What happened here to my tire?

[Alan W.]

Yeah I think we need to steer clear of using explosives to seat a bead if you are a beginner.

Colonel Mertz von Quirnheim:
Any problem on Earth can be solved with the careful application of high explosives. The trick is not to be around when they go off.

Thats why I gave no instructions in my reply.
But it works very well.

 

[MoKelly]

Yeah I think we need to steer clear of using explosives to seat a bead if you are a beginner.

True. If I tried that trick I’d be posting yet another incident in the Stupid Things thread!

 

[MossRoad]

Just be sure and take a close up of your burnt off eyebrows for posterity.

 

[Rapp@BlueRidge]

Thanks to All. Good advice. This morning I tried the lift up with the FEL and squeeze the tire with a ratchet strap method. Success! I was parked next to the barn and had a 300 psi compressor to use, which definitely was convenient. Had to apply a tiny bit of silicone gel to one spot on outside rim to help the bead slide over, but the ratchet strap did the trick! Thanks again.

 

[riptides]

Make sure you video this method if you use it and then post it here!

Maybe:

Make sure you video this method if you use it and then have someone post the remains here!

LOL.

 

[scootr]

Maybe:

Make sure you video this method if you use it and then have someone post the remains here!

LOL.

I saw this done in person once on a tractor. The guy that did it had obviously done it before. The only advice he had to offer on this technique was "Don't tell my Dad I did that!"

 

[Dman1981]

Pale of tire soap is cheaper than a cheetah and less noisy

 

[5030]

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If ya know ya know

I've done that many times before and like the ancient Brylcream commercial used to say... A little dab will do ya.....

 

[5030]

Nice thing about using starter fluid to reseat a bead is it also inflates the tire a bit as well so you don't need much air to get it up to pressure either.

I don't recommend it for the faint hearted however. In fact I don't recommend it at all but it does work if you are so inclined.

 

[jaxs]

I thought sure we would hear that having a bunch of hot air onboard is all you need if liter fluid or compressor isn't available.