Is there a decent way to get this tire off a bad rim?

[JoeM(GA)]

a good backhoe operator can do it and not tear the tire , just a idea, and have had to do that to get the bead to let go

I do mine with the backhoe too, slow and careful and they’ll come loose easily

 

[dixon boy RL]

its what ever works for you, and where your at in age and able or not me now tire buddy does mine . i have all the tools already mention above but they never get used anymore. pry bars ,bead breakers, bead blaster etc. did it all my life but thats past now,

 

[Davidj]

$20 won't get you into the parking lot at the truck and tractor tire services around me.

Most here too. My regular place will do something like that if you slip the dude a little cash. No muss, no fuss. Getting harder to find places like that for sure.

 

[NDIHC]

Take it off the tractor, use the loader to put it in the back of the truck and take it to your friendly neighbourhood tire place. They'll have it off in no time for a twunny dollar bill or two.

Having a car tire patched cost $40 last time my dad had one done a few weeks ago. Couldn't imagine what they're charging for a tractor tire now. I think we were at 30 or 40 when I worked at the Firestone shop 30 years ago.

 

[dbsoundman]

a good backhoe operator can do it and not tear the tire , just a idea, and have had to do that to get the bead to let go

So you’re giving me (another) reason to want a backhoe?

 

[MARK ROBKE]

Unless I was really strapped for money, I would hire the tire man with a mobile truck. They prefer to leave the wheel bolted to tractor, and that is easier on you too. In my old age getting hurt, (worse than I already am), is not a good idea. Those guys who do it all day long make it look easy, and if you don't ever do it, changing a tire, especially that rusty one, will work you to death. Mark.

 

[Watthour]

...They prefer to leave the wheel bolted to tractor, and that is easier on you too.

Agreed. The larger ones I have done are just that way. Note the jack and stand in position, just because:

 

[Tony in SD]

This tire isn't terribly old and has minimal weather checking, but the rim is all rust jacked and leaks fluid from who knows where. I'm not sure if the rim itself is full of fluid or if the tube has a small leak, as it takes a while for it to visibly air down but there's always a puddle wherever that tractor sits while parked.

Anyway, I don't have much good tire experience, the last set of tractor tires I tried to get off rims I ended up just cutting apart with a sawzall. I tried driving on top of those tires, pressing them with another loader tractor, etc. but it just didn't work. Is there a good technique to break the beads on these old setups or should I just send the whole tire and rim off to pasture?

At my age and tractor tire skill set, I have found the best way is to hire it done.