Another tire question

[Lanse]

You can almost see the air in the planter and wagon tires, and so i decided to bite the bullet and get new ones for them. I found a garage near here with some that would fit, and ive also seen them little tire changer things like this one. Does anyone have any expierence with something like this??? I know not to trust anything from HF, but i am a cheapskate and this would cost less then having them mounted, plus i know i could use it again and again.
HF

 

[jose bagge]

mounted many a tire back in the day using hand equipment similar to this- this looks pretty flimsy, though.
You'll need to bolt it down- I doubt you'll bolt in to the shop floor- so bolt it to a 4x8 sheet of plywood to stabilize it as you tug

 

[Coloken]

My friend has used mine (HF) for years. You got to bolt it down to some thing big or solid. He used a sheet of boiler plate about 4 by 6 foot.

 

[Chris(WA)]

I have one I use to mount golf cart and ATV tires with. Actually a pretty fair tool by Harbor Freight standards. Don't see why it would not do larger tires. Like the others have said it MUST be bolted to a solid surface to use it. That and get some good lube. Reseating the bedfs may be your toughest part of the whole deal. A ratchet strap around the curcumfrence of the tire works pretty well in most cases.

 

[Leland]

you don't need a changer once you get the hang of it all you need is a hi lift jack or loader bucket to pop the beads and a couple of tire irons

 

[JT]

Lanse,
I have one "like" that in my shop. We bolted it to the floor ad it works good on small tires, on bigger tires, easier with hammer and spoons.
Jim
Like others said, dismounting and mounting is the "easy" part, getting them to seat is a bear. We have a 25# bucket of something, kind fo a tire soap, undiluted, we pack it around the tire and rim and use it to seal tire to rim until it contacts and seals itself.
As it takes air it pushed this stuff out and you put it back in the bucket for another day.

 

[Anonymous-0]

I'm thinking i might could bolt it to the side of the gargae.

 

[Anonymous-0]

By the time you buy all these fancy tools for a couple jobs only, you'll have nothing left to fix your B. You're not saving any money to buy a $40 tire changer for what might cost you $10 where you bought the tires. It would be nice to have all these fancy labour saving tools... but only if you had enough money to be able to afford them. Dave

 

[Anonymous-0]

What's a gargae? Dave

 

[trucker40]

Actually that thing does work after you bolt it to a long board or something to keep it from falling over.I dont have one though.I just use a wedge and tire tools and a small tire hammer so the kids dont bend rims.I changed every tire on my H Farmall and 3 cars in the last 6 months.

 

[r aiken]

Lanse. All the tire tools you need are like what we used to put the rear tire on your B.
When you come to get your parts, bring your front wheel, I have a front tire for it. You can mount it yourself. Then you will know what you need to change tires. Richard

 

[Anonymous-0]

Or the fast hitch on the Farmall.

 

[kyplowboy]

Lanse,

All you realy need to change small trailer type tires is a handy man jack to break the bead and two big crowbars. If your trailer and planter wheels look like truck or car wheels the best bet is to go to a junk yard, you can get a good wheel and tire for $10 and just put it on. Then take the old tire and wheel and try to put a new to you used tire on it. You will more than likely bend a few wheels till you get the hang of use'n a crow bar to put one on, but it is cheap, a crow bar will last 100 years, and when you get the hang of it you can slip a tire on and off faster than you can drive 5 miles to the gas station and have them change one for $20. I have picked up alot of wheels at junk yards, then put a used tire on the old rim when I get time, then I have a few spares set'n round for several bolt patterns.

Good luck.

Dave

 

[Anonymous-0]

Lanse,
Before I bought that thing I would buy 2 bars that have s curves in the one end and a flat spoon on the other end. That way with those 2 bars you can take any tire apart and put it back on the rim, even those 11r24.5 are cake with those 2 irons.
Bud