Garage Gazette
General Category => GENERAL DISCUSSION TO INCLUDE OFF TOPIC => Topic started by: stokester on April 14, 2024, 02:59:28 PM
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So as some of you have seen, I had a rather large haul of good white oak to split for firewood. Finished it up a week or so ago and have been changing oil and going through the log splitter for my friend, the owner. The tires were original and held air for a while but really needed to be replaced. Because these are highway tires (I always transport it on my trailer because I cannot see it if towed) they are not of the wheelbarrow type. My local searches always had the tire sold with a wheel rather than just the tire itself so I ordered the tires.
What you see is how they arrived, flat as a pancake. :a102:
I knew this would be some work mounting and seating. First I used my wife's heated couch throw to warm them up with little or no change in their pliability. Fortunately I have a motorcycle tire changer (No-Mar brand) that I could use to dismount the old and mount the new with the added use of MC tire levers. The real fun was getting them to seat. Without multiple straps and a good shop compressor it would have been impossible. Much cursing and restrapping was required but he now has good tires and repacked bearings.
Soooo if you have thought about doing this make sure you have the necessary tools.
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If they dont use tubes, which could obviously be used for inflating off the rim, I have used wooden blocks to expand the tires to the right width to get them to set (with the use of some heat). Its time intensive, but works.
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starting fluid will pop it right up on the rim.
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starting fluid will pop it right up on the rim.
I've seen it done with success and videos of it gone wrong. :-\
We would use a Cheetah bead seating tool at the shop for those tough ones.
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Reminds of the gas station I worked at in college. Mounting the tires was easy. Getting them to inflate was often a chore. Tire changer did not have an inflation ring
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2 things here, dont try beiting a raial tire, to get it on the bead, just wont work, especially with steel belted tires. No. 2, most modern starting fluid is tame, may catch the tire aflame, but wont seat the bead, read the can ingredients. Good luck.
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Reminds of the gas station I worked at in college. Mounting the tires was easy. Getting them to inflate was often a chore. Tire changer did not have an inflation ring
Used to have these big O rings you would soap up and put between tire bead and rim, they would pop out when you put the air to the tire. Didn't always work but helped sometimes. Using Coates 10-10 machines way back.
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Yep, Coates 10-10
Had the big o ring and a inflatable belt to go around the outside
Used a ratchet strap on a lawn tractor tire yesterday