I bought 4 new tires for the L185f!

shooter56 · Apr 27, 2019

So I broke down and bought 4 new tires! 2 9.5-24 R1 and 2 4.00-15 3 rib tires. Also 4 tubes to go with them.
I moved the l185f today and the left rear split open. I knew it was tired after last year, after I had to slime it but now there is no hope for it. So I bit the bullet and bought all 4 ,I need them anyway. Now to get the rears off. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

D2Cat · Apr 27, 2019

Just like any other tire. Lay it flat, break the bead free, pry the bead over the rim, then do the other side. If you don't have the proper hammer to pop the bead off the rim, you can use you front end loader, a hyd. jack under your truck bumper, or anything else you can imagine.

SidecarFlip · Apr 27, 2019

Having more than one tractor, I pull the valve stem and drive over the tire with another tractor. Loaded is another story entirely. You have to drain the fluid first. My buddy uses his forklift.

Fro65 · Apr 27, 2019

If the beads are rusted to the rims, a backhoe makes an awesome bead breaker. Hold one side of the rim/tire down with one of the outriggers and use the hoe to break down the bead on the opposite side.

SidecarFlip · Apr 27, 2019

Gemplers sells a dandy bead breaker for 200 bucks, but the above methods work just as well, for free.

skeets · Apr 28, 2019

Easiest way,, call the tire place and have them do it

SidecarFlip · Apr 28, 2019

skeets said:
Easiest way,, call the tire place and have them do it

All well and good. Problem with that is you have to wait, you'll pay for a service call and finally, I'm cheap.

I do all my own tires, tractors, pickup truck and cars. Have a Coats tire machine and a spin balancer as well.

In Utopia · Apr 28, 2019

There are times when it's just better to leave some jobs to the pros, this is one of them.
The exception for me is my 640 Ford. Got a cheap HF tire "machine" and only use it on the fronts. Running some good sealer in the tubes now, so the changer is sitting idle.

shooter56 · Apr 28, 2019

The local tire shop wants $100. Per tire rears, $20. Fronts
Sometimes you just have b to do it yourself!

D2Cat · Apr 28, 2019

Around here, tire shops charge $3 per rim dia. to change out a tractor tire. But the guy who has a protable rig and works on OTR truck tires while on the highway broke down, will come and replace both rear tires on my L305 for $75. He changes them leaving the wheel on the tractor.

SDT · Apr 28, 2019

shooter56 said:
So I broke down and bought 4 new tires! 2 9.5-24 R1 and 2 4.00-15 3 rib tires. Also 4 tubes to go with them.
I moved the l185f today and the left rear split open. I knew it was tired after last year, after I had to slime it but now there is no hope for it. So I bit the bullet and bought all 4 ,I need them anyway. Now to get the rears off. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

I change/repair all of my own tires. Air only. Never use any liquid ballast.

A slide hammer is the tool of choice to break down beads. Always works. I bought mine on closeout from NT for $50 a few years ago. Going rate is about $100 when on sale.

You will also need two GOOD tire irons. I bought mine from Gemplers 25 or 30 years ago. They are available from any GOOD farm store. Not sure about TSC.

SDT

shooter56 · Apr 28, 2019

I saw the slide hammers on ebay. I was thinking about one I made couple of years ago for a friend to remove pins in his Lull . I made it out of a dodge truck axle,a tube and a steel slug welded in the tube.it worked good.

shooter56 · May 6, 2019

I pulled the front tires off today and the inside of the rim around the valve stem is rusty . So I need to sandblast them before I go on to mounting the new tires. Also after that a small amount of welding where the stem comes thru the rim as it is rusty and very thin.

D2Cat · May 6, 2019

I'd clean up the rust with a flap disc. Then find a flat washer with the hole side the diameter of the valve stem. Weld it in place, preferably with a wire welder. Bend as necessary to conform to wheel radius. Then use the flap disc to grind smooth.

SidecarFlip · May 6, 2019

skeets said:
Easiest way,, call the tire place and have them do it

Not normal for me but what I did today. I need two tubes replaced and the CaCl tubes landfilled. 85 an hour plus tubes and I can watch. Not a bad deal.

SidecarFlip · May 6, 2019

SDT said:
I change/repair all of my own tires. Air only. Never use any liquid ballast.

A slide hammer is the tool of choice to break down beads. Always works. I bought mine on closeout from NT for $50 a few years ago. Going rate is about $100 when on sale.

You will also need two GOOD tire irons. I bought mine from Gemplers 25 or 30 years ago. They are available from any GOOD farm store. Not sure about TSC.

SDT

TSC has the KalVan ones (or at least did). Where I got mine, very high quality, made in USA, actually made in Fremont, Ohio, not far from here. Probably have Chinese ones now. Made by One Hung Loe Industries and guaranteed to bend first use.

shooter56 · May 6, 2019

I did the small front tires , I took a piece of 1×6×24 of oak cut the end at a 45 degrees, put it on the tire and drove my truck up it ,popped the bead right off, flipped and repeated. The rears will not be that easy I'm sure.

shooter56 · May 6, 2019

D2Cat said:
I'd clean up the rust with a flap disc. Then find a flat washer with the hole side the diameter of the valve stem. Weld it in place, preferably with a wire welder. Bend as necessary to conform to wheel radius. Then use the flap disc to grind smooth.

Good idea!, I'll try that!

shooter56 · May 29, 2019

So I found some time and got the front rim valve stem holes done. I welded the hole up and redrilled a new hole. Sandblasted and repainted. Rears next.

shooter56 · Jun 8, 2019

Well I don't have a lot of extra time ,but fronts are blasted ,self etching primer 3 coats kubota orange. Then in the oven at 150 for 30 mins. Came out really nice.
Took off 1 rear ,not much rust inside! Cleaned it really good and por15 the inside then after 3 hours 1 coat self etching primer, this morning 1 coat so far of kubota orange. 1 more coat should be fine. Then the last one.
I think the tractor may get a paint job this summer!

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