UPDATE 6.00 x 16' tri rib

AlinArk · Nov 3, 2011

went this am to pick up replacement tire looked it over told the fella to install without glue,tube, or any of that cow snot.
watched them boys for 45 minutes trying to get the tire to inflate on the rim they tried everything from repeated blasts from the tire machine, they had one of those small tanks that give it a big blast of air at least a dozen times.
out of the kindness of my heart i decided to put them out of there misery i told them to put the tire in the back of my truck like it was the look on there faces was priceless.
took it to another tire that i have talked to but never bought from was embarrassed to say the least in about 3 minutes they had the tire inflated.
will check in the morning for leaks thanks for the suggestions al

souNdguy · Nov 3, 2011

a lil veigi tire paste soap at the bead and a ratchet strap likely would have got it to mount up, then you could wash the extruded vegi soap away..

soudnguy

bg/mo · Nov 3, 2011

Are the wheels made for a tubeless tire?

AlinArk · Nov 3, 2011

soundguy
watching this fellow he takes the stem out of the rim and puts a tube in well i started to protest that i didn't want a tube in , he filled the tire so that both beads were tight he then let the machine suck all the air out of the tube he then breaks the backside of the tire remove the tube and reinstall the tubeless valve stem lays tire on top of tire machine and a short blast of air and it is mounted.
hope you can use this sometime al

tjiniowa · Nov 3, 2011

It is really not that hard, I have been doing tires for 10+ years, once in a while you can't get one to take. Some tricks I know, always use tire lube, like Murpheys, will help seal also, don't use grease or anything else. We used to pack Murpheys around the beads on truck tires to get them to take air until we got a Cheetah blaster. They are worth the money if you have alot of tires to do. Also used to stretch the beads apart with blocks of wood and let them set a while. Ether is another option, which I try not to use as it is dangerous. Some larger bias tires like 16.5l-16.1 tubeless implements i put a come a long around and crank it down until the beads go out, shot in a little air to hold them and remove the come a long.

souNdguy · Nov 3, 2011

i actually prefer to run tubed.. but have a few that are tubeless. the ones on the front of my 850 with superior laoder are tubeless.

soundguy

mkirsch · Nov 4, 2011

"cow snot" you mean like soap or other lube to help the bead seat?

So, you basically tied their hands behind their backs and told them to mount a tire that way... Then you call them incompetent... That's real fair and sporting and generous and American of you.

glennster · Nov 4, 2011

the tire shop next door to me has an air line coupler that is threaded to screw on the valve stem with the core removed. then you hook the air hose up to the coupler, blast the air in the tire till it seats, pop the air line off and install the valve core thru the fitting, then unscrew the fitting. works slick!!!!

AlinArk · Nov 4, 2011

Why Thank you, Thank you very much......
al

AlinArk · Nov 4, 2011

tj i agree with you every once in a while you get a hard one, what separates the men from the boys is knowledge. i watched 2 grown men wrassle with it for 45 minutes, after this tire whipped their rear end they still didn't have a clue.
to be honest with you i didn't either, except the ether routine.
the problem was not lubrication the beads were not spreading out to make contact with the rim simultaneously.
when i went to another tire shop there was 1 fella working on the tire by himself cool,calm and collected. he had that tire sealed almost as fast as i can tell the story, and on top of that he wasn't gonna take any money... smart man i like smart people you can learn something from them. al

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