I'm going nuts trying to seat the beads on a new set of tires on my lawn
tractor. The wheel rim is 7-8 inches wide but the beads on the new tires
sit about 4 inches apart when relaxed. I can easily pull the beads apart to
fit the wheel but I can't get them to stay that way while I add air. I
tri
I'm going nuts trying to seat the beads on a new set of tires on my lawn
tractor. The wheel rim is 7-8 inches wide but the beads on the new tires
sit about 4 inches apart when relaxed. I can easily pull the beads apart to
fit the wheel but I can't get them to stay that way while I add air. I
tri
> Scott wrote:
>
> I'm going nuts trying to seat the beads on a new set of tires on
> my lawn tractor.
> I tried a cargo strap around the tread but that doesn't even get it close.
>
> Any thoughts? Thanks.
Warm the tire as much as you can - but don't let _her_ find your
tires in the oven.
S
Last time I did this I got the tire mounted, then took it to a local tire store
to get seated. They use an air chuck that was a lot more high volume than mine
to move a lot of air into the rim while they held the tire against the bead.
Took all of about 5 seconds for them...
Dan
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On Fri, 27 Dec 2013 07:28:47 -0500 Dan Penoff wrote:
> Last time I did this I got the tire mounted, then took it to a local
> tire store to get seated. They use an air chuck that was a lot more
> high volume than mine to move a lot of air into the rim while they held
> the tire against the bead.
On Dec 27, 2013, at 1:14 AM, "Scott and Gwen Ritchey" wrote:
> I'm going nuts trying to seat the beads on a new set of tires on my lawn
> tractor. The wheel rim is 7-8 inches wide but the beads on the new tires
> sit about 4 inches apart when relaxed.
I had the same problem a few years back. T
Easy on the ether in a little tire like that. Just a quick shot works
better than a big one. Get the bottom seated, spray, step back and light a
piece of paper to toss at the gap on top. No need to hurry a lot, the
starting fluid needs time to mix with the air and won't come out the bottom.
Wor
All, Thanks for the advice and tips. I tried most of the things mentioned
(except ether, which I didn't have) without success. I ended up going to a
tire shop today to get the beads seated. Two tire shops (that didn't have
air cannons) tried without success. The third shop had the air blaster
[MBZ] Seating Beads on New Tires
All, Thanks for the advice and tips. I tried most of the things mentioned
(except ether, which I didn't have) without success. I ended up going to a
tire shop today to get the beads seated. Two tire shops (that didn't have
air cannons) tried without
l diameter...
-Curt
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 18:49:18 -0500
From: "Scott Ritchey"
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Seating Beads on New Tires
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> I'm going nuts trying to seat the beads on a new set of tires on my lawn
> tractor. The wheel rim is 7-8 inches wide but the beads on the new tires
> sit about 4 inches apart when rel
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