Thanks for the tip John. I just realized what you are talking about. Very clever. That should work well for smaller tires.
Dave On 7/28/2016 11:03 AM, John Thornton wrote: > Yep you just need a bucket bigger than the rim so the tire seals off on > the bucket. As you pressurize the tire the rim raised up and the tire > inflates till it touches the bottom part of the rim. All you need is a > couple of pound of air so a rag held over the holes in the rim is good > enough. > > JT > > > On 7/28/2016 9:09 AM, Przemek Klosowski wrote: >> On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 8:44 AM, John Thornton <[email protected]> wrote: >>> The easy way to seat the bead on a riding lawnmower tire is to place the >>> tire on a bucket, cover the center with a rag, push down on the rim, >>> inflate. The air pressure will build up in the bucket and you can feel >>> the rim rising up to force the tire to expand to seat the bead. Works >>> every time. >> I'm not seeing it---are you placing the loose, unseated tire/rim >> assembly on a bucket? what touches the bucket rim---the uninflated >> tire? I kind-of see how the pressure in the bucket would force the >> upper tire rim onto the seat, but what about the bottom rim? >>> JT >>> >>> >>> On 7/28/2016 7:27 AM, Todd Zuercher wrote: >>>> Sorry Gene, This is what I wrote. >>>> >>>> I've had some luck re-seating stubborn old tires by jacking up the wheel >>>> so there is no weight on it, then if the tire still won't seat, wrap a >>>> ratchet strap around the circumference of the tire and tightening it down >>>> until just before the tread is about to buckle. This will usually push >>>> the tire beads out enough to get them to start to seal against the rim. >>>> (a bottle of tire slime put in and smeared on the tire beads would be a >>>> good idea as well.) >>>> >>>> Failing that or if your need more excitement in your life you could always >>>> try the squirt of either trick. >>>> >>>> Or just throw a tube in it. >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Gene Heskett" <[email protected]> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2016 12:19:27 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] OT Seating Tire Bead >>>> >>>> On Wednesday 27 July 2016 23:30:21 Todd Zuercher wrote: >>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Gene Heskett" <[email protected]> >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 8:41:09 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Nother Q about these Chinese inverters >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday 27 July 2016 11:26:55 Gene Heskett wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I got everything hauled to the scene except my clamshell digger. >>>>> Plumb wore the old man out. The rider had a flat tire that did NOT >>>>> want to re-seat and hold air. Needs new rear tires, guessing 25 yo & >>>>> badly weatherchecked. And them'er $50/copy. Sigh. OTOH, I am still >>>>> looking down at the grass. :) >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, Gene Heskett >>>> Your reply got auto snipped Todd, as it was all below my sig separator! >>>> >>>> To summerize, I did all of that, but I had to bring my 4 ton rated >>>> handyman around to pick it up, and its weight combined with my bad back, >>>> collapsed disks, I hurt myself pretty good by the time I actually had >>>> air in it again. A bit of time in the sack, and one of my near beers >>>> and I think I can walk back to the kitchen and make some leftover >>>> chinese food disappear. >>>> >>>> Then tonight is put out the trash night, which I did very very carefully. >>>> >>>> I expect it will be flat again in the morning as my last mowing took me >>>> across some rosebush runners which probably perforated it several more >>>> times. I've been considering fresh tires on the back for at least a >>>> year as the knobs they used to have for tread are now about 1/16" high >>>> and are surrounded by visible carcass threads. I've now replaced both >>>> front tires in the last year, for the same reason. Stems check fine, >>>> but the air leaves anyway. >>>> >>>> Cheers Todd, Gene Heskett >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Emc-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
