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

[Clint D]

Cecil

One trick I use when a tubeless tire leaks around the seam is brush or pour
a small amount of Transmission fluid around the bead seal, usually it works
pretty well


Clint


----- Original Message -----
From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] How to seat the bead on lawn tractor tires?


> > 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
>
> Free advice
>
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