[AT] How to seat the bead on lawn tractor tires?
Mike Sloane
msloane at att.net
Thu Jul 22 06:35:56 PDT 2004
1. tubes
2. local tire shop
That's been my experience.
Mike
Matthew wrote:
> I just got a pair of old lawn tractors (Ariens Emperors) and the tires are
> pretty dry rotted on them. These things are built solid as a rock so I am
> in the process of restoring them back to running condition.
>
> I put a new rear tire on one of them, and it turned out to be a most of the
> afternoon project. Getting the old tire off, and the new one on was easy
> enough. Getting the bead started was the fly in the ointment.
>
<snip>
>
> Once it is that far, you are home, but what a long, drawn out trip it was. Is
> there an easier way to get these things to seat?
>
> --Matthew
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