I do mine most of the time and nobody ever showed me how. So it is mostly intuitive. I started with motorcycle tires.
Rusty rims can be a problem. That condition will make the bead hard to separate from the rim. It will also make it difficult to lever the bead over the rim edge. The higher the ply rating, the more mussel it takes to do tire repair. 4 and 6 ply are not difficult.
A bead breaker or bead breaker hammer is not necessary. You can squash the tire with a loader bucket or your pickup truck wheels coming in slowly at a tangent to the repair tire.
Tire irons are nice but you can use prybars, even long screwdrivers on really clean tires and rims. You probably have everything you need in your shop. Or you can make irons out of flat but small automotive springs.
Pay attention that you do not pinch the tube with an iron. It's usually not a problem with a tractor tire but is very easy to do with a motorcycle tire.
I suggest that you watch the pros do it first and then try the next tire yourself. That should dispel any notion that you are not doing it right. Ask questions too.
Be aware that you can kill yourself and others messing around with tires. This is why all heavy truck tire shops have tire cages. They don't seem to be used all that much though. They are primarily used with split ring rims. But old tires can blow out and fly around. This happens when the bead doesn't seat and the pressure is mindlessly elevated to dangerous levels. But even low pressure in a rotten tire can kill.
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