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Snapper Mower Tire repairs - ????

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Joey

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Mar 12, 2003, 8:20:48 PM3/12/03
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Hi All,

Grass cutting season is once again upon us and I said I won't go another
season without
repairing my three spare tires for my Snapper riding mower.

The tires have tubes which need to be taken out and patched and this is
a job I want to
do at home. The problem is getting the tire off the rim !!! I noticed
that Harbor Freight
Tools makes a mini tire changer for this purpose but their tech people
answered my email
saying they don't really know if it will work with the Snapper tires.
As you know, the
back tires are wider and larger than the front.

Does anyone know if Harbor Freight's mini tire changer will work for the
Snapper tires
or does anyone know a source for a mini tire changer that will work
???? Thanks

Joey


Kyle Boatright

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Mar 12, 2003, 9:53:35 PM3/12/03
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"Joey" <jlanco...@moultriega.net> wrote in message
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Can you break the bead by deflating the tires, then using the flabtraulic
press (i.e. jumping up and down on the tire with the wheel laying flat on
the ground?). This always works for me with <relatively> small tire/wheel
combinations.

KB


Joey

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Mar 13, 2003, 4:30:20 PM3/13/03
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The Snapper tires really need to come at least half way off on one side to
properly remove the tube. I was hoping someone would know of a small
tire remover that would work ?????? Thanks

Joey

Bob

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Mar 13, 2003, 7:04:23 PM3/13/03
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"Joey" <jlanco...@moultriega.net> wrote in message
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> The Snapper tires really need to come at least half way off on one side to
> properly remove the tube. I was hoping someone would know of a small
> tire remover that would work ?????? Thanks

Go buy a couple tire irons at a motorcycle shop.

Bob

Colbyt

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Mar 13, 2003, 7:22:22 PM3/13/03
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"Joey" <jlanco...@moultriega.net> wrote in message
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I just happen to have a Snapper and a current Harbor Fright circular. I
don't see a mini tire changer (I thought there was one) but the portable
tire changer (34542) says it will work on all tires from 8" to truck. Sale
ended 3/10/03 was 1/2 price. You'll have to wait till next month for the
"new sale".

I shouldn't think these would be difficult to break down from the rim. When
I was a teen we used to break down and take off auto tires with just hand
tools and a padded hammer.

Okay I went to their site and looked:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=34552

4-12" rims. Go read for yourself.

Happy mowing.


Jeff Wisnia

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Mar 15, 2003, 9:08:29 PM3/15/03
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I do my Snapper tires with a couple of small tire irons I got from a
motorcycle shop. It really helps to have a helper to hold the rim down while
you're prying, or run a big bolt through a hole in a piece of plywood and
the wheel and clamp the plywood to your bench.

I always find the job less than fun.

Jeff

Jeff Wisnia W1BSV Brass Rat '57 ee

"I before E except after C"....(The height of insufficient weird ancient
science...)

Joey wrote:

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Jimmy

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Mar 18, 2003, 6:14:12 PM3/18/03
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last year I starte having slow leaks in all my tires, took about a week for
them to leak down, I bought tubes to go inside tehm but had much trouble
poping them off the rim. Tokk them down to the local Tire Country where I
was surprised they had special equipment for these size tires. They made
quick work of it and price was reasonable.

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