[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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