dickfoster
Elite Member
The salesman made it look easy
I've found the more you use the quick attachments the easier it gets
Since you like the practice, I'll let you come here and R&R mine. LOL
The salesman made it look easy
I've found the more you use the quick attachments the easier it gets
i had done many heavy industrial tires. on my backhoe i have now which is bigger than a case 580, i put a piece of plywood under the tire and shim the plywood up until the plywood supported the tire. take off lug nuts and wiggle tire loose and then wiggle tire off far enough to roll some place to keep standing up. to reinstall, roll tire back on plywood and shim back up to heigh. for shims i use scrap lumber some cut to wedge shape or as needed. to get the tire to rotate in position use grease on the plywood and slide as needed on the grease. i have done this by myself, but easier with 2 people.
I would think that would make them harder to handle. Air doesn't weigh much.Would reducing the air pressure, help or hurt? I just got some spacers that I need to install...
I'm guessing pretty easy.All good advice and well taken. Will be interesting to see how hard it is to spin the HST transaxle exen in neutral (especially without the wheel for mechanical advantage)
Thinking they may sit upright but yea, I can see trying to wiggle them the rubber would just "give" instead of actually move.I would think that would make them harder to handle. Air doesn't weigh much.
Sure. ... Imagine you have a tire in the open and you want to pick it up and have it hang with the bottom shifted out of line with the top. To do this you fashion the lift point so it is off center on the tire. I like to use the cam lock motorcycle tie downs from HF. Theyre easily strong enuf if you double them up. They adjust easily for setup and you dont have to worry about banging things up as with chain. Also, Im not sure theres room on an R4 rim to pass a chain around the tire.I think I understand what you mean by "lean" but can you expound?
Sure. ... Imagine you have a tire in the open and you want to pick it up and have it hang with the bottom shifted out of line with the top. To do this you fashion the lift point so it is off center on the tire. I like to use the cam lock motorcycle tie downs from HF. Theyre easily strong enuf if you double them up. They adjust easily for setup and you dont have to worry about banging things up as with chain. Also, Im not sure theres room on an R4 rim to pass a chain around the tire.
,,,Anyway, the hoist boom will be above the fender and the tire should be resting on the floor but not supporting any of the tractors weight. With the tire on the tractor you want to loop around the 12 oclock position with straps or chain such that as the slip hook cinches the loop tight the hook is toward the inward/tractor side of the tread centerline. The lift is then effectively happening at that point and the top of the tire will try to angle outward as you apply some lift. Dont take the last bolt out until you start tensioning the lift. Be sure your hook/s are secure because when you remove the bolt the strap/chain may slacken and then re tension as the tire tips outward clear of the fender to where the boom stops it. Then you just raise the boom to lift it and then roll the hoist where you want to park the tire.
Look at post #10. Easy to remove part of fender.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...factory-triple-remote-install.html?highlight=
You will be surprised how hard it is just to roll that filled tire... Maybe more air would help (decreased contact patch) but u sure don't want that thing falling over...
I remove my fenders ( 5 mins) then use an engine hoist and a rugged strap. Tighten the strap as tight as you dare so the crane does not move away from the tire itself. Remove lugs and let the tire settle on the frame of the engine hoist. I've had them off like 5 times, no issues. They are loaded 17.4-24L.
Fred
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Had some free time today so I got the garage cleaned out and started on the tractor. I know getting them off is the easy part but it really was pretty easy and straight forward.
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And yes I know 3 jack stands is overkill.
Hopefully, putting them back on is also anticlimactic.
Now for the tricky part, for us old guys anyway. Now do you remember why you took them off?
You can't have too many jack stands. Good job!
I did it with a much smaller tractor and filled tire. It is extremely difficult. I can't imagine it with your tractor.
But for what it is worth, I thought if I had to do it again I would use tire dolley like this
http://m.northerntool.com/products/...SvaQl5zNn7f_0K8ENgHgQ3zgseQdm0vGegaAsBd8P8HAQ
250-lb. capacity per dolly; 1,000-lb. total capacity
I did mine on my Branson 4520r by myself. Branson was smart enough to make two opposing wheel bolts to be studs. A lot easier to put a wheel on studs than it is to put bolts through the wheel and into the hub.
Had some free time today so I got the garage cleaned out and started on the tractor. I know getting them off is the easy part but it really was pretty easy and straight forward.
And yes I know 3 jack stands is overkill.
Hopefully, putting them back on is also anticlimactic.
Hi Luke,
I'm glad you got er done, but if you used that hydraulic lift to raise the tire at all, you've overloaded it.
The rating on the side of the boom says 1/2 ton, and you said that your tires weigh 700# each.
Please be careful, just saying...
Thomas
ton = 2,000 pounds
1/2 ton = 1,000 pounds
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No problem, for a second, I thought the same thing. :dance1:Dude, I'm still asleep, sorry my ciphering module loaded after my finger tapping module.
T
Too late ... unless #74 goes with itNo problem, for a second, I thought the same thing and I was right there with you :dance1:
PS. You have 24 hours to delete or modify your post so ours don't make any sense... you have until 5:35 tomorrow night to change it![]()
A cell phone to call 911 is a good tool to have alsoThat thread makes it clear that a lot of helpful things could be learned ... but that you can get around this by making a special tool instead.
So the wheels went back on almost as easy as they came off! Really anticlimactic.
Engine hoist, ratchet strap and concrete floors make it super easy.
Thanks everyone for the help! :drink:
So the wheels went back on almost as easy as they came off! Really anticlimactic.
Engine hoist, ratchet strap and concrete floors make it super easy.
Thanks everyone for the help! :drink:
Glad you got it sorted out. Now get after those stumps. LOL
You might wanna get a ripper tooth, too. I'm about to install mine and see how it does.View attachment 464583
You made it look easy!:thumbsup:
Who's did you get?