Removed water from rears and beads popped...now what?
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Thoughts;
a) Improvised Tourniquet - which might take some MIGHTY force and help from someone able to inflate the tire while you hold the tourney.
Listen VERY CAREFULLY for any sounds that might indicate the tourney is letting go, e.g. fabric tearing type of sound if you are twisting up a strap.
b) Inflatable band that is strapped around the tire, then inflate the band.
I don't know the proper name for these, except that tire places use them, I also have no idea of cost, probably depends on the size. You MIGHT be able to borrow or rent one.
c) Starter fluid, I know construction guys who swear by this as the only way for large back-hoe size tires. The thought of this scares the heck out of me, but so do a lot of things that guys do on construction sites.
It takes a LOT of air to get a car tire on, most of us don't have air tanks big enough or hoses fat and short enough to do it. Tractor tires take a lot more, obviously.
What size tires are these anyway ?
(just curious).
a) Improvised Tourniquet - which might take some MIGHTY force and help from someone able to inflate the tire while you hold the tourney.
Listen VERY CAREFULLY for any sounds that might indicate the tourney is letting go, e.g. fabric tearing type of sound if you are twisting up a strap.
b) Inflatable band that is strapped around the tire, then inflate the band.
I don't know the proper name for these, except that tire places use them, I also have no idea of cost, probably depends on the size. You MIGHT be able to borrow or rent one.
c) Starter fluid, I know construction guys who swear by this as the only way for large back-hoe size tires. The thought of this scares the heck out of me, but so do a lot of things that guys do on construction sites.
It takes a LOT of air to get a car tire on, most of us don't have air tanks big enough or hoses fat and short enough to do it. Tractor tires take a lot more, obviously.
What size tires are these anyway ?
(just curious).
Blagadan
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Watch this before you use the "fun" method.
YouTube - tyre fitting gone wrong
We tried that once before, and even though it worked perfect for us, I'd be slow to do it again unless perhaps as a last resort...
Be careful out there folks...
YouTube - tyre fitting gone wrong
We tried that once before, and even though it worked perfect for us, I'd be slow to do it again unless perhaps as a last resort...
Be careful out there folks...
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Nice vid!
I've done hundreds of tires with ether/starting fluid, but if you don't know what you are doing, stick with the strap.
Here's one of how it's supposed to work.
YouTube - Tire explosion
And an even better one. Note how little starting fluid he uses. YouTube - Seal A Tire Bead with Starting Fluid
I've done hundreds of tires with ether/starting fluid, but if you don't know what you are doing, stick with the strap.
Here's one of how it's supposed to work.
YouTube - Tire explosion
And an even better one. Note how little starting fluid he uses. YouTube - Seal A Tire Bead with Starting Fluid
Rara Avis
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jawmaw said:
With you tractor on jackstands...so the wheels are OFF the ground...
Wet down the bead...
Get a BIG ratchet strap...wrap it around the circumference of the tire and ratchet it DOWN as tight as you can until the bead is sort of seated...Hit the valve with MAX air pressure and and hopefully it will set your tire...add some more air and then loosen up the ratchet...
charlz
Elite Member
I might actually have to try that on a little tire like that trailer... I have one that goes flat now and then regardless of how much Slime is in it. Those guys in the second clip used way too much starting fluid 
Ya gotta wonder if someone was smart enough to think this out or if it happened by accident.
Ya gotta wonder if someone was smart enough to think this out or if it happened by accident.
RonMar
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In addition to the tiedown strap, you can also remove the schrader valve from the valve stem and use an air blow gun to increase the speed that air enters the tire. You need to be able to add air faster than any place around the rim that it might be leaking so the internal pressure will build and force the sidewalls outward and the bead back onto the proper place on the rim. Once the bead pops back into place, remove the tiedown strap, re-install the schrader valve and finish filling with the air chuck...
AlanB
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Hmmm, bit more serious advice,
You need a large volume of air quickly.
So, pull out the valves etc as some have mentioned.
The tractor needs to be up with the weight off the tire, as others have mentioned.
The strap will work to some degree, but I have not seen it done on tractor sized tires.
The more common methods I am familar with are a cheetah tank (7gl tank with a dump valve) or to use tire grease, kind of like a heavy soap to fill those gaps and get the tire to pop into place.
Also, if you could warm it a bit, and rotate it a bit while inflating sometimes it will hang long enough to start inflating.
Good luck, they can be a bugger.
Do you have loaded tires and no tubes?
You need a large volume of air quickly.
So, pull out the valves etc as some have mentioned.
The tractor needs to be up with the weight off the tire, as others have mentioned.
The strap will work to some degree, but I have not seen it done on tractor sized tires.
The more common methods I am familar with are a cheetah tank (7gl tank with a dump valve) or to use tire grease, kind of like a heavy soap to fill those gaps and get the tire to pop into place.
Also, if you could warm it a bit, and rotate it a bit while inflating sometimes it will hang long enough to start inflating.
Good luck, they can be a bugger.
Do you have loaded tires and no tubes?
N80
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AlanB said:
I would assume that to be the case. In my limited experience it isn't that hard to get a bead to set when you have tubes. Lube them up real good, inflate the tube and if it doesn't set, give it some time. One large ag tire we changed took ten minutes after inflating the tube but it did set. Made a loud pop.
To me, this is the most compelling argument for tubes.
