I do like these videos without commentary. We can understand what is going on and it is nice to listen to the countryside. (Especially for those of us stuck in a city.)
I had to laugh at the introduction...I’ve been there! You got something on your mind that you want to do with the tractor, and the tractor seems to have other plans...lol Thanks for a great video. 👍🇺🇸
I grew up in a Tire Shop in a small town. We "recapped" car and truck tires, and we had a service truck we used for repairing tractor tires. I was, "so much fun" fixing flats in the middle of a muddy field, in the rain, and dealing with the calcium they used to be filled with! Those are days I DO NOT miss!!!
Man you sure have some patiences with your video's. You must spend hours editing. Well done. Love the different perspectives you provide. I own an LT40 hyd. and I sure feel blessed when I watch you fiddle around with that little LT10.
I am just beginning my Tractor journey. Bought 90 ac (30 overgrown fields and 60 overgrown woods) and have a Ford 3000 with a loader and a 6' rotary mower. So I'll be watching for my lessons.
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I agree with Scotty. It's nice to hear nature and just the thoughts running through my head sometimes when solving problems and fixing equipment. I had this happen a couple years ago with a larger tractor. Managed to drive back to the shop real quick. Parked it with valve stem at 12-oclock position put up on jacks/ blocks immediately. I didn't lose much fluid at all. Had the mobile tire service pump out fluid, repair valve stem and maybe a new tube, pump back the fluid. About $150-175 if I remember correctly (I couldn't believe it was that cheap for a large tire). Just another idea to keep in your mental toolbox. Good luck and great video
We bought one tractor that came from an area that does not freeze. The first time we drove it in freezing weather, the ice cut the tubes all up. It was 30 deg F out when I removed the rim to hub bolts. I had a 3/4" drive ratchet with a 6' cheater on it. On all of the bolts, the nuts took the threads off the bolts. I was outside and down to jeans and a t-shirt and still sweating. The front loader on a 90 hp tractor would not lift the tires and rims into a truck.. We had to raise the arms, curl the tire up, block it, raise the arms and curl again until the tire was high enough to put in the bed. It was sure nice mounting the rims with new bolts.
Nice to see a Ford 3000 Diesel with low exhaust, drove 1 from new back in 66 when I was almost 5 years old. Only difference, you got a drawbar, we had a hitch!
Hopefully I get to change out both my rear tires and rims this weekend. Unfortunately the shipper lost them no sooner than immediately after the seller handed them over. My friend suggested they might have slipped down under the seat of the truck, they will turn up eventually. I think I will just take the whole mess off like you did, pull the center hubs and put them on the new rims off the tractor. The old tires are beat pretty bad and could blow any time so I bit the bullet and got new ones. I need to do some research on adding ballast into the tires. My 1967 Ford 3000 diesel is a C made in the US of A and has the same front wheel wobble feature as yours. I understand that was an extra when they first came out but everyone liked it so much they made it standard on all models.
Great placement of your camera. I’m sure that wasn’t easy. Also, I’m a newbie tractor owner. How did you rig up your hose to fill your tube with water? Is there a way to know how much water/ weight your putting in the tube? Thanks! Great video!!
I'm rebuilding a 1963 ford commander 6000. It has not been in field for few years getting ready to take it back out. this video makes working on the tractor relaxing good funny video it hit the spot just want to thank you I hope I see you another one maybe fixing you're more if I ever see you I want to shake your hand that was a good video
When you just let that water spray on the tractor and the grass, I was thinking, "Well, there goes the neighborhood." The CaCl we use around here would kill the grass and turn the tractor into a crusty rusty heap. What a relief to see it was just clear water.
Like the good camera angles and less talking. Really shows how it is done. Makes it look easier than it is...especially at my age. A good 1 hour job takes me 3 hours now. I hate fluid in tires and like weights instead. Notice your hog doesn't have a safety shield either. Those cheap plastic things are totally worthless. Basically trashed after first use. Surely PTO makers could devise a better device to shields the shaft. Some old equipment I had had a very round smooth shaft which could not hang on clothing at least not easily.
wesley largen Don't use calcium. I just spent a few days taking liquid calcium out of the rears of the Allis Chalmers D 17. Also painted the badily rusted rims. Don't use calcium. Use winter windshield washer fluid, antifreeze or beet juice.
