Necessity is the mother of all inventions

[Skipper 1,788]

Had a real redneck moment I wanted to share. Figured perhaps some one else could use it, if you are a cheap skate like me

 

I had these 20x10-8 tires i wanted on my flat bed garden trailer, so I made some axles with trailer spindles, and bought some 9" wide rims. Those sit nice on the 20X10´s I figured. 

 

Now I haven't gotten around to getting me one of those air blasting tanks they use to seat tires on rims that really cant reach out to the edge and seal on their own. I had this situation:

 

 

 

I figured I needed it done now, and wouldn't wait for a basting tank to arrive. Scratched my head a bit and got this brain fart: 

 

Why not put a ratchet strap around the tire and tighten till it bulges the lips out? Nuts i know, but it worked!

 

 

Now it sealed nicely, put air in and seated it, let air out and removed the ratchet strap, and refilled air.

 

Repeated 3 more times and hey presto!

 

I know it's far out, but hey, if you are in a pinch, this may work.

[WHNJ701 4,164]

I always carry rachet strap when riding atv/quads on trails,  used that trick many times,  and on garden tractor tires

[ebinmaine 62,961]

I've tried this and had both successes and failures. 

I now use tubes when mounting to avoid issues. 

[wallfish 15,907]

A strap hangs right on the HF tire machine for seating beads.

The worst ones are the new tires ordered online since they strap them for shipping and they get distorted. The real redneck way is to use starting fluid and fire to seat the beads.

[ebinmaine 62,961]

I've tried this and had both successes and failures. 

I now use tubes when mounting to avoid issues. 

[WHNJ701 4,164]

19 minutes ago, wallfish said:

A strap hangs right on the HF tire machine for seating beads.

The worst ones are the new tires ordered online since they strap them for shipping and they get distorted. The real redneck way is to use starting fluid and fire to seat the beads.

That's what I was expecting to see when I opened this topic

[DET 103]

I’m with Eric on the tubes

[pacer 3,159]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

I've tried this and had both successes and failures. 

I now use tubes when mounting to avoid issues. 

 

Me too, I even keep 3-4 400-8's in the shop.

[ZXT 2,394]

1 hour ago, wallfish said:

The real redneck way is to use starting fluid and fire to seat the beads.

That's what I expected to see in this thread! 

 

Skipper, what you have discovered is how everyone mounts their small tires! 

[Skipper 1,788]

Super! That proves I'm not the only nut job here 

[Herder 2,354]

3 hours ago, jabelman said:

I always carry rachet strap when riding atv/quads on trails,  used that trick many times,  and on garden tractor tires

I've done that on 35" truck tires before, a life saver for sure.  

Edited October 18, 2020 by Herder

[ebinmaine 62,961]

7 hours ago, Skipper said:

Super! That proves I'm not the only nut job here 

Not by a long shot Sir!!

[stevasaurus 22,229]

They actually make a strap that has an air tube in it to do the same thing as the ratchet strap.  Used it back in the days of the service station...late 1960's.  You put it around the tire and air up the tube, easier to let the air out when the tire starts to seat.  

[Retired Wrencher 4,874]

12 hours ago, stevasaurus said:

They actually make a strap that has an air tube in it to do the same thing as the ratchet strap.  Used it back in the days of the service station...late 1960's.  You put it around the tire and air up the tube, easier to let the air out when the tire starts to seat.  

Steve I also remember that from the old days. When I used to run tiers not in the best of shape.

[Pullstart 59,554]

Once you get that CHEETAH tank, you’ll likely fall in love with it... but There’s some dumb fad in the car world by putting say 7” wide tires on 10” wide wheels and distorting the sidewall all goofy on their low riders... tire shops put an inflated tube between the tire and wheel (on the bottom) and CHEETAH tank the top bead.  The tube essentially takes up the rest of the space between the bottom beads while the tank super inflates the tire to stretch it.

[The Tuul Crib 7,332]

13 hours ago, stevasaurus said:

They actually make a strap that has an air tube in it to do the same thing as the ratchet strap.  Used it back in the days of the service station...late 1960's.  You put it around the tire and air up the tube, easier to let the air out when the tire starts to seat.