49cat112
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I did a test fit of the tire on the rim while it's still on....went on and came off real easy.
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Lock rings and rotten tires, oh joy!
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digger242j
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Hello 66gg1tnc,
Ha, you sure got a difficult handle to remember and type . LOL
Who dat?
49cat112
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Who dat?
Dat me me new Handle...a little more appropriate for this board.
Thanks Digger242j
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Got the tire on this morning.......
Aired up, lock ring nice and solid.
Back on the ground...
ssssssssssssssssssssssss
Aw cr@p, must have pinched the tube somewhere
<sighs>
Photos are still in the camera, had to run off to work before I could download 'em.
Hopefully it's a small hole and I can patch it <fingers crossed>
Aired up, lock ring nice and solid.
Back on the ground...
ssssssssssssssssssssssss
Aw cr@p, must have pinched the tube somewhere
<sighs>
Photos are still in the camera, had to run off to work before I could download 'em.
Hopefully it's a small hole and I can patch it <fingers crossed>
Northart
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Rim Stuck,
Hello 49Cat112,
Ha, miracles occur, a nice new handle. LOL
If the rim is stuck to the cast wheel, take a sledge hammer to the back side . Beat it evenly around, it is just rust ,and crud sticking. Spray some WD-40 or what ever you have, to loosen it up.
Another way is to leave the nuts and clamps loose, and drive the machine making a turn. The scrubbing, in the turn will pop it loose.
Hello 49Cat112,
Ha, miracles occur, a nice new handle. LOL
If the rim is stuck to the cast wheel, take a sledge hammer to the back side . Beat it evenly around, it is just rust ,and crud sticking. Spray some WD-40 or what ever you have, to loosen it up.
Another way is to leave the nuts and clamps loose, and drive the machine making a turn. The scrubbing, in the turn will pop it loose.
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I hosed it down with Kroil. I'll give it a few days and try it again. I also have some PB Blaster. It almost looks like somebody slathered some kind of sealant on before mounting it the last time.....black goop has oozed out a few places.
Mounting the tire with the rim still on was hard....(a libreral dose of dish soap helped). Getting it back off might be as well
Mounting the tire with the rim still on was hard....(a libreral dose of dish soap helped). Getting it back off might be as well
Frenchy
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49cat112.....how much you paid for your grader? If isn't too personal off course! I'm curious.
Frenchy
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$1500
this was at the height of the scrap boom too...she was worth twice that easy to a scrapper. Or so the seller said. He did have a deal cut with a scrapper but they couldn't get the grader up on their trailer to haul off.....then after a change of heart and a fist full of cash waved under his nose by me, well. Now she's in my yard.
this was at the height of the scrap boom too...she was worth twice that easy to a scrapper. Or so the seller said. He did have a deal cut with a scrapper but they couldn't get the grader up on their trailer to haul off.....then after a change of heart and a fist full of cash waved under his nose by me, well. Now she's in my yard.
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Had some time today so I dismounted the leaky tube and tire....found two holes (looking suspiciously like pinch marks )
Patched them, put some air in the tube and let it sit.....held pressure, no bubbles when I ran the hose over it. Great!
Put the whole thing back together. Inflated to 10 PSI, everything seated good.
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Aw crap. Well, at least I'm getting good at mounting the tire on the rim with the rim still on the hub! Only took 30 minutes this time instead of all day.
Yes, I put the flap in. I suspect a goat head got in the tire (It's a type of sticker....big sharp pointy's on it....looks like goat horns, my yard is full of 'em)
)Patched them, put some air in the tube and let it sit.....held pressure, no bubbles when I ran the hose over it. Great!
Put the whole thing back together. Inflated to 10 PSI, everything seated good.
sssssssssssssssss
:BangheadAw crap. Well, at least I'm getting good at mounting the tire on the rim with the rim still on the hub! Only took 30 minutes this time instead of all day.
Yes, I put the flap in. I suspect a goat head got in the tire (It's a type of sticker....big sharp pointy's on it....looks like goat horns, my yard is full of 'em)