[AT] Patching Rear Tire on Tractor?

[william.neff.powell at comcast.net]

Yes beads can be the deal breaker... 

When we were at our cabins in Upstate NY and had to change a tire usually driving over the tire with the car would break the bead. 

On smaller tires like 4 wheeler tires I have used a large vice. Sometimes I have cut large circles out of plywood to hold the vice pressure on tires. 

On the large tractor tires I have recently found that my 3pt backhoe does a nice job. One of these days I'm sure I  will puncture a side wall.....

On the really tough tires that are trash, I use the sawzall. Saves a lot of time. 

Regards,

Will Powell
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "George Willer" <gwill at gwill.net>
> I agree with others that breaking beads is the hardest part... Especially
> when the bead is rusted to the rim.  Since I'm disabled I sometimes load the
> tires up and go to the tire shop and just have them break the beads after
> I've had to give up.  Even then I do the rest of the work... but, of course
> I'm only 73.  I can't imagine paying someone else to do what I can for
> myself.  I guess some guys find money too easy to get.
> 
> Here's a bead breaker I made over 35 years ago.
> 
> http://gwill.net/Album/Tractors/Farmall/Cubs/!Tools/bead%20breaker%20001.jpg
> 
> 
> George Willer
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-
> > bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Roy Morgan
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:10 PM
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Patching Rear Tire on Tractor?
> > 
> > 
> > On Jun 23, 2008, at 10:40 PM, Cecil Bearden wrote:
> > 
> > > I change all my own tires on everything. ... I started  on my
> > > first tractor tire in 1962....  Jeez I did not know I was that
> > > experienced!!!!!!!!!!!
> > 
> > Cecil,
> > 
> > Don't worry about a slowly fading memory.
> > My theory is that all the wisdom we get as the years go by displaces
> > the facts in memory.
> > 
> > Now, what was it we were talking about?
> > 
> > Oh yes: My riding lawn mower tubeless rear tires had been patched too
> > many times by the former owner, so I bought two tubes at a  tire
> > shop.  My strength and patience ran out just as I'd gotten the first
> > tube mostly inserted, so I brought the wheels back to the shop.  Even
> > with a discount for my having starting the work, their mounting fee
> > was too high it seemed to me. I'm glad to have since found a source
> > for tubes at half the price.
> > 
> > But this leaves the need for a tire tool. I remember those manual ones
> > with a lever and push device to un-seat tire beads seen in garages in
> > the 50's.  Seems like one of those, or a home made version, would do
> > for lawn mowers and garden tractors.  I can imagine some 4 by 4's and
> > 2 by 4's and some long carriage bolts.
> > 
> > 
> > I solemnly invoke the Law of Inverse Perversity:
> > 
> > If you have a spare for a critical part, or better yet more than one,
> > the part in service will never fail.  If you don't, it will fail at
> > the worst time.
> > 
> > Corollary for tools:
> > 
> > If you have a special tool for a critical job, or better yet more than
> > one, you'll never need to use it.  If you don't, you will need it at
> > the worst time.
> > 
> > Roy
> > 
> > Roy Morgan
> > k1lky at earthlink.net
> > Lovettsville, VA 20180
> > 
> > 
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