Carrying Spares (was How High ?)

[Tom Warner]

I had a fellow with 35 years of roadside assistance specifically for
tires, repair one of my 11R22.5 16PR General tires in my garage. Not along
side the road but in my garage where he had everything available he needs.
He had one hell of a time seating the bead because of the very very heavy
sidewalls. He told me that that specific tire had the heaviest sidewalls he
had ever seen. Believe me he knows all of the tricks but when you get into
these kinds of tires it takes a real "air cannon", a big compressor, lots
of swearing, and sometimes lots of trying to get it done. He earned his
money doing that tire. I agree with Mike if you try and do it yourself know
what you can get yourself into.

Tom
1982 FC35
Vernon Center,NY


At 12:38 PM 6/20/2005 +0000, you wrote:
>An experienced tire mechanic knows how to seat a tire for inflation
>without an excesss amount of air
>Stephen 77fc35
>