Looks like she needs a pair of tie rod ends too...! And a guy with a tractor HAS TO HAVE a High Torque Dewalt or Milwaukee 1/2" 20V Cordless Impact...! (And somebody's going to have to unload that tire/wheel when you get to town...!) And I would have put a tiny dab of grease on those wheel studs before putting the lug nuts back on...
Yay brings back childhood memories of watching local farmer do community favour & mow the eyesore ancient old cemetery near our home in the 1960s with similar equipment. The place was really overgrown and had not been maintained for over 20 yrs. He had no idea what was lurking in the undergrowth among so many graves. Suddenly there was a terrible noise and an entire granite tombstones with rought ironwork would explode in showers of dust & sparks. One point he backed into a clump of heavy overgrowth below some really old pine trees, the rotor-slasher held high and all cutters fully revving, and dropped it.... bang... in came 200ft from each side of ancient lichen covered barbwire fence all lying on the ground below decades of pine needles! What a mess ... that took a blowtorch to fix!
I know first hand like many watching how heavy tractor tires are empty and loaded. Not fun. You got a nice place there and a loyal dog. What more could a man ask for.
If you have coolant you can save it with a small pump.It will also suck the tire down making it very easy to break the clench.Un lip the outside reach in and pull out the tube.It’s not as hard as you think.We put on new tires without removing the wheel.
Guess this one came from Basildon tractor plant i Worked there just about all my working in the test dept engines on test beds or tractor coupled to p t o dynamometer happy days they were Gordon Exmouth UK
I am not sure I could manage my tractor tires in the same way, with fluid ballast they weigh about 780 lbs. Perhaps in a pinch, I could try to reinstall without fluid , but I would rather not, I need calcium or some other fluid that does not freeze, so here in Canada, tap water is not an option. Great video!
Excellent video, perfectly entertaining for me, thanks to no bloody music and no talking at all, too. Very rare, very, very good, I mean it. Thanks a lot. Just one question. The air is compressible, water is not. What is a purpose of making tire less (or almost not at all) compressible, even this way?
Thanks for the compliment. Its about weight. The tires need extra weight to have decent traction since it’s a light tractor. There’s still some air in there so it’s still compressible somewhat.
Try using "PB Blaster" pray on those lug nuts next and each time, this cleans and lubes the threads both making it easier and safer also making their removal faster than just wenching them off. "PB" help these threads last longer and later hold tighter too.
Happy for you that you were able to avoid a potentially dangerous situation by the crappy way you jacked up the axle,slammed the tire against the studs and tightened lugs pretty much finger tight. Some folks were born lucky.
I usually put the jack under before letting tyre down, especially if you only have a small jack. Not many jacks have the range to lift height of flat to full tyre, most of water will drain and what doesn't will when you lay it flat.
Fall Line Ridge, I had to shut her down at 12:50...that's not safe the way you were blocking that tractor, sorry...block it up on pavement or gravel, it would be safer to use concrete block for your base, nice level ground, that jack stand needs to be under the axle as soon as you get it high enough. There's old mechanics, and there's bold mechanics...but there's not many old, bold mechanics. BE CAREFUL Man.
No, when you fixed your tire on the tractor, you parked it away from your workshop, so you were on soft ground and you had to carry all your tools, blocks etc to the tractor. Just wondering.
I was thinking when he took the tyre and rim off and put a stand under it, Id have some more blocking and lower the screw and ram of the jack, and low and behold the man done just that.
I can't think of any cons. It is rather light, thus the ballast in the tires. It has plenty of power for its' size. I think it might be unkillable. If I had to find a complaint, I guess I'd say it doesn't have power steering. But I'm sure you could find one with power steering., It's an excellent machine.
I inherited a 1987 3910 and now clutch is sticking to flywheel, may have to crack it apart. If you park it a long time keep clutch pedal in with clamp or board. They are good tractors.
In my 50 years of farming I have never seen anyone intentionally let the chloride onto the ground. It costs money to replace and pump back. So the minute I spot a flat coming, I turn the wheel so valve is at the top and then remove the wheel. I leave the hub with the tractor. I do have great admiration for the man’s strength to get the wheel in the truck and wish him the best getting back on the tractor. Obviously if that is why he drained the chloride,I rest my case.
Never fails my friend. Also not sure how cold it gets down there but it might not be a bad idea to put methanol in that tire instead of water so it won’t freeze. Wouldn’t wanna be fixing it again come winter ❄️
I have had old timers tell me about water in the tires but never saw it. Just one question what do you do if it gets below freezing? I think it’s cool.
