Changing front tires 4.00x19

[wwalkersd]

I got some new tires and tubes off EBay for the 2N, Kelly 4.00x19s with tubes. I'm thinking the easiest way for me to change them out will be to jack up the front of the tractor and use good old fashioned tire irons to change the tires while the tractor holds the wheels relatively steady. If the old, cracked tires are really hard, I'll cut 'em off with a sawzall. Am I wrong? Oh, sorry, I phrased that incorrectly. I meant "Why am I wrong?". :wink:

 

[Walston]

Depends on how old and stuck they are. It took the guys at the tire shop almost 30 minutes to remove my old tires (they still only charged me $6 to remove them), they were really stuck with rust and they had one heck of a time getting them free.I sand blasted and painted the rims and had the same guys put the new ones on for another $6.

 

[Tom N MS]

When I find them for as good a deal as you did, I'm going to get new ones too and take them to my local small town garage and get the old ones removed and new ones put on for $8 each..I think most of the larger ebay sellers have some kind of scam going on..Appears that they have folks staked out that run up the bids at the last minute no matter how much you bid.

 

[NOXJohn]

See previous post below about breaking tire bead.

 

[TimPa]

tractor tires have some serious beads (tire and rim). i've tried several, always end up taking them in to the shop. it's money well spent in my book.

 

[souNdguy]

I like to lay my rims down on the ground (concrete) and work them.

A couple tire irons and a couple vice grips help. use the vice grips to clamp to the rim to keep the tire from slipping up an over.. then move the spoons and workt he tire around.. a 2nd set of grips help as a backup stop if you slip with the irons. Not too bad a job. Did 3 16" rims and tires just a couple months ago on my back porch with said tools and some vegi- bead lube.. and valve fishing tool.

makes ya sweat and builds the arms a tad.. but not too bad. Last time I did a 19 I left it onthe tractor and rassled with it way too long that way..

soundguy

 

[JW Axtell]

(quoted from post at 08:03:39 02/11/09) I think most of the larger ebay sellers have some kind of scam going on..Appears that they have folks staked out that run up the bids at the last minute no matter how much you bid.

OT but, I think what you are seeing with the ebay auctions is "sniping" and not a sellers scam. Myself and many others use auction software that automatically will place bids (snipe) in the last 15 seconds before deadline. Ypu never really know what the top limit of another bid is until too late.

 

[Kenster]

JW, so YOU"RE the one! I have often wondered how someone who has not bid at all previously comes in at almost the last second and wins the bid. Now I know. Of course, there were times that it didn't work out for the sniper. I have waited until the last seven or eight seconds to send a "just in case" high bid, even though I was winning at the time.
I've seen my winning bid a couple of times posted literally one second before closing. It's kinda of risky though. I have satellite internet service and it's not always the fastest kid on the block. I've had bids that just did not go through in time due to slow internet.

Sniper software, eh? Need to get me some of that. Where can I find it?

 

[wwalkersd]

Yeah, I bought 'em with sniping software, too. Managed to get them for the starting bid price from Tucker Tire, which ended up being $84 for the pair, with tubes, including shipping. Sweet! They seem to have a lot of sets for sale just now.

I use jBidWatcher on the Mac. For Mac software, you can find stuff at www.versiontracker.com. For Windows, I'd try www.tucows.com.

I don't know. I'd feel guilty taking my EBay tires to a local dealer for mounting. The old tires are practically falling apart anyway, so I guess I'll give it a go. Thanks for the vice-grips tip (but how do you keep from marring the rims?).

 

[souNdguy]

Mar the rim? It's a worki tractor right? Just touch up paint it afterwards...

soundguy

 

[jon]

I have often wondered how someone who has not bid at all previously comes in at almost the last second and wins the bid.

The sniping I can deal with but when somethings about to go too cheap & someone with ZERO BIDS comes in & wins it, I get a little skeptical!
I know we all got to get started somewhere but I doubt it's coincidence.
Back when you could actually see their username I'd watch some users just to see if they ever bid again & guess what....never bid again on any auction.
I reckon you can't win 'em all though.

 

[Ultradog MN]

I wouldn't change the tires on my Chevy. I don't even change my own oil. Besides they have to be balanced.
But I wouldn't even think of bringing my tractor tires in to get changed. I do it myself.
With the tire laying flat on the concrete, drive your pickup tire right along the edge of the rim to peel the bead away. Being a carpenter I have a couple of prybars around. The best one is a WonderBar. Take a large prybar and get the first bite started then work the tire off with the wonder bar. It's really not that hard.

 

[wwalkersd]

(quoted from post at 12:47:41 02/11/09) Mar the rim? It's a worki tractor right? Just touch up paint it afterwards...

soundguy

D'oh! The only other thing I've changed tires on is a motorcycle with aluminum wheels, so I'm used to worrying about that.

 

[corvette8n]

I did mine, I layed the rims on the ground and used a bumper jack to break the bead by jacking up the car on the edge of the tire bead. I then used my three tire irons to take the tires off. I mounted up the new tires and tubes, but pinched one of the new tubes had to take it off and patch them.

 

[gahorN]

.... I'm thinking the easiest way for me to change them out will be to jack up the front of the tractor and use good old fashioned tire irons to change the tires while the tractor holds the wheels relatively steady. ...

Have you ever jacked up the front of a Ford tractor? It ain't gonna hold ANYTHING steady! They are going to wobble, drift, roam, dance all over the place. You've got to remove the wheels from the tractor.