How Do You Replace A Lawn Tractor Tire?
Lawn tractor tires, golf cart tires, rototiller tires, wheelbarrow tires — most of these are small, tubeless tires and can be changed pretty easily with some elbow grease and a few simple tools. Heck, I have even changed motorcycle and car tires before with the same method. I assume that you already have your new tires ready to install, so let’s get started. REMOVE THE WHEEL — I assume you know how to remove the wheel from the tractor. Simply jack it up, support it with stands, unscrew the lug nuts or remove the axle pin, and remove the wheel. LET OUT THE AIR — You can push and hold the valve down until all of the air is out, or you can use a cheap valve stem tool to unscrew and remove the valve. This is preferable because it’s faster and also when you reinflate the new tire, it will inflate quicker and seat the bead easier — more on that later. BREAK THE BEAD — This can be tricky. Many times, the tire becomes stuck to the rim. You need to push the tire down as close to the rim as