BTW seems if I remember right you don't have to take off the WHOLE rim and tire as the rim is in two section and you can just take off the outside portion and deal with far less weight issues. Also you dont have to deal with ALL the weight just a smaller portion of it.
What year of ford is that? Mine looks just like yours but mine has a stack on top and it's a 1968 ford 2000 gas tractor I tell ya they are great tractors built to last
Not sure, probably around the same as yours. I suspect mine had the pipe on top originally, but we moved it after I got it. I think it needed a new muffler and we just went with it. I'd rather it be on top...it takes some abuse under there.
There are so many things wrong with this or different I don't know where to begin. First if it is leaking and up get it to shop. Next we change tires on rim if they are that big. That size is pretty easy with a wood wedge and two screw drivers or tire irons. We use chloride and water for weight and try save it. No shield on bush hog PTO. Never mind safety what about grass wrapping on shaft
So the tire didn't come back loaded...obvious by the way you tossed it around. You must live in the south as not needing calcium to keep the load from freezing. Great video, so many camera placements.
Lets see if how much I got correct? Your tire is was going flat? No, I didn't' watch much of it. Your tire has calcium/water in it for rear wheel weight, so you would need a ramp/2x8's? to take it up (pully comalong) into the truck box? Lift the axle up first after (loosening) the lug nuts before removing the calcium/water mix as it corrosive. This will reduce the amount you have to left the axle. Your jack is small. I got an 8 ton jack many years ago it worked very well for my Toyota' pickups. We had a Ford 3000 Super Dexta Select -O-Speed for many years, was a good tractor, my first diesel 1970 June 21.
You must be in a warm part of the country. Straight water in the tire! Around here they used to use a mixture with calcium chloride. But it rusts the wheels pretty bad. Maybe they have something better now.
Safe a lot of time leave rim on tractor put on trailer an go they never take mine off they would had came with truck an fixed it for 60s But that s on a 5200 ford 15x38 tire did you put anything in the tire or just air an water winter will tell i gest
Don't you love the Trolls on the Net! Most of them are armchair warriors that have never turned a wrench or maybe even had a job because they live in mommy's basement.
HOW NOT to break or tighten lug nuts!!! ...and the jack was leaning bad enough to have been the source of a major trip to the emergency room if not a final blow!
I was thinking the same thing....not safe at all. An inexpensive air compressor & a air impact plus a set of impact sockets would work wonders for you, wouldn't cost that much, that is if you have access to electric. Good Luck
Two quick safety comments. Hollow cinder blocks, hollow bricks etc should never be used as wheel chocks because they are very brittle and fracture easily, leaving the machine they are chocking able to move unexpectedly. Similarly, they shouldn't be used as blocks to raise the base of a jack etc for the same reason, thankfully you didn't do that. But the timber blocking that you did use under the jack was not really suitable either. Ideally for that lift, to maximise stability, you would use four four such blocks, two parallel to the tractor and separated by a block width as a base, and two at right angles above the base layer. This spreads the load on the ground much more evenly and virtually eliminates the tendency for blocks to roll as the load is taken.
Looks like you've done this before. We have to use beet juice or antifreeze up here to keep unfrozen ballast. You videography and editing are well done. Great video, thanks.
The first 28 seconds of this video is every day in life for me.
I do like these videos without commentary. We can understand what is going on and it is nice to listen to the countryside. (Especially for those of us stuck in a city.)
I liked the peace and quiet of this video. Similar to when you are fixing a tractor by yourself.
I had to laugh at the introduction...I’ve been there! You got something on your mind that you want to do with the tractor, and the tractor seems to have other plans...lol Thanks for a great video. 👍🇺🇸
Thanks for watching!
I grew up in a Tire Shop in a small town. We "recapped" car and truck tires, and we had a service truck we used for repairing tractor tires. I was, "so much fun" fixing flats in the middle of a muddy field, in the rain, and dealing with the calcium they used to be filled with! Those are days I DO NOT miss!!!
This shows what a man can do with some hand tools, a strong back, some determination, and a good old inclined plane. Well done.
Good videos Fall Line. Keep them coming. Nice bit of enjoyment for those of us stuck in a more city-like life.
Thank you for the great comment! I'm glad you're enjoying the channel. Thanks for watching!
Nice and simple video. Thanks for not over explaining every single detail....
