10 minutes and tire off rusty rim.
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 4:00 pm
Really 
That's how long it took. I had a couple of old and very dry rot cracked tires on Dodge rims that I got from my buddy Ralph and after reading Gary's post "Now, back to that tire...." I decided to use a method that has worked for me many times on the past when changing the rubber on Dodges and 9:00X20s from some of the International dumpers I used to own and time how long it took to get the old one completely off the rim.
I use a dull bladed garden mattock only because I don't have the correct duck billed hammer usually used for tire removal which is simular to the Adze that T Highway and Lifer and discussed. I lubed the bead with plenty of liquid soap and carefully worked my way around the lock ring, between the ring and the bead until it was free. Then used a tire spoon and pry bar made for this purpose to get the lock ring off, then flipped the tire and rim over and started on the other side while the supported off the ground on a wood block to allow the tire to drop free once the bead was broken.
As I stated before it really only took 10 minutes, I started at 2:45 pm and was finished at 2:55 but then took a couple of pix and put the tools away and yes that is ice in shot #3, we had about 3" of snow and ice yesterday. Next comes blasting the rim like the one I did friday.
That's how long it took. I had a couple of old and very dry rot cracked tires on Dodge rims that I got from my buddy Ralph and after reading Gary's post "Now, back to that tire...." I decided to use a method that has worked for me many times on the past when changing the rubber on Dodges and 9:00X20s from some of the International dumpers I used to own and time how long it took to get the old one completely off the rim. I use a dull bladed garden mattock only because I don't have the correct duck billed hammer usually used for tire removal which is simular to the Adze that T Highway and Lifer and discussed. I lubed the bead with plenty of liquid soap and carefully worked my way around the lock ring, between the ring and the bead until it was free. Then used a tire spoon and pry bar made for this purpose to get the lock ring off, then flipped the tire and rim over and started on the other side while the supported off the ground on a wood block to allow the tire to drop free once the bead was broken.
As I stated before it really only took 10 minutes, I started at 2:45 pm and was finished at 2:55 but then took a couple of pix and put the tools away and yes that is ice in shot #3, we had about 3" of snow and ice yesterday. Next comes blasting the rim like the one I did friday.