Posted by Banditfarmer on November 28, 2014 at 20:57:29 from (75.186.9.25):
About 8 years ago a friend of mine gave me a set of 6 tires on Dayton rims for my old Dodge truck. Tires have been in the barn ever sense gathering dust and being I got caught back up I thought today would be a good day to change them. The 4 back tires were new full cap recaps and 2 new steer tires. Now the last time I had 2 tires but on one side was 1993 and the other side and front was 1990 all done at the tire shop (closed up 8 years ago). No tire shop for 25 miles so I have to take them off the old way, By hand. The 1/2" impact did nothing so I get the 3/4" braker bar out and 4' pipe and an hour later I had one side loose. Left the nuts on and tapped the wedges and they came loose no problem and changed the tires out and snugged them up. Went to the other side and 3 hours later I had the lugs loose, Man they were tight real tight! I did the same thing and left the nuts on and started to tap on the wedges and nothing moved. Hummmm. Did them again and still nothing moved. Got the sledge hammer and hit the outside of the rim and BOOM. If I had not left the nut on the wedges that rim and tire would have shot off the truck. This is one of the reasons the tire place closed up. The last tires I had put on the truck they did it with a 1" impact and tighten them till the wedges bottomed out flat on the axel.
Got them off the truck and put the new ones on only to find that I needed a new spacer ring because it had been crushed, Now they wont tighten up. Those rings are not easy to find now like they use to be. Got lucky I found one in the crib and used it. My cousin stopped by with his dump truck and his big impact to tighten and check to make sure the wheels were true and strait. Once I got everything put up I realized how tired I was and the fact the it had been 8 hours sense I started this little project. My cousin asked me if I was going to come down to his place tomorrow and help him put 4 tires on the grain trailer, I guess if I can move in the morning. He LOL and said just kidding, I have the tire guy come out to do it. He said he couldn't believe I was doing this at home, I said I cant afford the tire man coming out to change mine that's why I'm doing it myself as I have more time than money. Tomorrow morning I will wish I had called the tire guy, But I am not afraid to work like this but it's getting harder the older I get. Oh the things we do to save some money. Bandit
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