How to take a lawn mower tire off?

Answer 1

First put on the brakes then loosen the bolts for the wheel next jack it up and remove the bolts completely and then the wheel you may want to put a block or a stack of wood uner it to help support it. Then you got to the store and get a plug kit then fill it with air soak it in soapy water and look for the bubbles when you see bubbles thats the hole. Take the file looking thing from the plug kit and shove it in the hole in and out a couple times then hook one of the gooy strips at the mid point thru the loop on the onter tool and push it into the hole put not all the way you want about 1/2 inch of sticky plug to be sticking out next you pull the tool out and the plug will stay then air your tire back up and reverse the process of taking it off to put it back on.

Answer 2

Older mowers are held in by a cotter pin, just bend it mostly straight and yank it out...
Newer use a "c" clip, flat head screw driver makes a easy job of popping that off..

I wouldn't recommend tire patches..., sure its less messy, but rather "slime" tire sealant..., pour the correct amount of lawn and garden style slime into the tire, turn the wheel around a few times, pump it up and run around the yard in the highest, then lowest gear to distribute..., this will seal holes like say a nail would cause.., never use "fix-A-flat" its caustic to steel (makes it rust real quickly) and hazardous.

If you need to take the tire off itself, just follow above about the clip, and pull the rim off (make sure theres something to keep the mower off the ground, thats safe.. and have it in park and or in gear) and make sure its out of air pressure...., and basically take a pry bar, etc to pop the seal, and to pop it up and off the rim, do the opposite to put a new one on, and put a strap around the tire tight to seat the tire, and inflate it some, then remove the strap and continue to inflate it to max psi.

Answer 3

Aaron A's response is good.

But some lawnmower tires are held on by a cotter pin. If that is the case, note where the pin goes, and then take a pliers and yank the pin out. Cotter pins tend to be small and hard to replace, so take along an empty yogurt container/clean empty canned food tin/baby food jar to keep it findable, and from falling irretrievebly into your grass. Once the cotter pin is pulled, you should be able to get the wheel to pop right off. If not, spray some WD 40 on it and let it sit for a bit and try again.

Answer 4

I seriously recommend that you take it to the tire shop. They can do this in 5 minutes and it's going to take you all day. Even worse....you have to try to get it back on after you fix the hole in the tube. They only charged me $5 to fix a flat lawn mower tire.

Take it to the tire shop now!!! (while you still have some sanity and all of your fingers intact.)

Answer 5

get a screwdriver and pop the wheel/bolt cover off.
Undo the bolt and washer - the wheel will slide off
put he replacement on
and tighten bolts and replace cover.