chrisjbell
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- Jul 17, 2000
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- Tractor
- Kubota B7300; JD LX233
<font color="blue"> You described pretty much what my game plan was, ie move the tractor up & down to line up with the wheel. </font>
I use the side supports on the backhoe to jockey the tractor to the right height. It can sometimes be a bit of a trick to get the holes lined up, but trying to lift one of those loaded tires is pretty painful /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif. I've actually put the backhoe on for the sole purpose of changing tires.
But a good floor jack should allow you to do the same thing. Get the bolts at the right height and then the "only" thing you need to do is get the wheel at the right position to line up the holes.
They never line up right. And I've put one nut on (loosely) with the other holes completely wrong and then raised or lowered the axle to get the other holes in line. It ain't my idea of a good time /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif...
I use the side supports on the backhoe to jockey the tractor to the right height. It can sometimes be a bit of a trick to get the holes lined up, but trying to lift one of those loaded tires is pretty painful /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif. I've actually put the backhoe on for the sole purpose of changing tires.
But a good floor jack should allow you to do the same thing. Get the bolts at the right height and then the "only" thing you need to do is get the wheel at the right position to line up the holes.
They never line up right. And I've put one nut on (loosely) with the other holes completely wrong and then raised or lowered the axle to get the other holes in line. It ain't my idea of a good time /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif...