 AC 426 power wrote:
Any tips or advice on how to get the rim off? Never had to deal with one before, got a rusted out spot on my 7060, tire was loaded. Got the new rim but the local field service won’t mess with it. Thanks! |
More info please.
Tire fluid drained / pumped from tube already?
Tire still mounted? If so, dismount the tire while rim is still on tractor hub.
Tire / tube has been dismounted? If so, then you may not need/want to dismount rim to Fix/repair it? If rusted area involves a rail, maybe just remove that rails clamps only to gain better access??
The solid mounted rim’s inner area offers metal fabricator a great template & work area where new metal can be sized, then hammered to correct contour lines. It’s a sturdy precise bending area(s) so new metal hammered out on its good area should fit right into its repair area? Just use a angle grinder equipped with a thin 1/6” abrasive wheel (4.5”) to cut out damaged area’s bad metal. Using that damaged metal piece as a temple to size a new flat 1/8” metal insert, shaping it over good rim contours, trim it, then weld it in. With tractors trans in neutral, rim can easily be rotated to a working / hammering area, then rotate back to repair area as much as needed. Just gotta have tractor up on solid wood cribbing for it. But tractor is usually already jacked up & cribbed to safety remove tire.
Disconnect tractor batteries before welding on its own mounted rim.
Edited by AC7060IL - 12 Aug 2026 at 5:49am
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