Man you sure have some patiences with your video's. You must spend hours editing. Well done. Love the different perspectives you provide. I own an LT40 hyd. and I sure feel blessed when I watch you fiddle around with that little LT10.
so many experts....woulda, coulda, shoulda....
Good stuff, love your tractor!
Robert Lamb Thanks Robert!
Glad to see that ol Ford isn’t super heavy. I blew my 3 ton jack trying to lift my tractor, boy that was an OMG moment lol.
I am just beginning my Tractor journey. Bought 90 ac (30 overgrown fields and 60 overgrown woods) and have a Ford 3000 with a loader and a 6' rotary mower. So I'll be watching for my lessons.
This has to be the most interesting flat tire video there is! Nice job!
Northwest Sawyer Glad you enjoyed it! Made the best of a bad situation.
you sure got that right..
Northwest Sawyer
With my damn luck, the truck would have a flat tire.
You should have parked the tractor farther from the tools, that way you could really teach yourself a lesson.
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Beautiful country. really enjoyed video thanks great wee tractor
Thank you, Paddy.
Being raised on a farm I always enjoy watching someone work on a tractor..I drove Farmall's for many miles in my younger days..
Cool! Thanks for watching!
'Nuff Said' thanks for the great video.
like that old song "you picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel" lol gotta have fun in the woods!
Oh my...a "See Rock City" sign on a building! I haven't seen that in years, decades probably!
That sign appeared to be at an antiques dealer.
I agree with Scotty. It's nice to hear nature and just the thoughts running through my head sometimes when solving problems and fixing equipment. I had this happen a couple years ago with a larger tractor. Managed to drive back to the shop real quick. Parked it with valve stem at 12-oclock position put up on jacks/ blocks immediately. I didn't lose much fluid at all. Had the mobile tire service pump out fluid, repair valve stem and maybe a new tube, pump back the fluid. About $150-175 if I remember correctly (I couldn't believe it was that cheap for a large tire). Just another idea to keep in your mental toolbox. Good luck and great video
We bought one tractor that came from an area that does not freeze. The first time we drove it in freezing weather, the ice cut the tubes all up. It was 30 deg F out when I removed the rim to hub bolts. I had a 3/4" drive ratchet with a 6' cheater on it. On all of the bolts, the nuts took the threads off the bolts. I was outside and down to jeans and a t-shirt and still sweating. The front loader on a 90 hp tractor would not lift the tires and rims into a truck.. We had to raise the arms, curl the tire up, block it, raise the arms and curl again until the tire was high enough to put in the bed. It was sure nice mounting the rims with new bolts.
l like front bumper on your Blu Fd tractor. Good video watch. 20 volt impact wrench might be a good tool add for you
Well done, nothing that money can't fix!
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Look like he will be back in business before no time
Nice to see a Ford 3000 Diesel with low exhaust, drove 1 from new back in 66 when I was almost 5 years old. Only difference, you got a drawbar, we had a hitch!
Nice Job. I wish my tractor tires were that easy.
On my tractor,,16__9__38,, fill with water is not that easy to handle,, great video,,, thanks.
That's a sweet little tractor you have there.
You need a battery operated impact wrench...
Love that Ford
I have a 3600 almost identical and run a Bush Hog 60”
Hopefully I get to change out both my rear tires and rims this weekend. Unfortunately the shipper lost them no sooner than immediately after the seller handed them over. My friend suggested they might have slipped down under the seat of the truck, they will turn up eventually. I think I will just take the whole mess off like you did, pull the center hubs and put them on the new rims off the tractor. The old tires are beat pretty bad and could blow any time so I bit the bullet and got new ones. I need to do some research on adding ballast into the tires.
My 1967 Ford 3000 diesel is a C made in the US of A and has the same front wheel wobble feature as yours. I understand that was an extra when they first came out but everyone liked it so much they made it standard on all models.
Great placement of your camera. I’m sure that wasn’t easy. Also, I’m a newbie tractor owner. How did you rig up your hose to fill your tube with water? Is there a way to know how much water/ weight your putting in the tube? Thanks! Great video!!
Northwest Sawyer built a ballast bar inexpensively. Might want to check that out.
Scot Duckrow I think that’d be a great option if I had a loader on the front. As it is the tires are mostly just for traction.
