HELP! Flat tire, now what?

[kthompson]

If you are able to take the weight off of it leaving it that way and rolling the wheel may find it settles onto the rim or if you have a helper one may be needed. There is another way, tube.

 

[The Haymaker]

So how in the heck can you work on a propane tank, even if it empty? I heard of people cutting it, welding it, but it just plain scares me. What can you acutally do to make it safe to work on?

Only time I've worked with propane cylinders was to make "pig" lawn ornaments from them. Just removed the valve, purged with compressed air and let it sit upside-down over night, and welded away.

My eyebrows grew back within three weeks..... Just kidding.

 

[NBstunter]

Only time I've worked with propane cylinders was to make "pig" lawn ornaments from them. Just removed the valve, purged with compressed air and let it sit upside-down over night, and welded away.

My eyebrows grew back within three weeks..... Just kidding.

LMAO

 

[radioman]

Only time I've worked with propane cylinders was to make "pig" lawn ornaments from them. Just removed the valve, purged with compressed air and let it sit upside-down over night, and welded away.

My eyebrows grew back within three weeks..... Just kidding.

The last comment is scaring me even more . kidding! Now I remember from my CERT training propane is heavier then air so turning it upside down "should" help . I just don't have access with argon, just air from my compressor.

 

[newbury]

Do a search for " bead seating" in all forums and you will get plenty of ideas.
Bill

If it's not fixed yet -
Warm the tire up as best as you can before you do anything. In my thread http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/owning-operating/145823-help-broke-bead-2.html I got all the same suggestions, but thankfully, by lifting w/ my BH outriggers and hot weather it popped back by itself.

After that I slimed the heck out of it and no problems since.

 

[CurlyDave]

1. If you take the valve off, the liquid propane in the tank will quickly vaporize and you will be left with nothing but gaseous propane.

2. You can purge this with air because the volume is very low and there can't be much of an explosion in there. If you don't feel safe doing this, fill the tank with water which will displace the propane gas. Drying the water out afterwards is going to be a PITA.

Do not try this with gasoline. Fuels which are liquid at room temp and pressure are a lot harder to get rid of.

 

[patrick_g]

Lots of inert gases available to purge a propane tank but due to $ I'd go for CO2. One easy way to get CO2 if you don't have it handy is Dry Ice (Wally World or ...). Filling with water is a good option. To get the water out just put in some "Heat" or other water removing/dispersing fuel additive. Acetone works well too. Just put in THE STUFF, slosh it around to mix with water really well and dump it out. Residual acetone will quickly evaporate.

I have used really strong rope to make a tourniquet around the tread with a strong stick or tool handle or tire iron for a handle to seat a bead successfully a few times. Following episode was preceded by that approach but failed.

A Mexican tire shop had the tank with big valve but couldn't seat the bead on a new tire for my motorhome. Not having starting fluid/ether they used gasoline. I watched from a little distance. Took 4-5 tries but eventually worked. Stiff tires are a pain.

Pat