How to lift filled rear tires

[dstig1]

For those of you who seem to have no issue with this, goody for you!

For the rest, my friend and I struggled with getting the tires lined up the first time we did it (Getting them off was not hard...). The result was the threads on the studs got damaged from that and required chasing. I was trying to avoid making that worse and actually learned something from my first try. The first tire went on reasonably as you could raise/lower the tractor to align and free rotate the axle to line up holes, but the second one was much harder as the first tire would hit the ground and prevent the axle from turning. You can't lift and roll these a little bit to line them up, so you struggle.

Besides, it was a quick, easy and fun little project and made my life easier. I'm all for making my life easier. I had a pretty good solution at hand with the lifts I had, so I did it. I was happy with it, so I thought I would share, that is all. I could see the grease trick working good too, though a bit messy. I'll save that one in the back of my head.

 

[Mac in PA]

For those of you who seem to have no issue with this, goody for you!

For the rest, my friend and I struggled with getting the tires lined up the first time we did it (Getting them off was not hard...). The result was the threads on the studs got damaged from that and required chasing. I was trying to avoid making that worse and actually learned something from my first try. The first tire went on reasonably as you could raise/lower the tractor to align and free rotate the axle to line up holes, but the second one was much harder as the first tire would hit the ground and prevent the axle from turning. You can't lift and roll these a little bit to line them up, so you struggle.

Besides, it was a quick, easy and fun little project and made my life easier. I'm all for making my life easier. I had a pretty good solution at hand with the lifts I had, so I did it. I was happy with it, so I thought I would share, that is all. I could see the grease trick working good too, though a bit messy. I'll save that one in the back of my head.

When I was younger I could remove the loaded rear wheels off our WC Allis Chalmers by myself without a lift or grease board. I wouldn't do it now.............I have enough aches and pains to deal with.

Like many of us said.........Very nice job! :thumbsup:


Mac

 

[PANHAPP]

Take the tractor out of gear so you can turn the hub.

Pan

 

[joshuabardwell]

I must be stupid. I just unbolt them & roll them out of the way. I've handled fully loaded 16.9x30 R-1's alone dozens of times.

That works perfectly until the one time you screw up and the wheel starts to go over. Then you're boned. I can't remember where, but I read a story of a guy who gave himself a hernia or screwed up his back or something trying to save a loaded tire that got away from him.

 

[creekbend]

IMHO, I believe your method was innovative, and the end result was making an arduous task easier and safer.

 

[srs]

Dave, great job! One suggestion to make possibly is to add rollers on each piece of angle that you show in your 2nd picture. That way you would be able to "spin" the tire to line up the bolt holes. Just a thought, again a very good job! Stanley


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[BHD]

here is another type,

Have seen one that used a frame like coil lifter, a "C" shaped frame, and it had two small wheels that would go inside the rim of the tire to be lifted and could used a shop cherry picker or a hoist, and was designed so fenders would not interfere. but can not find a picture.

I would guess, one could make a replacement extension tube, with a tee end with two wheels for cherry picker type lift.

EZ Dual Changer :: Bierman Sales

 

[dstig1]

Thanks guys. I thought about rollers having seen them on some units on the Northern website ($$$), but in the end, this was much faster, and you don't need rollers they way we did it. The tractor wheels are fully in the air, so you just spin the axle via the other side wheel to line up the studs. Don't need to take it out of gear to do this, at least not with the hydro. Maybe true in a gear tractor.

 

[94BULLITT]

The tractor wheels are fully in the air, so you just spin the axle via the other side wheel to line up the studs. Don't need to take it out of gear to do this, at least not with the hydro. Maybe true in a gear tractor.

You would only have to take it out of gear if you had the diff locked.

 

[nolewatcher]

I am a 'Safety Man' at work...farm on the side. I have a JD 5420 with loaded tires and have always unbolted and rolled them out of the way. I've also been concerned with the possibility that one day one would get away from me and someone or something would get hurt. I love the way you have taken that out of the equation. And my tires are much bigger than yours.