Always use the proper tools
 

I found another use for my Monarch CK12 lathe ( listed as a 12" but 14.5 over the bed )

Bead breaker :biggrin2:


It actually worked very well. The original front tires on my 1968 Cub Cadet 125 needed to be replaced and the local lawn and garden shop wanted too much money so I'm doing it myself. The tire size is 4.00/4.80 -8

I turned a 1" shank tool around in the BXA holder and used that to press right next to the bead. Push, turn and repeat while prying with the the claw on my framing hammer. The rims are 3/4" axle so I put a piece of 3/4" stock in the collet chuck. Once the beads were broken, the correct tire spoons were used to remove the tire.

I will wire brush, then sand the rims and repaint before installing the new tires.

I picked up the tri ribs and tubes from Miller Tire when they were out at Rough and Tumble's Threshermans Reunion in August.

Jeff,

One word, Sawzall, cut those mo' fo's off.
Nice tires though....

X2 for the sawzall that thing was the only way to dismount the rear 10-36 tires on my farmall super c they was original to the tractor from 1952 and I cut them off in 2016 they were very very hard.:beerchug:

Then there would be nothing to pry against to get the beads off the rims. This way worked fine. It took a 1/2 hour to get both tires and tubes off the rims.

Whatever works.:beerchug:

Great idea Jeff. You get some tubes?

Yes, I got new tubes from Miller Tire when I got the tires. The old tubes were rusted fast to the rims :bigeyes:

I put the tires/rims on the cement floor,stand on tires @ the rim, with the heals of my work boots and put the tire iron between my heals and hit it with an #8 sledge with one hand while holding the bar with my other hand.
about 2 hits in 3 different positions around the rim and it is broken down, flip rim & repeat.
Then use the long handled spoons to remove the tire from the rim.
Easy peasy, been doing it that way for 65 years.:beerchug:
tire soap helps for the rusted ones.

I'm lazy, I just take my tires to the local tire guy. :beerchug:

Well that's thinking out of the box for sure! I once had a steering wheel off a NF that got bent and used the lathe to straighten it. Slipped it on a mandrel and just pushed against the "high spot".
Small tires can be a pain. I bought a Harbor Freight tire changer a while back and it works great for breaking beads. Don't know how well it works on tires that small though.
You want some real fun, change the tires on a pedal tractor--you have to boil them.:bigeyes: