Admire your self discipline, not only, not taking to a tire shop, but in doing it as your time permited on a non running machine, so it was ready to go when you get it running. Lots of people need a bit of comradeship to bounce different ideas around but, fortitude is the real pioneer spirit , "I can do this." Good show.
It's a good idea to put a little air in the tube to prevent nipping it. Just enough to give it some shape and take out the folds. Won't interfere with fitting the tire but will help keep the tube away from the tire levers.
My dad used to run over the tire with his pickup to break the seal, the he had a deal that would screw into one of his spark plugs and he could inflate the tire, always enjoyed watching him work on farm equipment.
First I enjoy your channel you seem like a really nice person and always seem to be in a good mood. 2nd you need to get yourself a proper work bench with that vice. I know you have tons of other things to do but it will make your jobs easier and safer I've seen you fight it more then a time or two. Your vice/bench is the heart of the shop when you need a strong hold.
Man.... how many tires we did, just like that, on the farm. Sorry the tractor is not working. Keep at it and make the changes that will get her going again.
I am impressed by your resourceful use of a vice to hold the wheel while you took the tire off. When you don't have a tire mounting stand, you solved the problem. Nice going. This just reinforces my need to follow your channel. I keep learning things all the time. Art in CA
ill be right over with a portable sandblaster,and a gal acid etch primer/gal of orange enamel paint,nice work evan, thumbs up and share,old farmers love this kinda stuff
Good job on that change. My wife was watching and said that green workbench looks like an old farm table. She thinks it might be a candidate to pull out of there and refinish!
Yep, once you've had a tractor with a loader on the farm, it's hard to believe you could've gotten anything done around the place once you're without it. LOL Nice job on the rim & tire repair. Stay safe.
Always nice to have a pressure washer handy to clean parts before removal. I have two, one cheap electric low pressure for a quick clean up and a high pressure gas powered one for the big jobs. Don't forget about industrial degreaser, these items will save you a lot of headaches while you work on your equipment
Great job! Fixing a flat tyre on my bycicle is one of the earliest skills my father taught me. I am grateful he did it. Good job of marking where the valve goes. Seems such a little thing, but can save so much time, and it is soon important to check the wheel for stones or thorns, which might have caused the damage.
You guys have become my favorite RU-vid site...enjoy watching you do things and you are a lot like me I don't know how to do everything but I work at it until I figure it out.
love this channel. I have had a small fixer upper farm like you for last 23 years and had many similar challenges over the years. lots of cleaning cutting, tires with holes in them from thorn trees. my favorite over the years has been using the brush hog. just so relaxing and it looks so much better when done.
boy that tire looks awesome..... now to paint the rest of the tractor.... it will look cool regardless of what kind of paint job you do.... and protect the thing as a whole..... great vid thx ...
I hate swapping tires too, buy haven't had the misfortune of having to deal with an inner tube. Looks like it went pretty smoothly though! Always a good feeling to finally knock out that one project that gets ignored forever lol. Glad to hear the rest of the repair parts came in!
Good job Evan, looking forward to seeing you getting the tractor running smoothly again. Shouldn’t be much longer, all in good time with everything else you have going on around there. Thanks for sharing with us.
The tube with hole looked like all it needed was a patch. Did you paint the other wheel? I would have checked and greased the wheel bearings. You may have done that earlier. Good video. Oh if points were spec at .20 thou. then set them at that Doing at 23 screws up the dwell. Should see if you can find a good used timing light and dwell meter. Great video and enjoyed it. Thanks Evan for taking the time to video and edit, Cheers
Always nice to see your tractor getting some love... My grandpa always painted the parts when he worked on them i believe its an army thing but i believe a good strategy on a farm keep up the good work!
