I know that the pins fit from the outside before ballast and that the tires are an 1 1/2" to 1 3/4" wider now. I hadn't realized that the video (same tractor as mine) was set so wide. For stability's sake it wouldn't hurt to widen the stance but I'm certainly not equipped to remount the wheels myself (especially with 550 to 600 extra lbs of ballast each). Is my best bet to get it back to the dealer?
Do liquid fill tire expand?
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Well if you don't trailer it much, then go wide! (wont fit between the fenders anymore unless you have a deckover.)
Do you have a concrete pad or apron / driveway to work on?
Do you have a couple of friends?
A bottle jack or strong floor jack?
If so, it ain't that hard. Having a hard surface area to work on and using your noggin it isn't physically hard at all.
You could if you like do it with your hoe on and use your hoe and stabilizers instead of a jack - but, just be careful and be sure to use some blocking or a jackstand under the axles just to give you a margin of error if a hydro line decides to blow whilst you are in a bad place to get smushed.
Do you have a concrete pad or apron / driveway to work on?
Do you have a couple of friends?
A bottle jack or strong floor jack?
If so, it ain't that hard. Having a hard surface area to work on and using your noggin it isn't physically hard at all.
You could if you like do it with your hoe on and use your hoe and stabilizers instead of a jack - but, just be careful and be sure to use some blocking or a jackstand under the axles just to give you a margin of error if a hydro line decides to blow whilst you are in a bad place to get smushed.
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tis what i use to mount / remount tires.
it does help to have second person. to hold tire some when putting bolts back on. and to simply stabilize tire as it gets moved.
it can take a couple tries letting tire down re-adjusting straps and lifting tire back up to get all the bolts to align up for you.
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if you are not willing to do it yourself. see about them just bringing a unit to you and work at your place. it should be a fairly quick job without to much hassle.
most agriculture / industrial tire shops that come out to deal with tires should already have some sort of crane / boom on there truck to deal with stuff.
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I agree. Though I wouldn’t be surprised to see a small difference in width, it’s simply not possible for them to increase 1.5” - 1.75” in width. I might have missed it, were they removed from the tractor when filled? I wouldn’t think so, just grasping for straws.
They were filled in my presence, on the tractor while jacked up. He estimated for me, before hand, that a 16.9-24 would take between 55 and 60 gallons to fill 3/4 way. I was told that Rim Guard weighs approx 11 lbs/gallon. I think the final figure was that I paid for a total of 112 gallons. My research on line indicates that 55-60 was a good estimate. Maybe my measuring this morning was off, I'll recheck. What isn't in dispute is that there is not enough clearance between tires and frame to insert the pins per the manual. I rechecked the 485A manual and there is no recommended mounting position for the wheels. It certainly won't hurt to remount the wheels in the 5th or 6th position as the added stability is always welcome even if Sussex County Delaware is as flat as a pancake. My old 18 ft trailer is too small for the tractor with the grapple and a Woods BB 720X rotary mower so I was looking at longer deck over trailers anyway.
Having said all that, I hooked up the backhoe after lunch (pins inserted from the inside position) dug a couple of stumps with no problem. Back to the house and no problem removing the backhoe. I should leave well enough alone but my OCD wants a new machine to operate the way the manual says it should.
Having said all that, I hooked up the backhoe after lunch (pins inserted from the inside position) dug a couple of stumps with no problem. Back to the house and no problem removing the backhoe. I should leave well enough alone but my OCD wants a new machine to operate the way the manual says it should.
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I see zero issues with putting the pins in from the inside. Saves you a whole lot of work
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Also, take a quick measurement from another tractor at the dealer?
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Yep -putting the pins in from the inside should not hurt a thing - they are just as secure and that is all that really matters. As for the tire - makes no sense what so ever, I filled mine and there is no different in size , can't understand how they could "grow" that much? Are you positive he didn't move the rims in when he filled them? That is the only way I can possibly see this happening....
Glad it is all working good for you.
Glad it is all working good for you.
