Heck, he didn't even change out of his dress clothes - made it look easy.

 

now if that tire won't develop a slow leak (from the screwdriver use on the sidewall) and the rim is not dented from the hammering awesome, otherwise you'll need a new $50-150+ tire and/or possibly a new rim..
those things aside it can be done by hand - esp. if proper hand tools are used...

 

If you're doing it that way, may as well use air soft b's as balancing beads. Mounting and balancing tires for under $10...

 

Try that with a 245/45/17...

-Jim

 

Lets see him break it down after 3-4 years on the road!

 

We took our boat trailer on a road trip once and had a blowout. The Cassidy tire guy sat ont he side of the highway and busted off the 20+ year old tire and mounted the new one by hand. He was a big guy (muscular, not just big) and it even gave him some trouble. It was an interesting thing to see.

 

I have one of those cheap manual tire changing stands with 2x6's bolted to the base for leverage. I also bought some tire levers/pry bars, and water-soluble lube. It can be hard to change certain tires with a stiff sidewall, so much that I'll let a garage do it. To this day however, I've taken off and changed enough tires with it that it has paid for itself. I just avoid doing nice aluminum rims with it, as the levers scratch the heck out of the rims.

 

Alright.Road Ripper did it. First to say so.

 

This is terrific. And I thought bike tires were tough...

- G

 

I would often see an older fellow (60 or so - which makes me an older fellow, too, I suppose) dismounting tires at the local U-Pull-It junkyard and making it look easy. He just had a Harbor Freight bead breaker and some tire irons. I figured that might be handy equipment to have around so I picked up the bead breaker on sale and a couple tire irons. I already had a 5 HP compressor.

When my van needed a new set of 16" Michelins in 2009, I decided to change them myself. It's really good exercise! (I had to take a couple of breaks). A couple months ago I replaced two of the Michelins with new Goodyears and changed them myself again. This time I had trouble getting the beads seated but finally got the job done by wrapping a nylon ratcheting tie-strap around the tire and tightening up on it.

If you try tire changing, here are some tips: Lubricate the beads and edges of the rims liberally with soapy water. Also, I ended up getting a third tire iron, which makes the job easier. And it's a good idea to do the job on a big piece of cardboard to avoid scratching your aluminum rims.

Bill

 

Trailer tires with some big screwdrivers is enough for me. It sure messes up the paint.

Let's see ............ nope ........... no tire irons on my Christmas list .......... see some air tools though.

Harbor Freight has 24" tire irons on sale for $4.99 each and they can have them to you by Christmas. http://www.harborfreight.com/24-inch-general-purpose-tire-iron-93230.html

 

You're a funny guy jeepman. I could visualize the way you were saying it "let's see............nope". you brought a chuckle to me

 

So you want humor?? Ingenuity? Look how this guy beads a tire with hairspary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-FEkBcepII&feature=related

 

to your previous Post.

The "spray" trick is used by offroaders and also in real cold climates to seat tires. They say a kick helps. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKbkSXnJmVw

 

Hi, I have done it many times too, never had the opportunity on a low profile, maybe one day. Hairspray should work, never tried it but starting fluid I have done and it does work, scary but works.

Jorge.

 

The shorter side walls on a low profile tire would cause problems doing it by hand.

Pay the $and hane it done professionally...balance and no damage to the rim.

my .02....but what do i know?

 

I need new tires on my Jeep and always wanted to try the starting fluid trick lol....

If only shipping weren't so terribly expensive from tire rack I would mount myself with balancing beads and be done with it. Due to the shipping costs, I'll likely end up at the local Just tires buying a couple of dunlops that are made in the us.