im putting on the lugs

[simple_john]

well i wanted to try to make a path around the backside of my pond.. before the brush starts to grow over... i was impressed i had weights on and made a decent path or start of a path... the ground is went and lots of crap grows as soon as spring starts but i want to slowly make a path around the pond..


Ive still got me regular turfs on w/chains.. but was thninking id like to try my lugs

I am a mechanopheebe.. and usually bring the tractor to the dealer for a swaparound and oil chance ect..
this year.. i think ill do it myself...


as for swapping out the tires... can i jack the tractor up from the hitch plate? is that the best spot to use?


(many of you know my history with mechanical adventures) :fing20:

I just dont want this tractor to be subject added to the 'look what i broke today' forum ROF

[CatDaddy]

I'd put the floor jack under the tranny, but the hitch plate should work too. My worry with using the hitch plate is that if you have to yank on one of the tires it could slip off the jack. Then the "What I broke" might be your foot. :eek:

JMO,
-=A=-

[MowHoward2210]

That's hard to say without being familiar with the underneath of your machine. I don't think the hitch plate should be a problem. I'd try jacking it up from there(make sure you block the front wheels) and then maybe put a couple of jackstands one each frame rail somehwere on the back half of the tractor.


I just dont want this tractor to be subject added to the 'look what i broke today' forum Nor your toes! ;)

[jodyand]

sj why did you take the lugs off? Ihave always use the hitch plate but i never had to yank to get the tire off because mine all have lugs.

[simple_john]

sj why did you take the lugs off?

turfs & chains for the winter.. lugs for the summer...

[CatDaddy]

When you say 'lugs' you mean Ag treads, right? Why wouldn't you use them in the winter? I'd think they'd have a good bite.

[simple_john]

you Southerners:aetsch:


the lugs (AG's) do fine in the summer but in the winter w/all the ice..

you really need chains (just ask argee) and the chains work better with the turfs...

[Argee]

the lugs (AG's) do fine in the summer but in the winter w/all the ice..

you really need chains (just ask argee) and the chains work better with the turfs...

Boy you got that right!! I spent a good part of this winter having to use my 4WD loader to push snow because my snowblower was rendered useless by the abscence of chains on the tires. I tried to put the chains on over the chevrons but had trimmed them to fit the turfs. I too am going to find another set of wheels and install the chains this fall.

As far as jacking up your tractor with a floor jack John....(HA HA ..try saying that 5 times in a row real fast) I'd try to stay on the frame or hitch plate. As Mow said, jackstands are great insurance. You only want to jack it up just enough to be able to slide the old tire off and the new one on.

[chipmaker]

I would break the torque on the lug nuts first, then use the hitch plate after blocking / chocking the front wheels and jack it just high enough to remove the ones you have on there and install the ones your wanting to put on it now.

I would not use the tranny as a lot of these machines have a cast aluminum case and they are paper thin and not designed to take any force applied on them. Hitch plate you should be fine........trust me, jack it there and the rear wheels will follow the frame up as you jack it!! :fing32:

I don;t know the load rating of your jack, so you may have to remove some of them heavy chrome hubcaps........oh wait they have to come off to loosen the lug nuts / studs anyhow...... :bonk:

[sixchows]

I would use the hitch plate. You should chock the front wheels to prevent the tractor from rolling forward and coming off the jack. Don't jack it more than you need to swap the wheels. It will be stay much more stabile at a lower height.

If you don't have a floor jack handy, you could tilt the tracor to the side and have someone slide a jack stand or other sturdy support under one side just high enough to swap tires. Again, chock the front wheels either way.

[sixchows]

Looks like Chip and I were typing at the same time!

[simple_john]

yup the bottom of the rear end or tranny did not look like it would ber a good spot to jack up..

no big deal i had the tires changed in a few minutes.. sorry no 'look what i broke now' thread...

but i took it around the backside of the pond and almost lost it in the water.. well actually its more of a swamp.. i got to one point and the front tires suddenly sank into about 4" of water.. I think ill wait a bit to let that dry out prior to going over that area any time soon...

thanks guys.. now if i can change the oil and grease it up.. ill save myself 50$ and a trip to the dealer...

[Argee]

now if i can change the oil and grease it up.. ill save myself 50$ and a trip to the dealer...

You can do it John :fing02: If you can swap out tires...you can change oil and filter...step by step instructions are in your manual. :D

[lb59]

AGs work fine for me year round.
Nice thing about that is I don't have to change tires twice a year.