Re: (ET) changing tires?

["Dave & Deb" <daveb drizzle com>]

starting fluid to reseat the bead?  might there be match involved...
sounds like acoupla lazy, bored goo' ol' boys on a saturday morning...  :^)


> Yes 5 bux is cheap for the convenience of having a tire mounted.
>
> But, there are those die hard do-it-yourselfers out there.....
>
>
> Here is how "we" do it.(we: those with family members who have had a 
> hairdo ruined
> by a ceiling fan)
>
> Did it just two weeks ago in fact, on a 1952 Allis Chalmers front wheel.
>
>
> Once the bead is broke the rest is easy........sometimes.
>
> To break the bead
>
> Place the wheel and tire assembly flat on the ground.
> Remove the insides of the valve stem
>
> Place a board or other similar flat object (I use a 2x6) across the tire 
> so one
> edge just touches the rim and the
> board covers the sidewall of the tire.
>
> Drive over the board slowly with your car or truck. You may have to spin 
> the tire
> 180 degrees and do it again, but if
> you removed the valve stem guts like I said to, then the bead should 
> break free.
>
> I know what you're thinking.... "I don't need to remove the valve stem". 
> Trust me.
> You do.
>
> Flip the tire/wheel assembly and repeat for the other side. Now the tire 
> is loose
> on the rim and can be removed. Put
> the screwdriver away and get a crowbar, tire iron, and large hammer.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Anybody care to know how to use starting fluid to re-seat the bead?  It 
> goes along
> with the saying..."Hey Y'all, watch
> this!"
>
>
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>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu
>> [mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu] On Behalf Of Dave & Deb
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 9:14 AM
>> To: Steve & Carol Welch
>> Cc: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
>> Subject: Re: (ET) chnaging tires?
>>
>> if the tractor runs couldn't you deflate the tires to increase traction 
>> and
>> then "spin" them off by pulling against an immovable object??
>>
>>
>>> I can tell you from experience that cutting them off with ordinary
>>> hand tools is a bit of work.  A hacksaw, tin snips, and wire cutters
>>> get through most of it with moderate effort, but getting through the
>>> wire beads is fun.  (Not).
>>>
>>> Unless one has some power tools that make it quick, I think this is a
>>> good time to pay the $5 or whatever to have someone yank the old skins
>>> off for you.
>>>
>>> Been there and done that.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> On May 30, 2006, at 10:01 PM, Christopher Zach wrote:
>>>
>>>> How about just cutting the tires off or something? It's not like
>>>> you're going to re-use them.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> David C Robie wrote:
>>>>> I tries the 'dull screwdriver' approach on the front tire already
>>>>> mentioned.  Perhaps King Kong could do it.  I even soaked the thing
>>>>> in the best rust breaker I know of (Gibbs) beforehand.  Even though
>>>>> I finally broke the beads (with a small sledge) these old tires have
>>>>> no 'stretch in em at all, and a little bit of that is needed to get
>>>>> em off.
>>>>> Will vote for paying the few extra bucks next time instead of
>>>>> wasting time and a coffee cup full of sweat.
>>>>> Dave
>>>>> Weymouth MA
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 27 May 2006 15:39:51 -0400 Jim Coate <jbc coate org> writes:
>>>>>> In my immediate case, the tires are loose from the rims...
>>>>>> something about putting on chains but not then inflating properly
>>>>>> and trying to plow... the torque in LL was more than enough to turn
>>>>>> the rim with the chains holding the tire in place on the ground.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And I did discover Tractor Supply sells "tire spoons" but I'll look
>>>>>> for someone with the machine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Coate" <jbc coate org>
>>>>>>> Does replacing ET tires...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Jim Coate
>>>>>> 1970's Elec-Trak's
>>>>>> 1997 Solectria Force
>>>>>> 1998 Chevy S-10 NiMH BEV
>>>>>> 1997 Chevy S-10 NGV Bi-Fuel
>>>>>> http://www.eeevee.com
>>>>>>
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