How to Change a Snow Blower Tire

Normally with snow blower tires, replacement is not usually necessary, unless of course you've somehow managed to tear the tire to shreds. Finding a replacement tire is generally more difficult than changing one. Snow blower tires are held on by a fairly simple mechanism, so once you do manage to find a new one, changing it is a breeze.

  • Get your hands on a tire from the manufacturer of your snow blower. Check to see if your snow blower warranty covers the type of damage your snow blower tires have incurred. If, for some reason, the company refuses to replace the tire, visit your local power equipment dealer, or the place where you purchased the snow blower. The dealer might carry the tire you need. If all else fails, get creative and buy it used.

  • Remove the old tire. There should be a bolt or a pin holding the wheel onto the snow blower. Remove it according to the instructions in the manual that came with your snow blower. Let the air out of the tire by releasing the valve on the tire. If it's already flat, this is not an issue.

  • Hold the tire and metal rim with the a bench vise or some kind of clamps to avoid hurting yourself and then turn the tire off of the metal rim. Use a sturdy metal bar of some kind to wedge between the inside of the tire and the metal rim. Lift up and out to get the inside lip of the tire over to the outside of the metal rim.

  • Put the new tire on. Use a lubricant on the inner and outer ridges of the tire, and then slip it onto the metal rim. If it is not willing to go easily, flair out the inner beading of the tire by wrapping it with a chair or heavy cord, slip it over the metal rim, and then remove the cord or chain. Fill up the wheel with air, and the lubricant should help seal the new tire to the metal rim.