Changing lawn mower tire

[super99]

I finished mowing just before the rain last evening, pulled into the shed to clean out under the deck and noticed a front tire was almost flat. I took the wheel off and took the old rotted tire off and fixed the tube and mounted the new tire. This is the jig I made for small tires.

 

[Duner Wi]

I made one similar but simpler. Mine won't hold rim from rotating but I use small tire irons to work mine off. You must wind tire off rim with special tool like manual tire changers from 70 years ago.

 

[Russ from MN]

Wish I had one like that, I have one to fix next week!

 

[wp6529]

So far the mini tire changer rig that Harbor Freight sells has worked pretty well for me. I found clamped in my bench vise made it a bit above comfortable work height so the last time I used it I C clamped it to my brush hog on the tractor and that worked well.

 

[Brownie450]

Too big of a vise. I was coming home from Muscatine
around 11:00 & ran into rain so heavy I thought about
pulling off of 38. Had .32" in the gauge when I got
home.

Tractor rears are easier to work on than the mower
size tires. Great idea on the holding fixture.
Jim

 

[super99]

Too big of a vise. I was coming home from Muscatine
around 11:00 & ran into rain so heavy I thought about
pulling off of 38. Had .32" in the gauge when I got
home.

Tractor rears are easier to work on than the mower
size tires. Great idea on the holding fixture.
Jim

No rain here yesterday. I agree, bigger is easier.

 

[504]

I should let you practice on a crazy wheel off of my ztr I am sure it has a thorn in it and it is going to get a plug.

 

[Brownie450]

You have a nice shop. The only thing wrong is
there is room to walk in & work on stuff.
I might bring some stuff over some time.
Jim

 

[Tgrasher]

Harbor Freight sells one for around 40 bucks that will do 8" to 16" rims and I've probably changed/fixed 30 or more tires on mine. A real labor saver, makes it so much easier.

 

[Caryc]

So far the mini tire changer rig that Harbor Freight sells has worked pretty well for me. I found clamped in my bench vise made it a bit above comfortable work height so the last time I used it I C clamped it to my brush hog on the tractor and that worked well.

I used that Harbor Freight mini tire changer when I had to replace a tire on a rototiller. I mounted the unit to a piece of 2" X 8" then clamped it to the tail gate of an old Toyota truck. Not the easiest thing in the world to use but it did work.

 

[Duner Wi]

Vise holds it. U slips over vise and jaws clamp onto bolt flats. Made from bits in a hurry one day.

 

[super99]

You have a nice shop. The only thing wrong is
there is room to walk in & work on stuff.
I might bring some stuff over some time.
Jim

If you do, I'll send some stuff home with, we'll trade. I've said for years that I need to have someone clean out my shop and I'll clean out his and we both throw away what we think is junk.

 

[buickanddeere]

We installed radial ATV tires on our lawn tractor . Much pleased with the improved traction . Also added washer fluid for ballast .