sclord2002 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Whew, bought 8 new 295 75 22.5 drive tires for TowMater. Demounted 4 old tires, mounted 4 new ones and 2 new Centramatics by myself and that is about all I want to do today. The other 4 will be a project for another day. This weekend is supposed to be cooler so maybe Saturday or Sunday afternoon. The 4th tire and wheel seemed twice as heavy as the first one !! My 1 inch impact wrench sure was handy for this project. The doorbell just rang and I think it's my butt finally dragging in....... Charlie Don't ever tell a soldier that he doesn't understand the cost of war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblr Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Whew, bought 8 new 295 75 22.5 drive tires for TowMater. Demounted 4 old tires, mounted 4 new ones and 2 new Centramatics by myself and that is about all I want to do today. The other 4 will be a project for another day. This weekend is supposed to be cooler so maybe Saturday or Sunday afternoon. The 4th tire and wheel seemed twice as heavy as the first one !! My 1 inch impact wrench sure was handy for this project. The doorbell just rang and I think it's my butt finally dragging in....... Charlie Now that's funny!!!!! 2017 River Stone Legacy 38MB 2001 T2000 Kenworth 2009 Smart Passion ET Junior hitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoDirectionHome Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Well done... I mean the writing. Hilarious! "There are No Experts, Do the Math!" 2014 Freightliner Cascadia DD16 600hp 1850ft-lb 18spd 3.31 260"wb SpaceCraft S-470 SKP #131740 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Time to have a nap Charlie..... Charlie? Did ya hear me? Oh well... Changing 8 drives without all the fancy equipment would be a hard days work! Alie & Jim + 8 paws 2017 DRV Memphis BART- 1998 Volvo 610 Lil'ole 6cyl Cummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adept99 Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Where'ja find the impact??? Last I heard, some scoundrel had made off with it.. Paul & Paula + Daisy the amazing wiggle worm dog... 2001 Volvo 770 Autoshift, Singled, w/ Aluminum Bed - Toy Draggin 2013 395AMP XLR Thunderbolt Toy Hauler 2013 Smart Passion 2012 CanAm Spyder RT 2013 Harley Davidson Street Glide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCooter Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Well done! I bought one of these http://www.kentool.com/index.php/new-products/blue-cobra-demounting-tool a while back and it dismounts a tire in two strokes and as you found remounting is pretty easy with a single bar. It's all about working smart and making each move count or it's way too much work! 1999 Peterbilt 385 C12 430/1650 13spd 2006 Dodge 3500 DRW 4x4 2010 Hitchhiker Champagne 36 LKRSB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imurphy907 Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Time to have a nap Charlie..... Charlie? Did ya hear me? Oh well... Changing 8 drives without all the fancy equipment would be a hard days work! What fancy equipment? I used to do 10 sets of 8 drives a day with a hammer 2 bar some soap and an air compressor. Only thing "special" was a 1" drive air gun. 2016 Road Warrior 420 2001 Volvo VNL 660 Alaska Based. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 What fancy equipment? I used to do 10 sets of 8 drives a day with a hammer 2 bar some soap and an air compressor. Only thing "special" was a 1" drive air gun. Well, it would be a day's work if they were 10.00x20 split ring that hadn't been broken down in a few years, in the rust belt. I am sooooo glad I don't wrestle those things now. Just hauled 4 "spares" to the dump last week. KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyA Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 New tires and wheels for the camper. Now new drives for Tomater. Sounds like you won the lottery or found a gold mine. You need to share these sacred events with your "buddy" in old Virginny. I remember your "arm-strong" tire changer tool and had no desire to hammer and pry a tire to see how well they worked. I have my Kodiac disk brake kit for the fiver. You could come help me install it :D. I have about 100' of 10-4 SOOJ cable or a nice power conditioner that we could talk trade about. Randy, Nancy and Oscar "The Great White" - 2004 Volvo VNL670, D12, 10-speed, converted to single axle pulling a Keystone Cambridge 5th wheel, 40', 4 slides and about 19,000# with empty tanks. ARS - WB4BZX, Electrical Engineer, Master Electrician, D.Ed., Professor Emeritus - Happily Retired! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sclord2002 Posted May 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 Randy, they got the gold mine and I got the shaft. I just figured that I might be pressing my luck running my old caps in the summer heat. Went with Sailun closed shoulder drives to match the Sailuns I had put on the camper. I had good reports on the Sailuns.......hope they were acurate. Time will tell. We are Colorado bound near the end of the month. I seems that you have figured out how to make the Silverleaf walk and talk....I though that it would be right up your alley. After all, you needed another display to cover up that last bit of dash that was showing on your truck....... . The disk brake changeover sounds like a fun project, too. If you hear of a bank robbery in SC and the description fits me, please don't rat me out. Charlie Don't ever tell a soldier that he doesn't understand the cost of war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Kildow Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 What fancy equipment? I used to do 10 sets of 8 drives a day with a hammer 2 bar some soap and an air compressor. Only thing "special" was a 1" drive air gun. I remember those days also. Or run 16 hours and come into the shop. Then swap out 2 tires and a brake chamber along with an oil change.. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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