One of a kind Wheel Horse Ride Away Senior

[953 nut 55,222]

14 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

ordered some tire lubricant for easy mounting.

That stuff is slicker than snot and clings to the tire. You won't even need a tool to mount the lower bead, just give it a downward forward thrust and it will jump right onto the rim.

 

6 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

I have a feeling it has a pretty long shelf life

Twenty years and counting for me, I don't change a lot of tires but this stuff is great.            

[WHX?? 48,815]

44 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

wreck these fresh painted rollers!

Welcome to my world Kev... That manual tire changer you gave me boots my rear every time. Just did three trailer tires on it and a struggle.  Touch up is always in order. I was using windex for lube but will have to get me some of that lube. 

You know dang well a new valve stem every mounting job. I see I also need to get you a valve stem tool for Christmas! 

Edited August 12, 2022 by WHX??

[Pullstart 62,851]

38 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

Welcome to my world Kev... That manual tire changer you gave me boots my rear every time. Just did three trailer tires on it and a struggle.  Touch up is always in order. I was using windex for lube but will have to get me some of that lube. 

You know dang well a new valve stem every mounting job. I see I also need to get you a valve stem tool for Christmas! 

I’m excited about using that new juice… and I now have a valve stem tool!  That’s an old video!

[Pullstart 62,851]

 

[Pullstart 62,851]

I goobered up the paint on the spokes pretty bad, but this tire mounting paste works wonders!

 

 

[Handy Don 12,217]

Last time I did wheels:

Unmounted the tires, prepped the whole wheel but painted only the "inner" part (where the tube goes).

Mounted the new tires (with tubes) but kept the tires uninflated and didn't pull the valve through.

Masked the tires and painted all the "outer" parts of the wheel.

Retrieved the valve and inflated. 

No marks on the paint.

Edited August 14, 2022 by Handy Don

[Pullstart 62,851]

I added a second cone to the Harbor Freight tire machine and it helped immensely!  I did use the actual tire machine mounting tool though… along with a leather finger!

 

 

[Pullstart 62,851]

21 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

Last time I did wheels:

Unmounted the tires, prepped the whole wheel but painted only the "inner" part (where the tube goes).

Mounted the new tires (with tubes) but kept the tires uninflated and didn't pull the valve through.

Masked the tires and painted all the "outer" parts of the wheel.

Retrieved the valve and inflated. 

No marks on the paint.

I had that thought too… but after I started on the fronts 

[Pullstart 62,851]

In an attempt to press the front end apart, I snapped a jaw of my puller.  I think I have a couple heavier pullers around here…

 

 

[Pullstart 62,851]

Found one!

 

 

[sjoemie himself 3,068]

35 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

Heavier

Kinda 'David and Goliath' difference there 

[Handy Don 12,217]

1 hour ago, Pullstart said:

I had that thought too… but after I started on the fronts 

 

Delighted to have the same thought! 

[ACman 7,618]

I don’t know how you do the rears but i used a big deadblow hammer . I’d hit the bead right in front of where the is going over the lip of the rim while pushing down ( with your foot) or standing on it on the sidewall that’s already below . I would do car tires on the ground this way too that center hole (namely GM front wheel drive) wouldn’t fit on the antique tire changer . Old military surplus deuce and a half tires were the worst . 
 

 

Edited August 14, 2022 by ACman

[Pullstart 62,851]

 

[Pullstart 62,851]

The upsized puller did the job!

[Pullstart 62,851]

Though some touch up is required, one wheel is back on!  The cap says “K-28361” though the Google machine came up with little results.  Maybe an old parts catalog might help if ever needed.

 

 

[Pullstart 62,851]

And Timken / Bower 09067 bearings…

 

 

[Pullstart 62,851]

[peter lena 8,625]

@ACman  way back , coming up , before we had a tire changer, that rubber hammer and pry bar was all we had to mount/ dismount tires , thanks for the memories !  @Pullstart  , dare I  ask , what did you put in those bearings ? greasy pete

[Pullstart 62,851]

4 minutes ago, peter lena said:

@ACman  way back , coming up , before we had a tire changer, that rubber hammer and pry bar was all we had to mount/ dismount tires , thanks for the memories !  @Pullstart  , dare I  ask , what did you put in those bearings ? greasy pete

I’ve got Valvoline red in my bearing packer.  Yes, I took the easy way out and pressed the clean grease through!  This doesn’t see the annual amount of miles as many other Horses and it seems to work on my road trailers with great success 

[peter lena 8,625]

@Pullstart  good save on that , the red is much better than the " I DON,T KNOW " grease , BTW  doing a good job on that  senior , pete

[The Freightliner Guy 1,327]

Would  you recommend the trick with the leather glove to put the tire on because I’m thinking of buying new rims for my rj I don’t know how much longer they’ll last knowing that they look like this the other side is worse and no a dog didn’t pee on it.

[Pullstart 62,851]

5 minutes ago, The Freightliner Guy said:

Would  you recommend the trick with the leather glove

It definitely helped, but your wheel needs to be smooth (and solid enough to stand the force) to need it.  Otherwise, I bet your wheel would cut the glove up quick.

[The Freightliner Guy 1,327]

Yeah and also how long do you think the tire will last and should I find replacements 

[Pullstart 62,851]

The rusty flat tube got a hole in it during dismount and top tube has an extremely long valve stem.  I had a $5 off coupon and a birthday $50 bill to spend, so I ran to the local farm store and grabbed two new tubes.  Someone on here said a couple years back that airplanes run a smaller than stated tube in their tires, less chance of folds and cuts inside the tire.  Good enough for airplanes?  Good enough for me!  14/15” wheels instead of 7.6-16’s for me.