I watched my Dad take a wheel and get the tire off. It wasn't until many years later that I realized how strong he was to use the tire iron to pry off the tire. He was always a strong man even in his old age.
trick from experience. after reassembly, inflate the tire (with tube installed) to operating pressure or there abouts and allow the air to come out completely. then put the valve core in and inflate to desired pressure. reasoning: this allows the tube to creep and any wrinkles to come out. learned this working at a tire shop........g
I did not have anything as "new" as a D-17 (I think that is what you have, if I recall). I had a little '41 C as our first tractor on the property. My grandfather had a WC, and my uncles had WD-45, CA and a D-17, so I have a soft spot for them, even if I never grew up on a farm. The C has since been replaced by a state-of-the-art 50' 8N that has proven invaluable. (My uncle had one of these, too!) I get that something newer would be substantially more useful, but it works for me at substantially less cost. And part of the value of some of this older equipment is the ease in which you can work on them. That being said, I get the sense you might be throwing parts at it. As an ex-race car driver and son of a mechanic, I would suggest you look at an Allis forum for help with that. I think it was www.allischalmers.com. A lot of useful information to be gleaned there. It was quite useful for me when I had mine. There are people there that bleed orange. Best of luck and keep the videos coming!
Go to a local flea market you can usually pick up tire tools there really cheap. There a good thing to have if you have farm equipment. BTW nice job rim looks good.
I know when putting a new inner tube in a bike tyre it was always best to inflate the tube with a small amount of air. It prevents the chance of pinching the tube when the tyre is put on. 👍
Now you have to paint the tractor. That would drive me batty. I have a MF tractor with front loader and its down. So you guessed it its getting paint. Got tired of look at faded MF red and rust😁. Thanks for sharing. Have a blessed day
Pro tip: Break both beads and take them off of their respective sides. Then you can peel the tire off the wheel with the tube still inside of it. To remount place the tube inside with a little bit of air, just so don't pinch it, and baby powder. The powder let's the tube move around a little while mounting. Place the rim in the tire and slide the valve in place, the rim should be in the middle so you can mount each side. This is how I do my dirt bike tires, used to it the way you did in this video but that's awful lol. Give it a shot next time, I think you'll find it much easier
We have a WD, D-15, D-17, 175, 180, 190, 220 & a D-21. All of them have cream/tan rims (front & back) except maybe the WD. Btw, the WD & D-15 are the only gas ones.
Why didn’t you patch your tube. If I bought a new tube every time I hade a flat on my tractor I’d be completely broke. Well Evan maybe I’d get my farm and old implements looking as nice as yours if I’d quit watching your videos. I guess that’s a backhanded compliment. Enjoy your stuff, keep it up.
I had the rear rims replaced a year ago. I had them remove the liquid ballast and not put it back in. The old liquid is very corrosive and rusted out the old rims. I will just put the brush hog on the back of the tractorif I need extra weight.
Seems earlier vid u said your 17 is Series 1? Cream colored wheel may b from later Series D17 or previous owner painted to 'appear' newer. Noticed grill may b cream colored & hood decal style r other appearance updates from previous owner. Headlights where for Series 1, fender mount later Series. VanSickle paint? That may b corporate orange, not persian 1 or 2.
You can get a professional grade tire changing machine, brand new, off Amazon for about $1,000. I would think off Craigslist or other places you can get a used one for a few hundred dollars. If you've got 2 vehicles, 1 or 2 tractors, and other equipment then a tire changing machine would be a good investment.
Now you're going to have to treat the wheel and tire the same way or it's going to get jealous and give you problems so that it can get some TLC. And when you tear a wheel-tire assembly down you should check the whole inside of the tire for anything sharp before putting back together. best thing to check with is your fingers as they are the most sensitive tool you have. And I told you 7 or 8 videos back, ( working on old tractors never goes well ) that your front tire was bad, did you read that comment.
Fixing that tire will motivate you to fixing the tractor. I remember you had to borrow a tractor with a backhoe in an earlier vid, so hopefully your on your way to tractor independence. The color is fine, nobody will notice. I thought maybe the cream color rim was original, as if the tractor manufacturer wanted a two tone look. Thx for vid.
I've noticed one thing you consistently do wrong in my opinion.... you don't lube anything ! tires need soapy water ! dish soap ! any metal when trying to get it apart needs WD-40 or some penetrating oil...or Diesel ! when in a pinch ! ... LUBE IT MAN !!!!! it really makes it alot easier to deal with ! especially old rusty bolts ! ... the D-17 probably needs a new condenser and points ! and you can adjust that carb to run perfectly.... if it doesn't start on the 1st or 2nd turn through you need to adjust the fuel/air screw ! that thing has an adjustable main jet actually.... so adjust it to a tan plug color.... on my Ferguson tractor it was always the points ! or water in the fuel ! .... todays gas does not last long use STA-BUL 360 marine so your gas does not go bad ! ....that is a must now days !