I'm rebuilding a 1963 ford commander 6000. It has not been in field for few years getting ready to take it back out. this video makes working on the tractor relaxing good funny video it hit the spot just want to thank you I hope I see you another one maybe fixing you're more if I ever see you I want to shake your hand that was a good video
Thanks Rick! Glad you enjoyed it.
Surely do enjoy your videos
How much water are you putting in that tire and how do you measure the amount your putting? Just guessing?
smyers820gm I orient the tire valve to about the 10 o’clock position and fill it until it sprays out of the valve.
Love that little dog!
When you just let that water spray on the tractor and the grass, I was thinking, "Well, there goes the neighborhood." The CaCl we use around here would kill the grass and turn the tractor into a crusty rusty heap. What a relief to see it was just clear water.
BarnyardEngineering Yep, just plain old water. Thanks for watching!
He forgot to pack a lunch. He drove 25 miles to and fro.
Yea....I was thinking the same thing..."Your going to waste all that caci!" I thought why didn't he park it with the valve stem "up", and save it all.
I suppose it doesn't freeze where he's from ....the cold weather farmers use prune juice .... in areas that you would worry about contaminate
Like the good camera angles and less talking. Really shows how it is done. Makes it look easier than it is...especially at my age. A good 1 hour job takes me 3 hours now. I hate fluid in tires and like weights instead. Notice your hog doesn't have a safety shield either. Those cheap plastic things are totally worthless. Basically trashed after first use. Surely PTO makers could devise a better device to shields the shaft. Some old equipment I had had a very round smooth shaft which could not hang on clothing at least not easily.
Been there before !
You made that look easy.
That’s nice you can use water in the tiers to load them, can’t do that in NY where I’m from :(
scot butler We are very fortunate that our winters are so mild here. Thanks for watching!
wesley largen Don't use calcium. I just spent a few days taking liquid calcium out of the rears of the Allis Chalmers D 17. Also painted the badily rusted rims. Don't use calcium. Use winter windshield washer fluid, antifreeze or beet juice.
Methanol
CNY here. Got beet juice in mine.
Propylene glycol, the kind that is used to keep tanks and pipes from freezing in cabins and trailers in the winter. Non toxic
i liked the video. very well done-imo.
BigJim57 Thanks!
Looks like she needs a pair of tie rod ends too...! And a guy with a tractor HAS TO HAVE a High Torque Dewalt or Milwaukee 1/2" 20V Cordless Impact...! (And somebody's going to have to unload that tire/wheel when you get to town...!) And I would have put a tiny dab of grease on those wheel studs before putting the lug nuts back on...
Yay brings back childhood memories of watching local farmer do community favour & mow the eyesore ancient old cemetery near our home in the 1960s with similar equipment. The place was really overgrown and had not been maintained for over 20 yrs. He had no idea what was lurking in the undergrowth among so many graves. Suddenly there was a terrible noise and an entire granite tombstones with rought ironwork would explode in showers of dust & sparks. One point he backed into a clump of heavy overgrowth below some really old pine trees, the rotor-slasher held high and all cutters fully revving, and dropped it.... bang... in came 200ft from each side of ancient lichen covered barbwire fence all lying on the ground below decades of pine needles! What a mess ... that took a blowtorch to fix!
Jesus mac those blocks and the small jack..........................glad everything worked out ok
John T Yep...sometimes you just gotta use what you’ve got. Thanks for watching!
I know first hand like many watching how heavy tractor tires are empty and loaded. Not fun. You got a nice place there and a loyal dog. What more could a man ask for.
If you have coolant you can save it with a small pump.It will also suck the tire down making it very easy to break the clench.Un lip the outside reach in and pull out the tube.It’s not as hard as you think.We put on new tires without removing the wheel.
Guess this one came from Basildon tractor plant i Worked there just about all my working in the test dept engines on test beds or tractor coupled to p t o dynamometer happy days they were
Gordon Exmouth UK
Common sense, a few hand tools, and an apparently strong back. Got the job done !!
You are doing an awesome and amazing job ......
Thanks Glenn!
Good Job, I like the new helper!
captgringo She does a pretty nice job. Thanks for watching!
Nice Ford
Jan Kotze Thanks! Yours too!
I am not sure I could manage my tractor tires in the same way, with fluid ballast they weigh about 780 lbs. Perhaps in a pinch, I could try to reinstall without fluid , but I would rather not, I need calcium or some other fluid that does not freeze, so here in Canada, tap water is not an option. Great video!
