[AT] How to seat the bead on lawn tractor tires?

[Cecil E Monson]

> I know how you feel, Robert.  And I do it often enough that I finally
> got tired of working up a sweat (and my blood pressure) over that
> operation.  So, I invested in a changer for small tires about three
> years ago.  Harbor Freight has them on sale for $39.00.  As far as I'm
> concerned, that tool is worth every penny.  You can demount a 4", 6",
> 8", or 12" tire in about a minute.  That includes breaking the bead on
> both sides and getting the whole tire off the rim.  Remounting takes
> about the same amount of time.  I simply clamp the whole tool in my
> bench vise when I need it.  The rest of the time, it stays in a box on
> the shelf.
> 
> Larry



	Larry, I bought that $39 tire tool from HF too and was pleasantly
surprised at the size and how well built it is. I have all these darn
small tired wagons, tractors and golf carts and something is always going
flat. Got tired of paying upwards of $10 labor to fix them.

	I have a question for you. What do you use as a bead sealer when
you put the tires back on the rims?  I've held off using mine until I get
the right stuff. I asked the Miller Tire guys when I saw them in Le Sueur
earlier this year but they had nothing in the way of brush on sealer in the
truck with them. I think these small tubeless tires just dry out a little
and lose their seal - especially those on a wagon.

Cecil
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Cecil E Monson
Lucille Hand-Monson
Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole

Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment

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