Tractor Fail: Fixed.

Those tires are darned heavy!

I got the tire off the Gibson and put it on the Earthmaster today to replace the blown out wheel.

I put the original antique wheel back on the Gibson for safety.

Up in the air and read to remove.

 The lugs were a little stuck.  Had to use a cheater bar.

It's off finally.

Old tire and new tire.

Got the Earthmaster dish out.

Now to put this in the new wheel

It's in.

 The new tire was mounted with the valve stem on the inside.

This would have hit the hub in the narrow track configuration.

So I had to 'Dish' the wheel by mounting it with the dish facing out.

This puts the tractor in a wide track configuration.

It's mounted.

Wide 'Dished" setting

Narrow 'Non-dished' setting

 I swapped the other tire to the wide track setting so they would be even.

Wide track.

It's ready to work again.

That was hard work.

Now only the left side is ballasted but I can deal with that later.

I think it is time for a break.

Y'all stay safe.