I had low tire pressure in my right front tire, I had noticed it after my third grapple load of wood, and then rather than doing the smart thing and airing up my low tire, I figured well, I only have one more load so I’ll risk it. I loaded up (probably too much) for the last load, and then as soon as I made a sharp turn off the snow covered drive into the freshly paved gravel road, I rolled the tire off the bead.
I knew I wouldn’t be able to set the bead because the tire was so stiff in the cold, so I grabbed my battery operated impact, my sons sled, and a cold beer.
Then took the tire off, set it on the sled, sat down on top of the tire, and sledded down my hilly road
I put the tire next to the woodstove, lit a fire, and gave it a few hours to warm up. I was going to use a ratchet strap but didn’t have one (to try and set the bead) so I had to improvise. I rigged up a “Spanish windlass” to squeeze down on the centerline of the tire, and without issue, blew the tire back up.
The trek back up the hill with the tire on the sled was NOT fun at all, but it worked, and I had the tire back on before bed.
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