Dan693 510 #1 Posted September 30, 2018 I am having a heck of a time mounting 2 RJ ag tires on the 12" rims. I'm sure there are threads on here about it but can't seem to find any. A video would be nice. Any advice on mounting these by hand would be appreciated I can get the first bead on the rim but the second is the bear. I am risking bending the rim or tearing the tire. It's banjo tight with 6 more inches to go. I am soaping them up good but it wont budge. Thx D. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 24,084 #2 Posted September 30, 2018 Two words - Discount Tire... I know...I know - Do it myself...But I have found a few things are not worth (to me) going it alone...Changing tires on these little guys is one of them (for me). Way cheaper than my time, aggravation and my wife washing my mouth out with soap...I can not afford the soap! 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,844 #3 Posted September 30, 2018 I hated changing tires when I worked in auto shops. I take all of mine down the street and have them do it. Besides they always have homemade chocolate chip cookies on the counter! 2 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,121 #4 Posted September 30, 2018 What are you using for tire tools? If you are just trying to do it on the floor with a couple of cheap tire tools take it some where. I have a HF manual a full size tire machine a selection of kentool tire irons and it can still take some effort 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan693 510 #5 Posted September 30, 2018 Update.....I bailed and took them to my local tire guy. He has a machine and they'll be done in 2 hours.......$20. Now I have 2 hours to clean my frickin shop up. No more excuses! Thx for the input! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,488 #6 Posted September 30, 2018 I have changer enough tires on mine to pay for it and then some. But, if you are just doing one pair you should just go to your tire shop. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,849 #7 Posted September 30, 2018 A few years ago I was going through the same ordeal where it took 10 screwdrivers or whatever i could wedge in there , so much soap that everything slipped out of my hand, two pairs of hands, one set of knees and me turning into a raving lunatic. Then I decided to buy one of those small tire changing kits at HF. Fastened it to a small portable work table that gets fastened to the floor when using it and that changed everything. In less than twenty minutes I can remove old tire and install new one. If you own more than six of these old tractors or keep getting them a well worth investment. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike'sHorseBarn 2,610 #8 Posted September 30, 2018 I have both of the entire changers from harbor freight and both have saved my life and my language lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,741 #9 Posted September 30, 2018 1 hour ago, 953 nut said: I have changer enough tires on mine to pay for it and then some. But, if you are just doing one pair you should just go to your tire shop. I too have that set-up and it paid for itself the 1st time I used it. My neighbor and I used his lift to remove my rear wheel on a 1996 Honda Gold Wing. Once the wheel was off I crossed the street to my garage, deflated the tire, removed it, mounted the new tire, added balance beads, aired the tire up and it took me a total of 25 minutes! Pretty darn good I thought! If you leave the tire in the sun for a few hours, this will greatly reduce the pain & suffering, as will as the soap (for potty mouth)! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,682 #11 Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) The big thing with manual tire changing it to get the bead down into the center of the rim. I have no problems just using tire spuds but I have a shop that did two 23 - 10.50 tires for a paltry 10.34 including some for the governor. You can bet tbey are gonna do this pair of 6 ply skid steer tires I got. Best part was not a scratch or mark on fresh paint rims. In HF with @Achto this weekend and he pointed out their changer for 40 bucks... Shoulda bought one right then. Edited October 1, 2018 by WHX21 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,540 #12 Posted October 1, 2018 22 hours ago, WHX21 said: The big thing with manual tire changing it to get the bead down into the center of the rim. I have no problems just using tire spuds but I have a shop that did two 23 - 10.50 tires for a paltry 10.34 including some for the governor. You can bet tbey are gonna do this pair of 6 ply skid steer tires I got. Best part was not a scratch or mark on fresh paint rims. In HF with @Achto this weekend and he pointed out their changer for 40 bucks... Shoulda bought one right then. Yep, that’s what I was gonna say! Well not exactly, but the part about the bead seating in the center of the rim, that’s crucial! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,682 #13 Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) Here ya go fellas feast on this.... 20 clams to have them mounted but since I couldn't find stems local they put in some choice ones figuring I might want to load them. Total bill with the show stems 30 + change .....flipped the guy 40 and told him to grease the guy that mounted them. NOT a speck of fresh paint off the rims! Edited October 2, 2018 by WHX21 8 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,941 #14 Posted October 2, 2018 That's some $ well spent. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyLittrell 3,827 #15 Posted October 2, 2018 I take them and have them demounted, but always put the new ones on myself. After you get the first side on, make sure you push the next one down to the center of the wheel. Thats the only way it will go on. Thats why the center of the wheel is smaller. Glad you got them on, the older I get, the harder this crap gets!! Randy 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,540 #16 Posted October 2, 2018 14 hours ago, WHX21 said: Here ya go fellas feast on this.... 20 clams to have them mounted but since I couldn't find stems local they put in some choice ones figuring I might want to load them. Total bill with the show stems 30 + change .....flipped the guy 40 and told him to grease the guy that mounted them. NOT a speck of fresh paint off the rims! Those are some treads! What tractor are they going on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,682 #17 Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) Not quite sure yet Kev ... since I have studs & lugs on many of my tractors I might just play musical tires for a bit, just to wear the nubbies off. Unless @19richie66 makes me shave my legs! Might take awhile as the rubber is a very hard compound which one would expect from skid steer tires. Play in the dirt with them at plow day for sure and see how they perform without weights or loaded. Since the rims were supposed to be for a 1055 project they might end up on her with 5 ribs for fronts.... for shows anyway. Edited October 2, 2018 by WHX21 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,941 #18 Posted October 2, 2018 3 hours ago, WHX21 said: Unless @19richie66 makes me shave my legs! .... for shows anyway. Really, you do that for him? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 16,877 #19 Posted October 2, 2018 15 minutes ago, AMC RULES said: Really, you do that for him? Easy now 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,941 #20 Posted October 2, 2018 Just sayin' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,682 #21 Posted October 2, 2018 2 hours ago, AMC RULES said: Really, you do that for him? Yes I would ...he did it for me 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,682 #22 Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) Yah real funny guys 'till somebody gets a razor cut, gets infected and has to use his wife's nylons over his face to make a living instead of wearing them on his legs like Ritchie does....real funny. Sides one should be wearing off nubbies with good old fashioned seat time Dan we didn't mean to hijack your thread with our nonsense ! BTW Glad to hear you got your Onan crank problem sorted out Edited October 3, 2018 by WHX21 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,540 #23 Posted October 3, 2018 1 hour ago, WHX21 said: Yah real funny guys 'till somebody gets a razor cut, gets infected and has to use his wife's nylons over his face to make a living instead of wearing them on his legs like Ritchie does....real funny. Sides one should be wearing off nubbies with good old fashioned seat time Dan we didn't mean to hijack your thread with our nonsense ! BTW Glad to hear you got your Onan crank problem sorted out Dan, I bet Jim’s not really sorry. I bet he has apple cobbler though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
