Is it cheaper to change tyres yourself?

Pistonbroke · Nov 15, 2022

Muck Spreader said:
Never heard of that method. I just use a bead blaster on smaller tyres and ratchet straps on big ones.

I take the valve core out,clip the tyre gun trigger full open and give the tyre a belt with a big sledgehammer in the centre of the tread. If air is leaking out of one place on the rim,belt it hard straight opposite it. Worked every time so far

nxy · Nov 15, 2022

Flatlander said:
When I can change a tire or fix a flat quicker than they can drive here I’d rather break a sweat fir ten minutes than wait. Rarely have a flat parked in the yard so I carry a spare for trailed implements. Once you’ve mastered the art of changing tires it’s pretty easy.

Exactly the same situation as us. I haven't had a farm tyre fitted for by somebody else in over twenty years I wouldn't know where to start finding someone and am pretty sure we can do it quicker when you take into account how far they would have to come.

ford 7810 · Nov 15, 2022

Steevo said:
You could always ask them the price of just fitting tyres if you bought them yourself. They may be more than happy to do so.

I keep a spare tyre on the place for some implements as the tyre company cannot always keep stock of everything and I know they may take several days to arrive.

You see A few tyre vans knocking around here with buy online and we will fit them written on them

suffolksmallholder · Nov 15, 2022

Flatlander said:
When I can change a tire or fix a flat quicker than they can drive here I’d rather break a sweat fir ten minutes than wait. Rarely have a flat parked in the yard so I carry a spare for trailed implements. Once you’ve mastered the art of changing tires it’s pretty easy.

Been there and have the T shirt. Experience here says ‘use thumb to operate phone. Get on with more important jobs.
Mastering the art of priorities is key rather than that of frustration.

SS

nxy · Nov 15, 2022

Pistonbroke said:
I take the valve core out,clip the tyre gun trigger full open and give the tyre a belt with a big sledgehammer in the centre of the tread. If air is leaking out of one place on the rim,belt it hard straight opposite it. Worked every time so far

We have a length of 3/4 inch hose plumbed via a big tap direct into the compressor tank for getting the air in quick when blowing them out.

robs1 · Nov 15, 2022

We've been doing them ourselves for a while now, pretty easy once you've learnt the art and no messing about waiting, keep a spare tyre for most machines so if you get a blow out it's easy to get rolling again

ford 7810 · Nov 15, 2022

nxy said:
We have a length of 3/4 inch hose plumbed via a big tap direct into the compressor tank for getting the air in quick when blowing them out.

Through the valve core or with the hose between rim and the tyre

Blue. · Nov 15, 2022

Always done my own,I use a road compressor for any tubeless that aren’t seating,never missed yet.

startinghandle · Nov 15, 2022

Local tyre firm fitted 2 new tyres to back of matbro bent both rims in several places never again always fit myself

nxy · Nov 15, 2022

ford 7810 said:
Through the valve core or with the hose between rim and the tyre

valve core though see where your going. Its the lorry type super singles especially the remoulds that we find a proper barsteward.

nxy · Nov 15, 2022

Having seen threads where people talk about paying £100 an hour for a mechanic to visit their farm in the UK are your tyre fitters so much cheaper?.

What's the going rate to fit a tractor tyre? is it a call out fee and then so much an hour?

and what about side of the road? When young and stupid I have changed lorry tyres on the hard shoulder of the M25 in pouring rain and I wouldn't do for several hundreds of pounds an hour today.

puppet · Nov 15, 2022

Company here will have you going in 30 minutes. Getting the kit to sort 3 tyres a year and possibly killing someone seems a high price to save a bit on fitting a tyre yourself

suffolksmallholder · Nov 15, 2022

colhonk said:
Always used to do my own, now I am old and decrepid I leave it to the tyre fitters.

Yaaay! I chuckle at the DIY’ers, it’s almost like a competition to self harm.
I must be lucky in that I have a fantastic local tyre team who come on a call and fix. Ok not like Star Trek in a millisecond but in their own way PDQ.
This thread has reminded me that I owe them for two brand new trailer tyres fitted promptly on a Saturday almost six months ago.
I have just sent a reminder to them to send me an invoice. Now that’s service isn’t it

I must also remind my local AG Engineer that I owe for 25 litres of tractor engine oil as he’s forgotten too. A year on that one!
Ah, the joys of rural smallholding, one has to chase up to PAY ones bills FFS

ss

suffolksmallholder · Nov 15, 2022

nxy said:
Having seen threads where people talk about paying £100 an hour for a mechanic to visit their farm in the UK are your tyre fitters so much cheaper?.

What's the going rate to fit a tractor tyre? is it a call out fee and then so much an hour?

and what about side of the road? When young and stupid I have changed lorry tyres on the hard shoulder of the M25 in pouring rain and I wouldn't do for several hundreds of pounds an hour today.

£30- and heavy thumb use making one ‘phone call.

puppet · Nov 15, 2022

suffolksmallholder said:
Yaaay! I chuckle at the DIY’ers, it’s almost like a competition to self harm.
I must be lucky in that I have a fantastic local tyre team who come on a call and fix. Ok not like Star Trek in a millisecond but in their own way PDQ.
This thread has reminded me that I owe them for two brand new trailer tyres fitted promptly on a Saturday almost six months ago.
I have just sent a reminder to them to send me an invoice. Now that’s service isn’t it

I must also remind my local AG Engineer that I owe for 25 litres of tractor engine oil as he’s forgotten too. A year on that one!
Ah, the joys of rural smallholding, one has to chase up to PAY ones bills FFS
ss

Never pay too early as some forget and some die.

Henarar · Nov 15, 2022

I have bought a fair few from @Terry Elsey Tyres and fit them myself.
BKT's are easy to fit

carpenter1 · Nov 15, 2022

I needed a new tyre on the flatbed, my mobile Fitter charged 50 supplied and fitted, and I didn't have to do anything.

suffolksmallholder · Nov 15, 2022

puppet said:
Never pay too early as some forget and some die.

Trouble is that I’m not getting any younger and I do forget things hence this thread being the prompt!

I don’t like to be a chancer and support local business.
SS

le bon paysan · Nov 15, 2022

suffolksmallholder said:
Been there and have the T shirt. Experience here says ‘use thumb to operate phone. Get on with more important jobs.
Mastering the art of priorities is key rather than that of frustration.
SS

Won't get a fitter here from Saturday lunch to Monday later.
Just leave that hay to spoil, for want of fitting new wheel or sorting a flat!
No way.

suffolksmallholder · Nov 15, 2022

le bon paysan said:
Won't get a fitter here from Saturday lunch to Monday later.
Just leave that hay to spoil, for want of fitting new wheel or sorting a flat!
No way.

J’ai un crevee. Is this the right translation. I have had good service from the French tyre repairers. Stuck on a ‘route national’ with two punctures in a LR with five children on board.
Nothing was too difficult for them.
Sounds like you’ve not a lot of neighbourly support.

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