By Tim O'Keefe on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I changed all my tires to 6ply gator's about 6 months ago. I had to because where I ride it is very rough and I cut several gashes in my sidewalls which finally became unrepairable. The Gator's are tremendous in the muck and mud, but buyer beware of a couple of things I noticed. They are horrible in the water (they have a much less number of V'S than Rawhide III,s) I think that is the problem. Also I used to be able to crawl back up onto the ice with the 2plys, I can no longer do that. I fell through the ice yesterday with my 3 year old son with me (he went mental)and the stiff tires seem to be a burden. I still would not go back to 2ply's, but maybe 4ply rawhideIII"s if they make them.

By tim O'Keefe on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Any advice on how to get a lug nut off if the stud spins. I did it a couple of times if I took off alll the other nuts and jacked up the other side of machine. This put all the weight on the one stud and prevented it from spinning and the nut came loose. I tried that today and it didn't work, so I had to grind the nut and stud off. What a pain in the ass. I could have tack welded the stud from the inside, but it is too much of a deep dish.

By mike s. on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Tim-Have you tried a impact gun? If what you meant by "it didnt work" that the tire still turned after you lifted the other side, maybe wedge a piece of 6x6 between the tire you are working on and the one next to it. The tread will get a bite on the wood.

By mikesmax on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Tim the way i have done it is with a tool sears sells a nut craker. it works very well! from what i remember it only coast about $30 well werth the money.GOOD Luck

By Bruce on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Tim,

Try to grind a slit ( like a flat blade screwdrive slit) on the face of the stud, Then, if you can place an open end wrench on the nut you can hold it with a screw driver while you turn the nut. If a open end won't fit, then use a deep well socket Like a spark plug wrench, put that on the nut then insert your screw driver through it, then turn the socket with a open end wrench on the flats of the socket. Good luck

Bruce

By Tim O'Keefe on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Great advice you guy's. I like the one that Bruce said. I don't know if the lug nut was down on the stud or flush with it. If it was flush you would have to grind nut too. Next time I will try both.