how hard is it to change a tire? I have a JD 22x9.5x12 on my L120 and want to change the tire, can I do this myself or should I take it to a tire shop?
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breakin the bead is the hardest part, theres many methods to do this depending on what you have available. then its just amatter of working the beads over the edge of the rim. really its pretty simple. p.s. thats the short version, ask if you want details.
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For a 12" wheel, its probably easer to get a tire shop to do it. Do you know anyone that might work in a shop???
Its dooable though. I do all my smaller wheels. But its SOOOO much easer with a tire machine!!!
Its dooable though. I do all my smaller wheels. But its SOOOO much easer with a tire machine!!!
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ditto to what ss12 said: Usually its pretty easy but I have had a few where it took an act of god to change them............
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A 12" wheel will fit a tire machine, but it's pushing it. I know my Coats 10-10 had trouble pushing against the bead itself. There was juat a post showing alever and a block of wood that seemed like it would work very well.
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heres a clip for some inspiration.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ2HcRl4wSk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ2HcRl4wSk&feature=related
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From what I understand those HF tire changers are pretty slikc for the cost. They are really nice for small tires like tractors have. To install the tires on the front rims of my Massey, I had to bolt them to my work bench!
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Nothing wrong with that idea at all!even with the inspirational video, I think I am just going to buy a set of wheels and have my new atv tires mounted right to them so I can swap them for winter like I do with my car
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I have one:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=34542
It's $60, but goes on sale all the time for $40. It's one of the best $40 I ever spent. I've used it all of a dozen times, but it paid for itself after the second. It's been used mostly for ATVs, but I used it once to put tubes into the front tires of my big Kubota, which have standard 15" tubeless automotive rims. I expected the Kubota rims to give me grief, but they were a piece of cake. I use it exclusively as a bead-breaker - it has some provision for mounting a rim and pulling a bead on-off, but I can't figure out how that works. I just grab a couple of tire spoons and changing the tire takes about 10 seconds (ATV and car tires are sooooo much easier than dirtbike tires, let me tell you).
I don't have it bolted to the floor - if you have the space to permanently mount it, it would be great.
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Someone either on this site or one of the others I visit had posted about using the mini changer from HF. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=34552
They welded the base to a bar that fit into their receiver hitch on the truck and made a nice solid working attachment. The larger tire changer posted here looks a lot beefier, but the mini changer should handle the needs for most all L&G tractors and ATV's.
They welded the base to a bar that fit into their receiver hitch on the truck and made a nice solid working attachment. The larger tire changer posted here looks a lot beefier, but the mini changer should handle the needs for most all L&G tractors and ATV's.
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I have one each and the sure are slick.
This one for the smaller front wheels:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=34552
This one is for the bigger rears:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=34542
I changed and tubed all my tires. The 4 ply rears went one easy as pie but the 6 ply fronts, well they put up a little fight but after a little persuading, they gave in.:ROF You can see both of the changers in the first picture and then the larger one being put to use in the second picture. Great little items and worth the investment IMHO. Now I don't have to worry about trying to make it to the tire shop.
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