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**chiefforlife** · 07-12-2022, 12:49 PM

Tractor Time With Chiefforlife -

Alright, I stole it from Tim.

I just bought a new John Deere 1025R with the Back Hoe, Snow Plow, Forks and Brush Hog. Comes with the Bucket too.

This may be the coolest thing Ive ever owned. Been playing with it the last couple of days, watching TTWT is awesome and I know a bunch of you guys are Tractor experts!

Thought we could share some Tractor stories, tips and attachments?

MagicHef · 07-19-2022, 08:53 AM

My front tire lost pressure and came off the rim. After watching some YouTube videos about it, I’m going to head out there with a ratchet strap, compressor and dish soap to try to get the bead back on. Any other suggestions?

**ptlyon** · 07-19-2022, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by MagicHef

My front tire lost pressure and came off the rim. After watching some YouTube videos about it, I’m going to head out there with a ratchet strap, compressor and dish soap to try to get the bead back on. Any other suggestions?

Be sure to bring a thermos of Antifreeze

MagicHef · 07-19-2022, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ptlyon

Be sure to bring a thermos of Antifreeze

It will probably be thirsty work.

DJ's left nut · 07-19-2022, 10:18 AM

My kingdom for a rock auger....

Man those things are nice when you invariably hit a big old shelf of limestone in the middle of some project and no matter where you dig you can't find the edge of the MFer and the shelf is probably 6 inches deep so no amount of hitting it with a pick axe is going to save you.

But you do need a TON of power out of your PTO to really spin one of those us and get them to bite worth a damn. Otherwise you're just gonna hit things pretty slowly and either bounce off or just flat tear through shear bolts.

As for shear bolts - whatever you do, DON'T get impatient and throw a grade 8 bolt in there and try to power through shit. That gets...expensive.

(I mean, you're gonna do it anyway, but don't do it often. Sooner or later you will break something you wish you hadn't...)

**Buehler445** · 07-19-2022, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by MagicHef

My front tire lost pressure and came off the rim. After watching some YouTube videos about it, I’m going to head out there with a ratchet strap, compressor and dish soap to try to get the bead back on. Any other suggestions?

Jack. Get it off the ground or you’ll never get it.

I like brake fluid better than dish soap. WD40 or penetrating oil if you don’t want to drop coin on brake fluid.

Personally I want the ether method as long as you video it.

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

My kingdom for a rock auger....

Man those things are nice when you invariably hit a big old shelf of limestone in the middle of some project and no matter where you dig you can't find the edge of the MFer and the shelf is probably 6 inches deep so no amount of hitting it with a pick axe is going to save you.

But you do need a TON of power out of your PTO to really spin one of those us and get them to bite worth a damn. Otherwise you're just gonna hit things pretty slowly and either bounce off or just flat tear through shear bolts.

As for shear bolts - whatever you do, DON'T get impatient and throw a grade 8 bolt in there and try to power through shit. That gets...expensive.

(I mean, you're gonna do it anyway, but don't do it often. Sooner or later you will break something you wish you hadn't...)

Backhoe? I think those small trackhoes rent pretty cheap. I live where there is dirt so I don’t have a good solution for you. (No rain, but there is dirt LOL)

Yeah those things take a lot of power. PTO isn’t a particularly efficient application of horsepower anyway. But yeah, tell me you shelled a gearbox without telling me you shelled a gearbox

DJ's left nut · 07-19-2022, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Buehler445

Jack. Get it off the ground or you’ll never get it.

I like brake fluid better than dish soap. WD40 or penetrating oil if you don’t want to drop coin on brake fluid.

Personally I want the ether method as long as you video it.

Backhoe? I think those small trackhoes rent pretty cheap. I live where there is dirt so I don’t have a good solution for you. (No rain, but there is dirt LOL)

Yeah those things take a lot of power. PTO isn’t a particularly efficient application of horsepower anyway. But yeah, tell me you shelled a gearbox without telling me you shelled a gearbox

I’D RIPPED THROUGH 8 SHEAR BOLTS AND THE JOB WASN’T DONE YET, DAMMIT!!!

Maybe blaming the bolt was unwise.

DJ's left nut · 07-19-2022, 05:51 PM

And yes, there were a dozen better alternatives and a small trackhoe was easily the smartest one. But that wasn’t the direction we went.

MagicHef · 07-19-2022, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Buehler445

Jack. Get it off the ground or you’ll never get it.

I like brake fluid better than dish soap. WD40 or penetrating oil if you don’t want to drop coin on brake fluid.

Personally I want the ether method as long as you video it.

Yeah, I jacked the wheel off the ground just by pushing the loader bucket down. I don’t have water at the lot yet so I’m not going to risk a forest fire with the ether method.

**Buehler445** · 07-19-2022, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MagicHef

Yeah, I jacked the wheel off the ground just by pushing the loader bucket down. I don’t have water at the lot yet so I’m not going to risk a forest fire with the ether method.

It burns quick. It’ll probably just be your eyebrows.

You’ll be fine. Just get the fastest compressor you have. Oh yeah, and if the bead seats get that strap off there quick or it becomes a pain in the rectum and you may have to deflate the tire to get it. I’d like to say that isn’t the voice of experience but I would be lying.

**Buehler445** · 07-19-2022, 07:55 PM

If that doesn’t get it go buy a bead seater.

Looks like a Benjamin at Home Depot will get you one. They’re worth it when you need one.

**Buehler445** · 07-19-2022, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I’D RIPPED THROUGH 8 SHEAR BOLTS AND THE JOB WASN’T DONE YET, DAMMIT!!!

Maybe blaming the bolt was unwise.

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

And yes, there were a dozen better alternatives and a small trackhoe was easily the smartest one. But that wasn’t the direction we went.

The last 2 times I had any digging at all to do I hired a guy. Because ain’t nobody got time for that.

MagicHef · 07-21-2022, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Buehler445

If that doesn’t get it go buy a bead seater.

Looks like a Benjamin at Home Depot will get you one. They’re worth it when you need one.

, that was way easier than I expected. I barely put the strap around the tire, figured I'd just try the bike tire pump I'd brought along, and the tire just slid itself right into place with barely any pressure. I'm not sure I even needed the strap.

**Buehler445** · 07-22-2022, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by MagicHef

, that was way easier than I expected. I barely put the strap around the tire, figured I'd just try the bike tire pump I'd brought along, and the tire just slid itself right into place with barely any pressure. I'm not sure I even needed the strap.

Shoulda went to Vegas.

07-12-2022, 12:49 PM
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07-19-2022, 10:18 AM	#34
DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $-660901	My kingdom for a rock auger.... Man those things are nice when you invariably hit a big old shelf of limestone in the middle of some project and no matter where you dig you can't find the edge of the MFer and the shelf is probably 6 inches deep so no amount of hitting it with a pick axe is going to save you. But you do need a TON of power out of your PTO to really spin one of those us and get them to bite worth a damn. Otherwise you're just gonna hit things pretty slowly and either bounce off or just flat tear through shear bolts. As for shear bolts - whatever you do, DON'T get impatient and throw a grade 8 bolt in there and try to power through shit. That gets...expensive. (I mean, you're gonna do it anyway, but don't do it often. Sooner or later you will break something you wish you hadn't...) __________________ "If there's a god, he's laughing at us.....and our football team..." "When you look at something through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."
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07-19-2022, 05:51 PM	#37
DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $-660901	And yes, there were a dozen better alternatives and a small trackhoe was easily the smartest one. But that wasn’t the direction we went. __________________ "If there's a god, he's laughing at us.....and our football team..." "When you look at something through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."
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07-19-2022, 07:55 PM	#40
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