Re: (ET) changing tires?

["Tim Humphrey" <hump evgrin com>]

Yes 5 bux is cheap for the convenience of having a tire mounted.

But, there are those die hard do-it-yourselfers out there.....


Here is how "we" do it.(we: those with family members who have had a 
hairdo ruined by a ceiling fan)

Did it just two weeks ago in fact, on a 1952 Allis Chalmers front wheel.


Once the bead is broke the rest is easy........sometimes.

To break the bead

Place the wheel and tire assembly flat on the ground.
Remove the insides of the valve stem

Place a board or other similar flat object (I use a 2x6) across the tire 
so one edge just touches the rim and the
board covers the sidewall of the tire.

Drive over the board slowly with your car or truck. You may have to spin 
the tire 180 degrees and do it again, but if
you removed the valve stem guts like I said to, then the bead should break 
free.

I know what you're thinking.... "I don't need to remove the valve stem". 
Trust me. You do.

Flip the tire/wheel assembly and repeat for the other side. Now the tire 
is loose on the rim and can be removed. Put
the screwdriver away and get a crowbar, tire iron, and large hammer.






Anybody care to know how to use starting fluid to re-seat the bead?  It 
goes along with the saying..."Hey Y'all, watch
this!"


-- 
Stay Charged!
Hump
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untreated, it develops into Arrogance, which is often
fatal. :-)" -- Lee Hart

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu
> [mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu] On Behalf Of Dave & Deb
> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 9:14 AM
> To: Steve & Carol Welch
> Cc: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Subject: Re: (ET) chnaging tires?
>
> if the tractor runs couldn't you deflate the tires to increase traction 
> and
> then "spin" them off by pulling against an immovable object??
>
>
>> I can tell you from experience that cutting them off with ordinary
>> hand tools is a bit of work.  A hacksaw, tin snips, and wire cutters
>> get through most of it with moderate effort, but getting through the
>> wire beads is fun.  (Not).
>>
>> Unless one has some power tools that make it quick, I think this is a
>> good time to pay the $5 or whatever to have someone yank the old skins
>> off for you.
>>
>> Been there and done that.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> On May 30, 2006, at 10:01 PM, Christopher Zach wrote:
>>
>>> How about just cutting the tires off or something? It's not like
>>> you're going to re-use them.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>> David C Robie wrote:
>>>> I tries the 'dull screwdriver' approach on the front tire already
>>>> mentioned.  Perhaps King Kong could do it.  I even soaked the thing
>>>> in the best rust breaker I know of (Gibbs) beforehand.  Even though
>>>> I finally broke the beads (with a small sledge) these old tires have
>>>> no 'stretch in em at all, and a little bit of that is needed to get
>>>> em off.
>>>> Will vote for paying the few extra bucks next time instead of
>>>> wasting time and a coffee cup full of sweat.
>>>> Dave
>>>> Weymouth MA
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, 27 May 2006 15:39:51 -0400 Jim Coate <jbc coate org> writes:
>>>>> In my immediate case, the tires are loose from the rims...
>>>>> something about putting on chains but not then inflating properly
>>>>> and trying to plow... the torque in LL was more than enough to turn
>>>>> the rim with the chains holding the tire in place on the ground.
>>>>>
>>>>> And I did discover Tractor Supply sells "tire spoons" but I'll look
>>>>> for someone with the machine.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Coate" <jbc coate org>
>>>>>> Does replacing ET tires...
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Jim Coate
>>>>> 1970's Elec-Trak's
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