| hd6gtom - 7/23/2017 16:34
I have installed thousands of rear farm tires in the years I was in the farm tire business. Part of these guys are right. Forget about ANY type of dish soap to mount rear tractor tires. It ISN'T slick enough. Anyone who tells you it is--is not a tire professional . get your self some real rubber lube. Napa stuff is OK, but there are far slicker products out there. Any farm tire store should have a gallon they will sell. Good luck. Did you get the rim on straight. I have straightened up quite a few and tried to straighten a lot more that had a permant wave in them because they were bolted on and really horsed down without being straight on the hub. If you checked it - did you check it for side to side wobble and up and down wobble. If you didn't you need to. Again Good Luck.
I'll second the proper lube. A clean rim, proper lube all the way to the bead toe, and good placement on the rim. Break the bead, spin the tire on the rim, and lube with the proper lube. Don't over inflate the tire. Sometimes the best thing to do if it still isn't going is walk away and let it sit.
I'm no OSHA inspector when it comes to safety but have to respect the power in inflated tires. I did tires for four years and had several low profile car tires not want to seat the bead. The older guy there would put a car tire to 80 psi to get them to pop which is just plain stupid. |
Tire experts - novice needs help seating bead on tire - (pics)
