[AT] Patching Rear Tire on Tractor?

Richard Fink Sr nancydick at pennswoods.net
Thu Jun 26 06:34:00 PDT 2008


Yes i would bet on that. Don't thing i would ever try it on a dayton rim.
R Fink


At 10:04 PM 6/25/2008 -0400, you wrote:
>Yeah Richard it works ok if you get the right amount of ether in there.  I
>stopped by a friends service station one day right after they had tried it
>for the first time and didn't know what they were doing.  They were trying
>to mount a big truck tire on a Dayton rim.  They put just a bit too much
>ether in and when it lit off it blew the lock ring of the tire.  Luckily no
>one was hurt.  I think a couple of them needed to change their underwear.
>
>Charlie
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Richard Fink Sr" <nancydick at pennswoods.net>
>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:12 PM
>Subject: Re: [AT] Patching Rear Tire on Tractor?
>
>
> > Charlie i have tryed the ether thing, a bit scary first time but it
> > works used it on truck and motor home tires when new.
> > R Fink
> > PA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 06:21 AM 6/25/2008 -0400, you wrote:
> >>Hi Ralph,  didn't read your post before writting.  I never tried the ether
> >>method but I've seen it done.  Most of the time with good results.
> >>
> >>Charlie
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
> >>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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> >>Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 12:27 AM
> >>Subject: Re: [AT] Patching Rear Tire on Tractor?
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
> >> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> >> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >> > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 9:35 PM
> >> > Subject: Re: [AT] Patching Rear Tire on Tractor?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> And I have even used the ether and a match routine to seat tractor
> >> >> tires...
> >> >>
> >> >> I only have two tires on the place that just refuse to hold air. They
> >> >> are TINY ones on my generator. Two piece rims bolted together with
> >> >> sealer between them, Tubes that have been checked for leaks more than
> >> >> once, and the tires. I can air them up to 20 pounds and in about 3
> >> >> months they are flat... I have decided that they will get filled the
> >> >> next time I pull them off.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Steve Williams
> >> >
> >> > I wondered if anyone was going to mention the ether method. I've never
> >> > tried
> >> > it but know of those that swear by it. The inflation cannon I have seen
> >> > used
> >> > and appears to be a safer alternative.
> >> > I've used a light chain wrapped around the perimeter of the tire. Slide
> >> > a
> >> > bar through the chain and twist it to tighten and force the tire bead
> >> > out
> >> > to
> >> > the rim while applying air pressure to the valve.
> >> > Front end loader buckets also work well for bead separating on stubborn
> >> > tires like ten ply truck.. A jackall (handyman jack) under a tractor
> >> > hitch
> >> > can also work as a bead separator. I have an old Coates tire changer
> >> > for
> >> > the
> >> > average sized rims and tires but some of the bigger implement wheels
> >> > will
> >> > not fit on it so the above alternate methods have to be used.
> >> >
> >> > Ralph in Sask.
> >> >
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