because ether was next.

 

[PowerTracManiac]

All is well.
Thnks for the support as fit of the rim over the center hub is actually very tight and I couldn't tell if the rim was behind the center hub or just very close to it.
PB blaster, a mallet and a pry bar and was able to get the rim off. Local tire guy seated the bead and aired it up for 10 bucks.
Back in action within an hour.

 

[woodlandfarms]

Be thankful you don’t have an 1800 series. Tires are constantly flat. I have 4 spare just cause I change them so often.

 

[airbiscuit]

PB blaster, a mallet and a pry bar and was able to get the rim off. Local tire guy seated the bead and aired it up for 10 bucks.
Back in action within an hour.

What's the fun in that?

 

[MossRoad]

All is well.
Thnks for the support as fit of the rim over the center hub is actually very tight and I couldn't tell if the rim was behind the center hub or just very close to it.
PB blaster, a mallet and a pry bar and was able to get the rim off. Local tire guy seated the bead and aired it up for 10 bucks.
Back in action within an hour.
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Good!

 

[ponytug]

What's the old saying about things coming in threes? This one wasn't low tire pressure...

I was replacing 8x8 fence posts today around our cattle shelter. Initially,I used pressure treated 8x8s, not realizing that they aren't actually rated for in ground use. So, they rot out from ground level down a foot or two. Unfortunately, around the cattle shelter, I need the new posts to go back where the old ones where, which involves pulling the remains of the old post out, and sometimes I get lucky and there is enough left to get the whole post out, but not today.

So, as I am augering out the remains of the a partially rotted get post, I backed up slightly to keep the auger straight, and backed into a 2x6 at tire bead height that popped the tirebead off the rim for me. Argh! I was trying to beat a rain storm forecast for tomorrow that will make unpaved areas as slick as ice, and I really didn't want to fuss with reseating a tire. But such is life. I babied the PT back to shop, jacked it up, and cleaned of the REI and bead. Of course, it was cold (for here) out, and the tire didn't want to seat, so I had to break out the old ratchet strap and really snug it up before I could air up the tire.

Back to our regularly scheduled program of repairing gates...

All the best,

Peter

 

[seville009]

The “end all” to flats, beads popping, etc, is to foam fill the tires. Expensive, but may be worth it for those of you that have to deal with it a lot.

I foamed filled all four of mine years ago - drive over anything and no worries/issues.