Tire bead

[Deerlope]

I am not against doing any of the suggestions. Its just that I think it would take a lot of ether for that size tractor tire.

 

[radioman]

here is what i did . i used a rachet and it worked like a charm. the only thing i want to caution is be very careful of your fingers when releaseing the strap after you get it inflated.

 

[KubotaSam]

This is a new tire install. My dealer worked all day today on it. I really need my tractor because we got 6-12 inches of snow coming tonight. I like the 2" rachet strap idea. I would have use a come-a-long.

A come-a-long does not work so well. The body of the winch part makes a flat spot in the tire and the bead does not expand evenly. The ratchet strap does not have this long flat section.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

I agree farmer . I think its the amout of either used. I think some overdue it just to flir with disaster.

No arguement there from me. I watched a dozen or so of the YouTube videos and in a lot of them there was hardly any flame.

I'd much rather complain that I had to do it again because of not using enough ether than complain of having to grow my eyebrows back because of using too much.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

here is what i did . i used a rachet and it worked like a charm. the only thing i want to caution is be very careful of your fingers when releaseing the strap after you get it inflated.

I've learned to not inflate the tire the whole way with the strap in place. Just put enough air in to seat the bead, and then let the strap go. I've had straps break on me when inflating the tire. There are a lot of square inches in a strap around even a small tire. 5 psi adds up to thousands of pounds pretty quickly.

 

[LBrown59]

here is what i did . i used a rachet and it worked like a charm. the only thing i want to caution is be very careful of your fingers when releaseing the strap after you get it inflated.

Yeah ; you can mash your fingers or get them cracked if not careful.
One thing you could do to lessen that risk is let the air back out after the bead seats realease the strap then
re air up the tire.

 

[LBrown59]

I've learned to not inflate the tire the whole way with the strap in place. Just put enough air in to seat the bead, and then let the strap go. I've had straps break on me when inflating the tire. There are a lot of square inches in a strap around even a small tire. 5 psi adds up to thousands of pounds pretty quickly.

This is a good idea also.

 

[Bedlam]

Oh yes Farmers and Mr Brown are right that what I do just enough to have the bead move and start to grab.And I do this with the valve stem OUT. and usually the end of the quick disconnecter on the stem.Get max air flow into the rim and tire. once it starts to go I slip the disconnect off and then plug with my finger and then inset and tighten the stem after a few you will be able to hold the stem tool and stem with one hand and fingers.
Then, air it up.
I do enough that I have a hose all made up with a clamp on end so i can stand back from it when it pops on. This is helpful when using some bead sealer as it splatter around when it seats

 

[sandman2234]

I have seen a rope/hose/ballon that is made to do what we are talking about with the strap. You just cinch it on the middle of the tire like the strap and air the strap up. Once it is inflated, you then air the tire up till the bead seats, then release the air in the strap and finish filling the tire with air. They probably still make these inflatable straps, and there isn't much to them so they shouldn't cost too much.
David from jax

 

[Bedlam]

i have one its not that great, better than nothing but sometimes doesn't inflate enough but it is consistent in that it doesn't collapse the tire.
Mines a hand me down so not sure on the price.
her is an interesting link
Yahoo! Image Search Results for tire bead seater
And her is my style
and to me the price is a big OUCH lol
https://www.gemplers.com/bead-seaters
but the 30 ish ones aren't bad