Didn't watch the whole thing yet but putting the first bead on can be a whole lot easier (few seconds) First lube it and then simply toss it on the rim while holding the back edge a little lower than the leading edge, just grab it and slam it over the rim, sort of like you'd hold an inner tube and dive face first down a snowy hill, no tools needed.
I use Freylube http://www.freylube.com/prema.htm It lubricates and protects the wheel from rust. Gaither makes a clamp that you can put on the rim and walk it around. A vice grip works as well. To get a stubborn radial to take air, a ratchet strap around the tread usually won't work. It takes a bead blaster such as the Cheetah. We use a clip on chuck with regulated air set at the desired tire pressure with the tire in a cage for safety.
Grigg ,I'm hurt you didn't watch the whole video LOL! That was the 1st tire I did plus I'm an old guy.
Crenweige, I'm just an average guy in my garage using what I have on hand. I've used a ratchet strap to seat the bead on smaller tires and a couple of these 22.5's and it worked every time. SEE YA! Mark
Good job on the video and the tire. I wouldn't have thought a 22.5 tire could be put on by hand...at least not without some specialty tire tools. Pretty easy way to save $180.
I use tire actual tire lubricant when I mount tires....wouldn't have thought to use 409.
Tad
1946 Chevy OS 1.5ton, 1955 GMC 3100, along with other various IH,Ford,Nash,MGB,.....
If that one was your first one, it wasn't bad at all. It has been well over 50 years ago since I changed my first tired. Thank God no one video taped it.
If that one was your first one, it wasn't bad at all. It has been well over 50 years ago since I changed my first tired. Thank God no one video taped it.
Hey crenwelge, not my 1st one ever, just the 1st one of the 6 22.5's. I've dumped too much money into my truck already and I haven't even driven it. I figure I can use the $180 on something else is all.
Thanks for the video. I have never done that myself, but who knows one day I might have to. I especially love the out takes at the end. All it needs is a little ambient music and I'll pop the corn.
A day without laughter is a day wasted- Charlie Chaplin When wrestling a grizzly bear, you have to keep at it until the bear gets tired, not when you get tired. 1948 Chevy 2-Ton
It's been twenty years since I spent time doing grunt labor at a tire shop. I wouldn't have thought of the ratchet straps. Thanks for the tips, all. Great vid!
Hey Jungerfrosch, Super55 & Husker, Thanks! I'm glad you guys liked the video. It's all just for fun. If someone has a laugh or pickups an idea that's even better. Mark
Nice video. I changed my tractor tires last year (12x28) with the same reasoning. The "fun" part was emptying #400 of liquid ballast in each tire and trying to get the partially filled tube out. I had to do all this by gravity, no pumps. To break the bead I had to set a 6x6 post on the edge of the rim, put the weight of a vehicle on the post, and then use a #50 bar directed at the end of the post at the bead. I'm sure there is an easier way but it's what one has on hand.
Workmaster, I'm having trouble picturing your bead breaking procedure. Man, a video would be great! lol ... Seriously, you lost me at ... okay, the post is laid down, then drive up on the post like going up a ramp??? then what? You never know, this info might come in handy some day.
The big Railroad Maintenance trucks that came into the tire shop I worked at had split rims. Don't remember the size - not as big as a tractor tire for sure. Think they'd of been close to the size of a semi-truck tire, maybe a tad bigger. Anyhow, after the air was let out, we'd bust the bead with a 10 # sledge hammer. Some broke easy, others took quite a beating.
Oh, and my disclaimer: I've since learned that split rim tires can be dangerous, so please don't try that at home.
Nice video. I changed my tractor tires last year (12x28) with the same reasoning. The "fun" part was emptying #400 of liquid ballast in each tire and trying to get the partially filled tube out. I had to do all this by gravity, no pumps. To break the bead I had to set a 6x6 post on the edge of the rim, put the weight of a vehicle on the post, and then use a #50 bar directed at the end of the post at the bead. I'm sure there is an easier way but it's what one has on hand.
Was it calcium chloride in the tires? That would be nasty. Not as bad as some tractor tires with powdered lead in them... enviro nightmare 101.
Workmaster, I jumped ahead in my thinking and thought you were going to put that post on the tire with a jack on it and put it under a cross beam and brake the bead.
A day without laughter is a day wasted- Charlie Chaplin When wrestling a grizzly bear, you have to keep at it until the bear gets tired, not when you get tired. 1948 Chevy 2-Ton
How many finger nails have fallen off as a result of breaking the bead on a tire? I've always found that to be the worst part of doing tire work.(breaking the bead) I did work at a shop that had a hydraulic bead breaker and that made it a breeze.
Husker and Super55, I'll try to explain further. It's about as simple as one can get without tools. I laid the tire(once drained of calcium chloride)flat on the ground. The post was about 4-6' long like a ramp. But the very end was resting on the tire abutting the rim. With the "ramp" I could drive the truck onto it to put the most down pressure at the edge of the rim and to eliminate bouncing. I used a digging bar to rap the end of the post by the bead, but not on the rim itself. If I didn't have the truck weight, my bar would just bounce. If your lucky, just the weight of the vehicle driving up the "ramp" would break it loose.
Hope that helps. I stored the calcium in many buckets and eventually used it for dust control on the gravel road in front of my house. Same stuff the county uses.
Hey Og55, Seems like you to took your Dad's advise! Based on your video, I will be doing this myself soon. Where did you get your tires? Thanks for your video, Victor
~ Victor 1941 3/4-Ton Pickup (in process). Read about it in the DITY Gallery 1955 Grumman Kurbside "Doughboy" 235/3 on tree w/ OD 1957 3100 - moved on 1959 C4500 Short Bus "Magic Bus" - moved on 1959 G3800 1 Ton Dually "Chief" - moved on 1958 C4400 Viking "Thor" ~ moved on to fellow Bolter
Hey Vew, Thanks , my Dad was a pretty smart guy, I think of him everyday. I found the tires on Craigslist. I met Grigg @ the AHTS meet and he showed me how to do a nation wide Craigslist search and these showed up in Ohio. They are off a school bus and have 80% tread and are 4 years old for $100 each. I almost bought new for $300 each. Thanks again GRigg. SEE YA! Mark
