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15th Feb 2017, 10:10 PM #16Most Valued Member
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As there's a tube inside, I'd wrap some chain loosely, around the tyre and rim in 4 places, and then inflate the tube CAREFULLY. Hopefully, it'll break the grip on the tyre and rim. You could spray some WD 40 or soap suds around the rim to help. Failing that, I've used a reciprocating saw fitted with a hacksaw blade to cut it as close to the rim as possible, then used a sliding bead breaker to get the last bit off.
KrynTo grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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15th Feb 2017, 10:56 PM #17
I have to admit I have used an ordinary angle grinder to cut old tyres off from around trees. Worked ok.
Dean
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15th Feb 2017, 11:25 PM #18Most Valued Member
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That's OK if you like the smell of burning rubber.
KrynTo grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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16th Feb 2017, 01:31 AM #19
Are you unable to separate the two wheel halves? Kryn's suggestion to inflate the tyre should at least do that.
Then you may be able to put a spacer between the halves from the inside to use a big hammer or a press to dislodge the beads....
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16th Feb 2017, 01:04 PM #20
Nope. Outgrew that years ago. Took my step daughter and family out to tea in Mount Gambier a few weeks back. (The offer nearly made her fall over in shock ) There was a car show going on at the time, close by at the showgrounds. The burning rubber smoke was thick all around and the smell terrible. Luckily not inside the pub.
The smell of cutting the tyres was not a problem for me, but I sometimes forget that not everyone is out in the bush with wide open spaces around.
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16th Feb 2017, 03:47 PM #21Most Valued Member
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Living in a town of ratbags, sometimes we have no option of putting up with it. It's bad in the evenings when you call 131444 to report it, and they turn up 3 hrs later, "where are the culprits" and is asked. You wouldn't want to be in a house alone and a bugler comes in. 2 cars to cover 300 + square kilometres
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16th Feb 2017, 08:19 PM #22
saw
I have decided to cut V or pie shaped sections into the tyres. I have a electric chain saw , the old rubber is very crumbly so it should be effective. Once the inner beads are exposed I can grind into the wire and break the grip .
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17th Feb 2017, 01:09 AM #23
That sounds interesting. Glad it is you doing it, not me. I have never used an electric chainsaw, but I would never consider using any of my saws like this. Good way to injure yourself seriously, but as mentioned I have never used an electric one. Wire is one of the biggest risks when using a chainsaw.
Dean
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17th Feb 2017, 01:15 AM #24
300 + square kilometers? Our local boys probably have 2500 + square kilometers to cover. Luckily we happen to be a pretty well behaved lot around here. I have heard about the local reputation there in the past. Passed thru the town many times, but never stayed for long. Hows the Bunyip?
Dean
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17th Feb 2017, 07:42 PM #25
done
I decided to use the trusty Stihl
This is not a easy job, a fair amount of tenacity is needed and body fitness as well .The most difficult part is cutting the wire hidden deep in the beads , this is done with a angle grinder then drilling and a chisel .
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17th Feb 2017, 10:30 PM #26Most Valued Member
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Have you gotten the replacement tyres for it and were they easy to find? Going by the thickness of the tread area, it would take some nail to go through it.
KrynTo grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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18th Feb 2017, 08:50 AM #27
Morrisman....you mentioned the high cost of new tyres, if I was in your position I would not fit new tyres yet. I would leave them go until the end of the restoration. Why? The tyres while sitting on the vehicle while the rest of the work is done will develop flats due to the weight concentrated in only one spot. Should the restoration run over more than a year the flats may be very hard to overcome. Put the tyre money into more immediate jobs first
Just do it!
Kind regards Rod
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18th Feb 2017, 10:25 AM #28
Thanks for the tips
Yes I have the new tyres. A stroke of luck, I recently bought six new 14 ply tyres very cheap - actually for less than half retail price . The holdup on this restoration was the lack of new tyres - I can go ahead with the restoration now .
The new tyres have a strong thick wall and should be OK if left sitting for some time. A year for the rebuild..I wish I could - but it will be more like 10 years at my work pace !
Kryn the old tyres were designed to be bullet proof , literally . These old tyres are damn heavy, I can just manage to lift one up and wheel it a short distance
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18th Feb 2017, 12:07 PM #29Most Valued Member
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Someone told me that provided the tyres are kept in the dark, they will cure better and get a far better life span out of them.
While you're doing the restoration have the axles on stands so that there is no weight on the wheels.
Kryn.To grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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26th Feb 2017, 09:22 PM #30
progress
Been working on the rear axle . The old leather pinion seal is stuffed and the 2" diameter yoke had a groove worn into it . I machined the yoke down to 50mm , I can now fit a new 50mm oil seal .The OD of the old seal is 2.75" and this is close enough to 70mm .
This truck was rated at 15cwt load capacity by the British army but everything in it is engineered more like a 3 ton truck
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