Just when you were getting to the good part. Thank you.
Best part was watching the puppy
Excellent video, perfectly entertaining for me, thanks to no bloody music and no talking at all, too. Very rare, very, very good, I mean it. Thanks a lot. Just one question. The air is compressible, water is not. What is a purpose of making tire less (or almost not at all) compressible, even this way?
Thanks for the compliment. Its about weight. The tires need extra weight to have decent traction since it’s a light tractor. There’s still some air in there so it’s still compressible somewhat.
Try using "PB Blaster" pray on those lug nuts next and each time, this cleans and lubes the threads both making it easier and safer also making their removal faster than just wenching them off. "PB" help these threads last longer and later hold tighter too.
Happy for you that you were able to avoid a potentially dangerous situation by the crappy way you jacked up the axle,slammed the tire against the studs and tightened lugs pretty much finger tight. Some folks were born lucky.
That is exactly what I was thinking! Liked the video, but boy that scared me. And I would have had a jack stand as back up either way.
I usually put the jack under before letting tyre down, especially if you only have a small jack. Not many jacks have the range to lift height of flat to full tyre, most of water will drain and what doesn't will when you lay it flat.
4:00 that looks stable enough. LOL
Fall Line Ridge, I had to shut her down at 12:50...that's not safe the way you were blocking that tractor, sorry...block it up on pavement or gravel, it would be safer to use concrete block for your base, nice level ground, that jack stand needs to be under the axle as soon as you get it high enough. There's old mechanics, and there's bold mechanics...but there's not many old, bold mechanics. BE CAREFUL Man.
Just wondering, why did you park it so far away from the workshop?
Peter Levy I needed the hill to take the steep angle out of my ramp on the truck. I would have had trouble loading it otherwise.
if that was the case I would chian the wheel to the truck an drag it back to the hill,,
No, when you fixed your tire on the tractor, you parked it away from your workshop, so you were on soft ground and you had to carry all your tools, blocks etc to the tractor. Just wondering.
What year is this ford tractor and does it have a selecto speed transmission? Model 4500 or 5000????
what yr is yr tracture, buds
I was thinking when he took the tyre and rim off and put a stand under it, Id have some more blocking and lower the screw and ram of the jack, and low and behold the man done just that.
So what did the rear brake shoes look like since yu got the wheel off?
Didn't check. No worries though, I stick holes in tires a couple of times a year. I'm sure I'll get another chance.
I like this video.
Nice running little ford.though o no calcium on tractor. Like that attachment u got to put on hose to fill tire. But here need calicum.for 30 beliw
Mark Gamble Thankfully it doesn’t get so cold here that I need Calcium. So I just use water. Thanks for watching!
Sort of like watching your neighbor mow his lawn.
I've realized there aren't many channels that make these types of videos.
Just wondering!!! How did you get the last 5 gallons of water out?
Gary Watters Raised the mower with the lift arms, that put extra weight on the tire and pushed most of it out.
That would be a job rolling that tire and wheel upon the truck
What do you think about that old Ford 3000? I'm in need of a tractor and that's about the size I have been looking for, any bad cons to it?
I can't think of any cons. It is rather light, thus the ballast in the tires. It has plenty of power for its' size. I think it might be unkillable. If I had to find a complaint, I guess I'd say it doesn't have power steering. But I'm sure you could find one with power steering., It's an excellent machine.
@@falllineridge thanks for the reply,
I inherited a 1987 3910 and now clutch is sticking to flywheel, may have to crack it apart. If you park it a long time keep clutch pedal in with clamp or board. They are good tractors.
In my 50 years of farming I have never seen anyone intentionally let the chloride onto the ground. It costs money to replace and pump back. So the minute I spot a flat coming, I turn the wheel so valve is at the top and then remove the wheel. I leave the hub with the tractor. I do have great admiration for the man’s strength to get the wheel in the truck and wish him the best getting back on the tractor. Obviously if that is why he drained the chloride,I rest my case.
John Amey It’s just water. Low freeze risk where I live.
Never fails my friend. Also not sure how cold it gets down there but it might not be a bad idea to put methanol in that tire instead of water so it won’t freeze. Wouldn’t wanna be fixing it again come winter ❄️
Jack Stanley It does get cold enough for that...but it’s quite rare. When the threat of a deep freeze comes I just pull it in the shop.
I have had old timers tell me about water in the tires but never saw it. Just one question what do you do if it gets below freezing?
