This a 20x10x8 is absolutely, positively kicking my behind! In my younger years did plenty of car and truck tire installs by hand...never a lawnmower. I've got plenty of liquid soap, scotch bright the inside of the rim and...nothing. It won't go in and I don't want to damage the tire by using a brute-force! Is there a trick to it?
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reynoldston
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The same as a car or truck tire. Maybe double check the size? Just where are you having the problem? You are dropping the opposite of the tire into the drop down side of the wheel when trying to install it?
O shoot!!! What am I missing here? What side is the "drop down side"? Its a lawnmower tire...there shouldn't be any drop-down-side for crying out loud!!! Size is OK...I've checked. Should I use a heat gun on rubber make it softer...maybe? :confused2:
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Won't go in ?
Just done a 20 x 8 x 10 on a 2142 husky no great problems.
Howeve the 16 x 5 x 4 was a right royal PIA
What won't go where ?
Just done a 20 x 8 x 10 on a 2142 husky no great problems.
Howeve the 16 x 5 x 4 was a right royal PIA
What won't go where ?
Jack. Feel your pain. I had trouble with a silly little trailer tire on a cheap Chinese rim. I finally got a big bolt and locked it down on a big bench vise to locate the rim-that was half the battle. The other half was being really careful about putting the side on the rim in the deepest crevice . I had trouble keeping the two beads together in the crevice. Once done the tire fell on by hand. Realize yours is bigger and therefore harder. If you are remote or do a lot of this take a look at the Harbor Freight tire man. Most seem to mount this tool on a pallet and problem solved.
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The center of the wheel drops down. I would need the wheel here in my shop and am very sure I could show you how to change a tire. Change many lawnmower tires for my customers.
Of course!!! I'm doing it all wrong! There is a drop-down-side but it won't be on a tire...it's on the rim. Also, I need a center post to secure it properly and I'm not tilting the tire over the rim deep enough to start it in the "deepest crevice"! One last mistake I've made last night was drinking Samuel Adams Summer Ale while I was working on it. Should've been drinking Fosters!!!
Thank you Motoman, Raynoldson, Bod and Bert for enlightening me!
Thank you Motoman, Raynoldson, Bod and Bert for enlightening me!