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

[Richard Fink Sr]

Cecil you did not ask me but i purchased mine at an auto parts store. It 
was fishers if you have any that way.
R Fink
PA



At 10:05 AM 8/1/2004 -0400, you 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
>
>
>
>         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
>--
>The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
>what you said.
>
>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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