Hi all
Got this flat front tire on front of tractor. The tire is sepearated from the bead so I can't air it up to see where the leak is. I thought I could plug the hole. So I started thinking and that is a bad move for me. I remember reading about someone seating the bead with starting flluid. Now I got a plan.
I lifted the tire off floor. I doused it down with the fluid. I had already cranked a strap around the tire to try and get the tire closer to the wheel. I threw the match in. A slight poof; then flames. The loose strap ends that I squeased the tire with caught on fire. They are nylon and burn fast. Also, the open tire was burning inside. All this in the garage in my house. I gotta tell you all; that burning strap and tire gave me a real start for about 2 minutes.
Here's a question? Can the tire be aired up without good tire equipment? I have it off the tractor now.
Cheers....Coffeeman
Got this flat front tire on front of tractor. The tire is sepearated from the bead so I can't air it up to see where the leak is. I thought I could plug the hole. So I started thinking and that is a bad move for me. I remember reading about someone seating the bead with starting flluid. Now I got a plan.
I lifted the tire off floor. I doused it down with the fluid. I had already cranked a strap around the tire to try and get the tire closer to the wheel. I threw the match in. A slight poof; then flames. The loose strap ends that I squeased the tire with caught on fire. They are nylon and burn fast. Also, the open tire was burning inside. All this in the garage in my house. I gotta tell you all; that burning strap and tire gave me a real start for about 2 minutes.
Here's a question? Can the tire be aired up without good tire equipment? I have it off the tractor now.
Cheers....Coffeeman