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

[Mike Sloane]

I have one of those Ohio Mfg 4 wheel dump carts, and all 4 tires were 
constantly flat due to poor seals. I bought several different kinds of 
sealer, and none of them helped. I finally bought 4 tubes from Tucker's 
Tire and have never again had a problem. That turned out to be the 
solution for small tires failing to seal properly at the tractor 
dealership where I used to work.

Mike

Cecil E Monson wrote:
>> 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
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>     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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