Shoot... They are easy to mount. I'm older than "old" and do my own tire work. The hard part is breaking loose the old tire from a rusty rim. You may need to repair the rim especially if it is eaten away by the valve stem. Tractor rims are just common steel and can be welded by your method of choice. Just be sure to have ALL the rubber away from any welding. It burns easily and is very difficult to extinguish. The last tire I mounted was a 14.9 x 28, maybe 2 months ago. I had bought a pail of tire grease from Miller tire (kind of like thick vasoline) and that stuff was better than any other tire lube I've used in the last 50 years. The bigger the rim diameter, the easier the tire goes on. I've done it both ways, with the wheel still on the tractor, and with the rim laying flat of the ground. If lifting the weight of the finished tire and rim is too much to handle (or you have wheel weights) then the "on the tractor" method makes more sense. Of course it is best to be near your air compressor. I usually use 3 tire irons or spoons maybe 20+ inches long.
Best of luck!
Paul in MN
P.S. Old:I have a daughter living near you, a few miles south of Richland right on I 44. She and her husband are getting into farming their 41 acre place and some adjacent land for horse hay. Her husband is attached to Ft Leonard Wood as a Physical Therapy medic. He has had 5 deployments during his career, and is partially disabled due to battle events in Iraq. You might enjoy getting together with him. I'll give you his phone # if you want to email me.
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