wow that pic made me wonder how you would go about mounting a tire on a wheel/tire combo that big.
wow that pic made me wonder how you would go about mounting a tire on a wheel/tire combo that big.
Originally Posted by never_finished
with a really big machine. lol
It involves a duckbill sledge hammer and a specialty tool (or two 36in pry bars that are specially made for changing these tires). They are changed on the ground and tires can only be mounted and dismounted from the backside of the rim. It is tricky at first and if you dont learn how to use leverage to your advantage it will work the shit out of you. I use to change tractor trailer tires, as well as consruction and agriculture equipment tires everyday. I use to drive a service truck and had to change them onsite.
if you're talking about the truck in the original picture, they have large forklift type machines that cradles the tire and lifts it up and moves it forward onto the hub.
as for mounting the tires on the rims, those tires are generally solid rubber so the rim comes apart and just gets bolted back together around the tire.
OOPS My bad I thought he was talking about the 11R22.5s that are on the CXT
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