Tire / Wheel Weight and Brakes

[GinFarm]

Hi,

I bought a Ferguson TO 30 and everything's excellent but the brakes (so far)... there are no brakes. It's probably an adjustment or dirty shoes but they don't work at all. So I need to take the wheels off and my plan is to do one side and then the other. My first question is, how much do the wheels with tires weigh? Is this something I can take off and manage myself?

Thanks.

Will

 

[Gary Fowler]

THe weights should be bolted on with 3 or 4 bolts that can be removed and each weight removed independently. After removing the first weight, you will have to remove the next set of bolts to get the next weight off. I would think that there also might be water ballast in the tires but it should be manageable, just dont let it get overbalanced and fall over, it might be difficult to raise back up.

 

[GinFarm]

Hi,

It doesn't have wheel weights (the way I wrote it wasn't the clearest I guess). I meant the rim and tire... is it the neighborhood of 150 - 200lbs? More? Can I get it off the lugs, wheel it away, do the brake work and then get it back on by myself?

Thanks.

W

 

[Willl]

by myself?

I wouldn't try it by myself without a overhead lifting device like a engine hoist or another tractor FEL.

Without a lifting device, your going to need a helper.

 

[kenmac]

Hi,

Can I get it off the lugs, wheel it away, do the brake work and then get it back on by myself?

Thanks.

W

I don't know the exact weight. You should be able to take them off & re install. I have taken them off my current tractor & a TO20 I once owned. It's really not that difficult. when re installing ,use a bar of some type under the tire to help move it around with alignment with the studs

 

[Ford tractor]

Hi,

Can I get it off the lugs, wheel it away, do the brake work and then get it back on by myself?

Thanks.

W

Yes. It's not all that hard. YOU do need a way to finesse the tractor axle up/down when putting it back. I do it far too frequently on medium sized tires 16.9x24 R4's filled.

Just remember that if it falls it's a PITA to get back up, but let it fall. You can't stop it unless your name is Clark. But they are actually pretty stable on flat ground when standing.

 

[SandburRanch]

Good grief, I'm an old man and I can do a mounted tire that size even if it has liquid. When you go back with it two hole the axle flange and put the tire/wheel on a floor jack two holed, jack it up and start the bolts. The floor jack will work better if on smooth concrete or a piece of plywood. Google two hole flange if you don't know what that is. I didn't either at one time in my life.