Removing a Stuck rim off a riding mower with the help of Duct tape

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5 жыл бұрын

I have a stuck rim on a riding lawnmower. I needed a way to pull it off with out beating the rime up with a hammer like I have seen people do. So I cobbled a redneck rim puller from with the help of duct tape, scrap metal bars, chains, and two hydraulic jacks.
The Lawn mower is a , 1970 Craftsman Sears, Model #131.96710 Hydro static drive. It is power by a 10 HP 23.7 CU.IN Tecumseh electronic ignition engine. I got this the other day and traded my 12 speed bike for it.

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@Slotcartires Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks for that. You mentioned a true Canadian hero. Red Green's most famous quote is ..... "Don't get in the way of where electricity wants to go".

@williamsawyer3635 4 жыл бұрын

Crude, but simple, and EFFECTIVE. Thanks for the idea.

@johnvaldes8725 3 жыл бұрын

Necessity is the mother of invention! You did what you had to do with limited tools. Great McGiver tactics!!

@billhendrickson5506 2 жыл бұрын

I change rims and tires and I was impressed how you used the floor jack to align the bottle jack with the drive shaft. Good idea.

@jimwallace4045 Жыл бұрын

Hold your head up high my friend, Red Green would be proud.

@brucer1220 Жыл бұрын

drill two holes in the rim and just use a gear puller with bolts. most rims have the two holes drilled by the factory just in case of it being stuck on.

@prowannab 3 жыл бұрын

I loved the red green mention! You're pretty damn funny! 2 hours to set up and only 40 seconds worth of work

@indianatone218 2 жыл бұрын

Hey great idea bro ,ive got this exact problem. Necessity is the mother of invention you nailed it thanks for showing us .greetings from Wales UK.

@ecoshah 2 жыл бұрын

Best idea, I've seen for removing rims. Red Green would be proud. You deserve far more (likes) for this.

@clintk5367 Жыл бұрын

I always use an air hammer!

@scottbryant2235 Жыл бұрын

You were lucky! Mine broke the center collar out of the rim. I then had to use an angle grinder and cut off wheel to slice the collar. Another 2-3 hours. Liked the Red Green Comment!

@Junkboy888 Жыл бұрын

LOL how does it go, "Men, remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy" The one I hate are the ones with two set of bearing frozen to the axle.

@dougtexas9075 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I had known about this method. I used a torch, and it still wouldn't come off. All I needed was the tire. I always use anti-seize when the wheel is installed.

@tommak6516 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for posting.

@billhauck6425 4 жыл бұрын

Hope you get to 5K subscribers. This video is priceless. Thanks

@skipproctor8979 Жыл бұрын

Excellent cheap fix! This is what DIYers are looking for. Thanks

@leonspornak7023 2 жыл бұрын

Red Green would be proud of you, my boy!

@DWO619 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting out that video that really helped

@jamescoughlin6911 4 жыл бұрын

A- for planning, C- for execution.

@owlabye 4 жыл бұрын

Actually have watched several of these seized wheels and with good planning I think this will be a good solution for me. I do not have acetylene planning preparation and execution will do it I think. I have not seen any better way do far. I do not think pullers will work on a very old rusted in axle. Will get back in a couple days.

@timothyproksch2915 Жыл бұрын

Epic. I believe your ancestors built the pyramids

@donaldboley771 Жыл бұрын

You need a longer socket, 😆

@josephbuczek9949 3 жыл бұрын

prob a ratchet strap would work as well around the tire and the bottle jack then just work the bottle jack ?? maybe a socket to size against the axle just a thought

@philliphall5198 Жыл бұрын

That’s a wild way to get it off Just be careful ok ✅

@larrycroft6819 2 жыл бұрын

Red Green would be proud of you. Now do the air-conditioner on a van.

@parkerbirch1475 4 жыл бұрын

Your wheel is stuck, the tire is not! There are not splines its a key.

@jimksa67 2 ай бұрын

and a whole lot of time lol Thinkin outside the box!

@davidwalker7383 Жыл бұрын

No need to take the rim off if you're just changing the tire.

@roseymalino9855 2 жыл бұрын

Great job. While you have everything set up can you do mine now?

@deanyanko3326 24 күн бұрын

you have to be inovative these days cuz the mechanics charge an arm and a leg., I had to change rider tires once got er done.

@davidparnell1893 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting video...BUT, I couldn't but wonder if all that force on the back side of the old rim likely bent the rim. The configured "puller" you designed created so much force that it was like having the stamped steel rim in a vice. The rim wasn't designed for such lateral forces. If you're scrapping the rim anyway, that's not a worry.

