tire repair

[roermo]

I have a 4110 jd, this afternoon I was moving some dirt and all was fine, went shopping and when I came back I got on the tractor and the rear tire on the left side was flat and the bed is broken.

Were is the best place to put a floor jack against, and when up in the air is it possible to just air it up. Not sure yet if some thing put a whole in it or just what. If it is a small whole I might use green slime. Or take it to the shop.

But looking under the tractor I could not tell where to jack it up at.

thanks for any help.

Roger

 

[woodchuckie]

The one time I jacked mine up I placed it under the draw bar receiver for good balance since I was taking both wheels off. If you're lucky the bead will reseat when it's jacked up or you may need to soap the bead and use a rachet strap etc. to get it to seat.

 

[ovrszd]

I have a 4110 jd, this afternoon I was moving some dirt and all was fine, went shopping and when I came back I got on the tractor and the rear tire on the left side was flat and the bed is broken.

Were is the best place to put a floor jack against, and when up in the air is it possible to just air it up. Not sure yet if some thing put a whole in it or just what. If it is a small whole I might use green slime. Or take it to the shop.

But looking under the tractor I could not tell where to jack it up at.

thanks for any help.

Roger

I would also use the drawbar bracket. If the tire is tubeless, try to air it up, then look for the culprit, a nail or whatever. You may have to use water to find it. Then removed whatever is in the tire and plug it. You might get lucky and the plug stay in and stop the leak depending on how big of hole it is.

If the tire has a tube in it, you might as well take it to a shop so they can take it apart and patch the tube.

I'm surprised it is broken down from the rim unless you drove on it flat. Or if it's a tube type tire. Usually tubeless wheels have a safety bead formed in the metal to hold the tire seated against the rim.

 

[roermo]

yeap you guessed it, I did not notice it flat and drove just a short while and noticed a hollow sound looked down and there she was flat flat flat, Today I found out our dear dealership does not handle any tire that size, about hip high almost. Called around and no one in town does. Have to take it to a town about 19 miles away.

If I get the weight off the tire will I be able to get the bead back and air it up then us the green slim. Or should I just bite the bullet and take it and get it fix by some one that know what they are doing.

thanks
Roger

 

[BTDT]

Does this tractor have a FEL. Chain it to immovable object and try to raise bucket a little. Should lift rear or at least take some of the weight off. Air it up (after checking for nails and such and putting some sealer in it). You might be able to pull under a large limb, a-frame, etc., and raise rearend with come-a-long or chain hoist. Be careful!

 

[Bedlam]

roermo, if theres a tube in it, and there is a puncture, the tube will need to be removed.
Is there liqiuid ballast involved?
If not, you can fix it fairly easily yourself.
Remove the weights, and then maybe have another person help.
Loosen and remove all but one lug.
When your are confident that you can steady it, remove the last remaining lug, and free the tire.You can then lay it down on the ground with the valve stem facing outward.
The next tick is to break the outside bead. Mine usually go fairly easily.
Once the bead is broken you need to either push the tire inward, and work the tube out of the rim and tire, or use some prybars to move the outside bead to the outside of the rim.This will take some work and patience .
Once the tube is out, you could take it and have it patched, or buy a patch kit from a store.Buff the hole, and apply the patch, and then press it, as the instuctions say. Then its the reverse procedure.
With liquid ballast there more steps. Which have been discussed on here before.
Whenever using the pry bar or screwdriver to work the tire, be careful, its very eacy to pinch or puncture the tube.
One of my front tires had about 26 patches in it before I retired it and got a new one..
Doing it yourself will save alot, and there also the work to get into the truck to transport it etc.
If your able to do it yourself you will save a few bucks, and feel like youve accomplished something
Hope this helps..
let us know.
Al

 

[roermo]

the tractor is tubeless and doe not have anything in it for weight, I got it jaked up and put up a stand under the hub. I called three tire places and none of them can handle the tire. Not even the dealer, I have to go to a truck tire repair shop 14 miles away, whish me luck.
Roger

 

[Bedlam]

wishing you luck.
If tubeless , as others have said you could "plug"it , or , you could use a patch on the inside.
Or, you could buy a tube, and insert it ..In the future the tube would be much easier to patch.
Depends on the size hole.
"fixing" a tire is more labor than material cost.
Al. Let us know what made the hole.

 

[AlanB]

There was a good picture set on Gemplers website of how to do it if you feel like takling it yourself.

If it were mine, I would plug it and keep going.

For my money and time it has been about as effective as any other repairs, and certainly quicker and less painless to get done.

Good luck.

 

[Bedlam]

I have never had a tractor without tubes, but does the simple "plug" fix most small holes. such as a nail hole?
I us the plugs all the time in my car tires. and the tractor tire spins alot slower.
I have tried to plug the small ride on tires with not much luck, I assume its because the rubber is paper thin. I do get a chuckle tho when they tell you how the small ride on tires are tubless. and wont have trouble with tubes. When I feel its much easier to break the tire down, and pull the tube and patch it , than it is to plug them.Or cource there is the never ending rim leaks too. I know someone will suggest slime. but im too cheap for that.Just kind of interesting, I think they went with the tubelsss because of cost.
Anyway I guess to tube or not is a personal preference.
Hope you got her fixed..
Al