tire changing tips from yt

Thanks to all who have posted tire changing advice and tips in the past. Today I actually remembered a couple of these and put them to good use ! I have changed a lot of tube type front and rear tractor tires in the past and have a lot of the tools. Don't recall this much struggle ? But these tubeless tires really seem to be a bear especially in the small lawn mower size.
Heck of a time getting the thing on the rim especially the last side. The tip of using vise grips to lock onto the rim to hold the tire as you go SAVED the day ! Then the next fight of airing it up the small ratchet strap around it did the trick there too ! Scared the heck out of me as it popped on and then made a big rush of air as I thought I blew a hole in it from the tight strap being around it. Air may of been from me getting the air chuck off and not having a valve core in it yet ?

Once you've had a "Bead Cheatah" you will wonder why you didn't have one sooner.

(quoted from post at 12:43:25 07/17/16) Thanks to all who have posted tire changing advice and tips in the past. Today I actually remembered a couple of these and put them to good use ! I have changed a lot of tube type front and rear tractor tires in the past and have a lot of the tools. Don't recall this much struggle ? But these tubeless tires really seem to be a bear especially in the small lawn mower size.
Heck of a time getting the thing on the rim especially the last side. The tip of using vise grips to lock onto the rim to hold the tire as you go SAVED the day ! Then the next fight of airing it up the small ratchet strap around it did the trick there too ! Scared the heck out of me as it popped on and then made a big rush of air as I thought I blew a hole in it from the tight strap being around it. Air may of been from me getting the air chuck off and not having a valve core in it yet ?

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I had tire changing fun today also. Noticed a pulse with the truck and trailer yesterday morning going to finish a job. Loaded the tractor and went to go home the 17 miles and the vibration was really bad and the rear ramp was shaking like crazy. Took a look and sure enough some major problems with the belts in the tire as it was egg shaped. Went to change it, but the nuts were too tight for my wrench so I limped home taking the backroads. Tread was just starting to let loose when I got home, but it didn't blow. Put on the last tire I had in my stash, so was checking CL for more used tires and ran across a set of ST tires the size needed for my dump trailer, so had to go grab those...then proceeded to change them out as the originals are falling apart. I figured out a new way to get that last bead off the rim, I lay it rim up, use a spoon to start the process, then use a long round tool with the chisel end to slide along the bead area of the rim, push it as far as I can into the tire bead, rotate and pull down as it grabs the rim...do this a couple of times and the rim can be pulled off the tire. Seems awkward at first, but after I got the motion down it was pretty easy.

One of the best money I ever spent, was on my mini tire changer from Harbor Freight.
That little thing makes changing tires on garden tractors a snap.
Check it out on u tube. (Mini Tire changer...)

ditto on what buddy said

Here's a tip for everybody. The best tire mounting lube is...Alberto VO5 Yes thats right, hair conditioner!!! It is slick and washes off or wipes off easily, its only $1.49 a bottle , way cheaper than the lube you buy for tires....My Motto is "VO5..when you gotta get your rubber on in a hurry"

(quoted from post at 17:40:38 07/17/16) Here's a tip for everybody. The best tire mounting lube is...Alberto VO5 Yes thats right, hair conditioner!!! It is slick and washes off or wipes off easily, its only $1.49 a bottle , way cheaper than the lube you buy for tires....My Motto is "VO5..when you gotta get your rubber on in a hurry"

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I have an 8 pack of Coast bar soap that my wife can't stand the smell of...so it went to the barn. Not as messy as the liquid stuff and works well. I rub it around the bead of the tire and also on the rim on that hump that the bead has to pop over.

I agree. I have used tips from here to mount my own tires. The last (non dirt bike) tire was on a popup camper. It's a whole lot easier when you know what you are doing!

Aaron

Man you got that right Bob.

I used the stuff made for tires that looks like a black grease. Freylube (SP) or something like that ?
Maybe this is part of the problem as that is really slippery ?
Come to think of it since I got some of this stuff I have had a harder time getting the tires onto the rim ? But the last 2 were also tubeless too.

Frey lube is really made for sealing beads on tires and works great on alloy rims. I use all the time when mounting new tires. Works better than any bead sealer I've ever used.

I don't know if it is recommended or not but I've put used anti freeze around the bead surface of a tire when installing it. Used instead of rim slip when I was working in an unheated shop in winter. The bottle of store bought rim slip was literally frozen solid so I used what was handy. Anti freeze worked well.

Picked one of these up for 200 bucks about a month ago, sure beats bars and spoons and such.



As for lawn tractor tires, a sturdy rod about a foot long or so clamped verticaly in a vice makes a great place to change them using suitable tools.

Used brake fluid makes a great lube.