@Junkboy888 Жыл бұрын

You are Correct David. This can generate a lot to force on the rims but there is 4, 3/4 inch points of contact on the back side of the rim out side of the rim. It seams to do fine. On this little lawn mower it was the trans axle that is worth saving so I don't not want to pound on it. There is a Hydraulic tool that works the same way for Big rigs, mining equipment and other huge stuck on rims. It hangs off an A frame or hoist. Has two solid bar that goes behind the rim with adjustable holes. One huge bar in front and a hydraulic ram in the center. Sound like an explosion when it breaks off. I lost my books marks last week when installing Firefox or I would like that video to you . It is impressive. Thanks for the comment and have a great day.

@pleasecho2 4 жыл бұрын

Think a car jack (screw type) would work?

@Junkboy888 3 жыл бұрын

I believe you can do it with a car Jack, The small part of the Jack needs a to hold a small round shaft that will sit on the axle shaft. Next you'll need a way to keep the chain from slipping off the bottom off the bottom on the jack, and keep it centered.

@richardmartin7534 2 жыл бұрын

That’s a lot of work… I have a much simpler way…you need an air compressor though..but if you do.. Drill a small dimple in the center of the axle, get a small air hammer with a pointed punch …grab the tire from behind and as you hammer on the axle dimple..pull the tire….it will break the rust and the tire will come slowly off…Voila!

@richardmartin7534 2 жыл бұрын

Hope it helps someone

@tommak6516 Жыл бұрын

@@richardmartin7534 I have seen your technique in other videos. However more people have a bottle jack than an air chisel (at least that is my situation).

@henrysmith8012 Жыл бұрын

Lmao. HEAT AND QUENCH.

@scottwebber652 2 жыл бұрын

I wish mine would come off

@leadweightguy6134 4 жыл бұрын

Good job! Which HF bottle jack is that which you got to operate horizontally?

@Junkboy888 4 жыл бұрын

The jack is a Pittsburgh 4 Ton Automotive bottle jack. All though it did work, it is not designed to work in the horizontal positions. It did leak a bit and would not fully extent because the fluid was not getting pick up correctly while laying down. If you need a horizontal hydro cylinder buy big hydro floor jack, you can get them cheap if they leak or don't work. Rebuild kit for the jack are cheap. they work great for Horizontal projects.

@leadweightguy6134 4 жыл бұрын

@@Junkboy888 Thanks.

@leadweightguy6134 4 жыл бұрын

Great tips....So, get a used floor jack, and dismantle it so as to use the ram exclusively for horizontal applications. Any vids you could recommend showing the dismantle, or a rebuild? Any tips on rebuild kit sources?

@Junkboy888 4 жыл бұрын

@@leadweightguy6134 There are plenty of video in KZfaq " repairing hydraulic Floor jacks" as for the parts you need the Main seal is about 5$ and a complete seal kit is about 40$ But you need to know what Brand and Model jack to order. Granger Industries is expansive but they usually have have every thing you need

@Junkboy888 3 жыл бұрын

@@leadweightguy6134 I found something you might like. If you need a a hydraulic jack to work Horizontally check out the 20ton Porta Power Hydraulic Jack Body Frame Repair Kit. these can work in any position. There is all so a Puller cylinder you can get that Pulls to help pulls bent frames. I next Rim puller will use one of them.

@tomstone1797 Жыл бұрын

Just remember, if a woman can't find you handsome, she should at least be able to find you hsndy.

@michealwagoner4301 3 жыл бұрын

Gear puller 15 ton

@Junkboy888 3 жыл бұрын

I have looked at those with the Hydraulics pumps in the middle. Even made a CAD drawing on how to hook them up to the Rim with out distorting them. So of my bigger garden tractors ties are to big for that puller jaws. With that said. I'm slowly working on pretty well the same as I did it in this video, but will be using a 20ton Porta Power Hydraulic Jack Body Frame Repair Kit unit. These can be used Vert/Horz .

@unsaltedlife5998 2 жыл бұрын

@@Junkboy888 you could drill holes into the rim and run some eyebolts and hook it up that way.

@randyabraham1058 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@jamesrice5550 2 жыл бұрын

I always leave the rim on and take off the tire and replace the tire,with the rim still on.

@Junkboy888 2 жыл бұрын

I was temped.

@tommak6516 Жыл бұрын

can you put in a tube that way?

@raybeavers6206 Жыл бұрын

You don't know the difference between a tire and a wheel, what you were really trying to do was remove the wheel , although you do not know the difference you were successful

@Junkboy888 Жыл бұрын

Hay Ray It is down to my training in the Military and how stuff is ordered and classified for the supply system. A tire is the rubber part. The Rim is the metal part. A wheel is a mounted Tire on a Rim and is shipped and ordered as wheel assembly. We I did slip up and say tire. we all makes mistakes.