Seating you tires on the rim, the easy way

[Dan Filetti]

Seal a Tire to the Rim with Ether

Looks easy enough...

Dan

[FJ_Hooligan]

That looks real safe!  I would recommend doing it indoors to concentrate the fumes more for a better seal. 

I would say at least he was wearing a helmet, but something with a little more face protection would probably be better.

[JMR]

 In Rhode Island we called starting fluid "Portige (short for Portuguese) Nitrous." What does it have ......zero octane? 

[Capn Ron]

Yep...I've done this method out on the trail.  On the rock crawlers, we only run about 5 PSI in the tires for better grip...it's not unheard of to pop a bead in a tight pinch.  Trail fix!!!  With an engine-mounted compressor, there is little chance of getting the tire to seat on the rim.  A little starter fluid and a match?  Presto!  We usually run a trail of lighter fluid away from the tire for *some* safety.  Certainly not the way I'd do it at home, but it'll get you back on the trail!   

Cap'n Ron. . .

[Charlie-brm]

Yep...I've done this method out on the trail.  On the rock crawlers, we only run about 5 PSI in the tires for better grip...it's not unheard of to pop a bead in a tight pinch.  Trail fix!!!  With an engine-mounted compressor, there is little chance of getting the tire to seat on the rim.  A little starter fluid and a match?  Presto!  We usually run a trail of lighter fluid away from the tire for *some* safety.  Certainly not the way I'd do it at home, but it'll get you back on the trail!   

Cap'n Ron. . .

Similar. Very long ago I watched a documentary on Antarctica expeditions and they popped the low pressure tires the same way. You could see they didn't have a lot of handy alternatives in those conditions.

[carey]

It's a common practice for truck tires, but the older split rims made it exciting.  Most of the truck garages in my area place the tire rim in a metal cage when seating the bead.

[ribbert]

It's a common practice for truck tires, but the older split rims made it exciting.  Most of the truck garages in my area place the tire rim in a metal cage when seating the bead.

At trade school they showed us a photo of a body imprint on the concrete ceiling of a workshop. You could see the body shape and just make out a few skeletal features, particularly around the head.
This happened when a split rim let go.

That was 45 years ago and I can still see that image like it was yesterday.

Noel