Mounting a tire

[Bird]

Iron Horse, I don't recall hearing the term "cross ply" before, but I sure do remember working on some with the rust you mentioned. And when you talk about the "lock ring", I think you are talking about the same wheels we called a "split ring" wheel, as opposed to a "split rim" wheel.

Egon, I never knew of anyone putting tires in a fire to heat them up. When we had the Mobil service station, we did a lot of tire work, but didn't sell many tires because Mobil tires were so expensive. We had a White Auto Store about a block from the station and he sold more tires than anyone in town because they were cheap, and he paid us to do all the mounting and balancing. I don't know who made the White Auto tires back then, but those were the stiffest sidewall, worst tires to work with that I ever saw. But apparently they wore pretty well.

Reg, yep, I've done lots of bicycle tires with no tools other than my hands. Even sandburs would penetrate those tires, so I used lots of Monkey Grip patches when I was a kid.

 

[Bedlam]

I never knew there is a 'shelf' life of a tire

ABC News: Aged Tires: A Hidden Danger on the Road?

my friend just bought two that were 7 years old. (brand new) they were and odd size so they have probably been sitting around in the wharehouse

 

[Bird]

I never knew there is a 'shelf' life of a tire

ABC News: Aged Tires: A Hidden Danger on the Road?

my friend just bought two that were 7 years old. (brand new) they were and odd size so they have probably been sitting around in the wharehouse

Are there any rubber products that do not deteriorate with age; i.e., fan belts, hoses, tires, windshield wipers, etc.? Of course we usually hear of such things as "dry rot" on tires in use, as on many trailers, when the tires are not worn out, but are old. There's been a variety of recommendations over the years to replace tires that are 5 to 7 years old regardless of wear. New, unsold tires, stored inside out of the weather, especially the sun, will last longer, but yep, there's still a "shelf life" although I'm not sure how long it is.

 

[orezok]

Are there any rubber products that do not deteriorate with age; i.e., fan belts, hoses, tires, windshield wipers, etc.? Of course we usually hear of such things as "dry rot" on tires in use, as on many trailers, when the tires are not worn out, but are old. There's been a variety of recommendations over the years to replace tires that are 5 to 7 years old regardless of wear. New, unsold tires, stored inside out of the weather, especially the sun, will last longer, but yep, there's still a "shelf life" although I'm not sure how long it is.

Most of the major manufacturer's now have a time limit, 6 to 7 years, in their warranty as well as a mileage warranty.

 

[Eagleview]

Anyone ever changed a tyre on a "Tri-Lex" rim ? The rim is in three pieces , cut into pie sections . M.A.N trucks used to have them , the truck came with special levers to change them . You would put 2 sections in place in the tyre and butt them together . Then you would put the end of the third section against the second ones end . You would then lever the last end into place and then pump the tyre up . I was always checking for flat tyres on my truck because i believed that if you drove with one flat the rim would come apart and come off the spider . Bird.// We use the term cross ply to describe Nylon belted non radial tyres as the nylon belts (plies) are crossed over one another . Ergon .// Is that fair dinkum ?

 

[Bird]

Ah, so you call them cross ply and we call them bias ply. I had one of the smallest Winnebago Brave motorhomes in 1973 with those bias ply nylon tires. I never had a problem or flat with them, but when you started off with them cold, that flat spot on the bottom would sure make it rattle the dishes in the cabinets for the first few miles.

I can't recall ever seeing a Tri-lex or 3 piece wheel. If I ever saw one, I've forgotten it.

 

[Egon]

The bias car tyres also bumped right along in the cold northern weather!

 

[N80]

I've changed the fronts on my L4400 twice. Once with help, once on my own. I've helped change tubes in full sized ag tries twice. I'm comfortable that I know how to do it, but I doubt I'll ever do it again.

If you're the type of guy who feels like you have to know how to do everything, then there's been excellent advice here on how to do it. But I see two problems with this. 1) All of us know that being told how to do something and actually being able to do it are two different things. You learn a lot more when you do something a lot....all the little tips and finesse things that make a tricky job go faster. When you don't have a feel for these things it can make a simple job last a long time. 2) It costs so little to let someone else do it. For me, time is more important than $20 and working myself into a cussing, sweaty, red faced frenzy over a cantankerous tire isn't worth saving $20 either.

I also remember one of my first experiences in an ER. The story was that this guy was inflating a car tire. Have no idea what kind of tire, but something blew. Rim, tire, I don't know. But, it shattered his arm and his jaw. I heard that he lost the arm. This is to vague a story to have any practical application for any of us.....but its always in the back of my mind when working on tires.

 

[Egon]

That is not a vague story. It has happened to many a fellow.

It also killed many a fellow.

 

[Eagleview]

Heres a link too Tri lex rims .TRILEX - wheel system and heres a picture .