I think it’s cool.
I live in the south so the threat of a deep freeze is rare. I just pull it in the shop if there's a possibility.
I noticed your exhaust is under the tractor. Is that original or retro?
That’s an awesome little tractor I have a Ford 4000su on my channel if you want to see it.
How do I tell what year and model my tractor is
BTW seems if I remember right you don't have to take off the WHOLE rim and tire as the rim is in two section and you can just take off the outside portion and deal with far less weight issues. Also you dont have to deal with ALL the weight just a smaller portion of it.
What year of ford is that? Mine looks just like yours but mine has a stack on top and it's a 1968 ford 2000 gas tractor I tell ya they are great tractors built to last
Not sure, probably around the same as yours. I suspect mine had the pipe on top originally, but we moved it after I got it. I think it needed a new muffler and we just went with it. I'd rather it be on top...it takes some abuse under there.
There are so many things wrong with this or different I don't know where to begin. First if it is leaking and up get it to shop. Next we change tires on rim if they are that big. That size is pretty easy with a wood wedge and two screw drivers or tire irons. We use chloride and water for weight and try save it. No shield on bush hog PTO. Never mind safety what about grass wrapping on shaft
So the tire didn't come back loaded...obvious by the way you tossed it around. You must live in the south as not needing calcium to keep the load from freezing. Great video, so many camera placements.
PUPPY!!
If you weld a piece of pipe with a cap over your stem it eliminates the problem. Luca
Nice 3000 I have one just like it under the shed
I'd give you a spare speed handle. Cordless impacts rule. Good tractor for brush hogging.
I am curious why you did not repair the inner tube yourself at home?
Lets see if how much I got correct?
Your tire is was going flat? No, I didn't' watch much of it.
Your tire has calcium/water in it for rear wheel weight, so you would need a ramp/2x8's? to take it up (pully comalong) into the truck box?
Lift the axle up first after (loosening) the lug nuts before removing the calcium/water mix as it corrosive. This will reduce the amount you have to left the axle. Your jack is small. I got an 8 ton jack many years ago it worked very well for my Toyota' pickups.
We had a Ford 3000 Super Dexta Select -O-Speed for many years, was a good tractor, my first diesel 1970 June 21.
You must be in a warm part of the country. Straight water in the tire! Around here they used to use a mixture with calcium chloride. But it rusts the wheels pretty bad. Maybe they have something better now.
Low freeze risk here. We use antifreeze if we want to get fancy. I've heard several people mention beet juice. Thanks for watching.
Safe a lot of time leave rim on tractor put on trailer an go they never take mine off they would had came with truck an fixed it for 60s But that s on a 5200 ford 15x38 tire did you put anything in the tire or just air an water winter will tell i gest
Take not to long bar to use at making the lift both safer and easier, by sticking through any hole in the wheel. Then just push
Don't you love the Trolls on the Net! Most of them are armchair warriors that have never turned a wrench or maybe even had a job because they live in mommy's basement.
HOW NOT to break or tighten lug nuts!!!
...and the jack was leaning bad enough to have been the source of a major trip to the emergency room if not a final blow!
I was thinking the same thing....not safe at all. An inexpensive air compressor & a air impact plus a set of impact sockets would work wonders for you, wouldn't cost that much, that is if you have access to electric. Good Luck
That’s a whole lot of wasted calcium chloride
what is the water for?
Two quick safety comments. Hollow cinder blocks, hollow bricks etc should never be used as wheel chocks because they are very brittle and fracture easily, leaving the machine they are chocking able to move unexpectedly. Similarly, they shouldn't be used as blocks to raise the base of a jack etc for the same reason, thankfully you didn't do that. But the timber blocking that you did use under the jack was not really suitable either. Ideally for that lift, to maximise stability, you would use four four such blocks, two parallel to the tractor and separated by a block width as a base, and two at right angles above the base layer. This spreads the load on the ground much more evenly and virtually eliminates the tendency for blocks to roll as the load is taken.
Why leave out the part where you take the tire and tube off of the rim and patch the tube? I did the back wheels on my Ford 545 4 times so far
Looks like you've done this before. We have to use beet juice or antifreeze up here to keep unfrozen ballast. You videography and editing are well done. Great video, thanks.
Thanks for the encouragement! Interesting tidbit on the beet juice. Thanks for sharing!
Is that a common thing to have water in the tires like that?