Old man tire change

[howl]

I had to change a tire on my F150 twice this week. It's been a long while since I had to change a truck tire, but I didn't remember them being so heavy. So I looked it up.
My first couple trucks were ~1970 models. Those had 30# tires. (We're not including rims in this.)
Second couple were short imports. 20#
This F150 has 50# tires which almost

as heavy as full blown mud tires I've had on other vehicles.

Trucks aren't getting any smaller. Even a Tacoma has a 17" wheel. So no surprise there's a tool for that. I don't need one yet, but I'll need one eventually.

 

[joel2000]

Get it close to the hub and …..

 

[olerambler]

I had to change a tire on my F150 twice this week. It's been a long while since I had to change a truck tire, but I didn't remember them being so heavy. So I looked it up.
My first couple trucks were ~1970 models. Those had 30# tires. (We're not including rims in this.)
Second couple were short imports. 20#
This F150 has 50# tires which almostView attachment 8629201 as heavy as full blown mud tires I've had on other vehicles.

Trucks aren't getting any smaller. Even a Tacoma has a 17" wheel. So no surprise there's a tool for that. I don't need one yet, but I'll need one eventually.

Yeah the tires sizes get bigger and wheel base also . From 14 inch to 20 plus . Compare wheel base on 60 model pickup to today’s pickups even compact models are bigger.

 

[41mag]

Wish I had one of those when I was working on them in my garage on a regular basis.
I am a mechanic by trade and used to do a bunch of side work and set up a good garage at my parents house….done a good bit of work out of there the last 10-12 yrs I was able to work.
My relatives and friends and neighbors kept me so busy I didn’t need to have any outside customers. lol.
That wheel/tire lift tool would have been real nice to have ! Lol

 

[olerambler]

Wish I had one of those when I was working on them in my garage on a regular basis.
I am a mechanic by trade and used to do a bunch of side work and set up a good garage at my parents house….done a good bit of work out of there the last 10-12 yrs I was able to work.
My relatives and friends and neighbors kept me so busy I didn’t need to have any outside customers. lol.
That wheel/tire lift tool would have been real nice to have ! Lol

It’s amazing me tools have improved over the years. Reference automobiles think it’s $$$ ploy it’s star drives & metric tools & computer programs, instead of 1/2 inch wrench’s & timing lights . Another way sell more tools work on things.

 

[41mag]

It’s amazing me tools have improved over the years. Reference automobiles think it’s $$$ ploy it’s star drives & metric tools & computer programs, instead of 1/2 inch wrench’s & timing lights . Another way sell more tools work on things.

Yep….i couldnt say exactly what I have in tools $$ wise….. but I know it’s in the 10s of thousands of dollars. I had to have so much when I was working on them and the garages don’t provide that stuff to the high end professional mechanics. You are on your own for that stuff. But you make up for it in pay, you have to !

 

[wildbill1973z28]

I had to change a tire on my F150 twice this week. It's been a long while since I had to change a truck tire, but I didn't remember them being so heavy. So I looked it up.
My first couple trucks were ~1970 models. Those had 30# tires. (We're not including rims in this.)
Second couple were short imports. 20#
This F150 has 50# tires which almostView attachment 8629201 as heavy as full blown mud tires I've had on other vehicles.

Trucks aren't getting any smaller. Even a Tacoma has a 17" wheel. So no surprise there's a tool for that. I don't need one yet, but I'll need one eventually.

Wear your Sunday dress shoes roll it up on the toes of your shoes that are now on your feet and flex your feet to put it on

 

[87KJH]

Last truck tire I changed I had to sit down and lift the tire by sliding my feet under the opposite sides of the tire.
This tool would have been easier.
Another handy tool for the truck toolbox is a battery powered impact wrench to remove the lugs.

 

[ItBeMe]

At my age if I have tire problems, all I can do is look at it and grab my cell phone and call somebody to damn old mess with tires.

 

[olerambler]

At my age if I have tire problems, all I can do is look at it and grab my cell phone and call somebody to damn old mess with tires.

Keep a tire plug kit can fixe flat & small air compressor that plug into cigarette lighter plug