<VV> Re: Tired

[Gary Swiatowy]

Yhose inflatable rubber hgoses still work well as long as you are using them 
on a bias ply tire. A radial will not compress the same way from the center 
to expand the tire bead.
Modern tire machines generally will blow a burst of air at the tire bead to 
assist in sealing.
I imagine a ratcheting tie down will come flying off as well.............
I have found that tire stores periodically replace their machines, and at 
the right place and time one of these machines can come at a "right" price.
When I got my Coates machine, it was 4 years old, workes perfect, originally 
cost $2500 and I got it for $500.
A little rich for most, but to me it's paid for itself.
For wheel balancing, I have an old Micro-test bubble balancer. And a Snap-On 
vertical unit. Both found at sweap meets.
Gary Swiatowy

> From: "Roger Gault" <r.gault at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: <VV> Tired
>
> Seems like we used to put a rope around the center of the tread, with a 
> loop
> around a stick - like a figure 8 with the stick in one loop and the tire 
> in
> the other.  Turning the stick wound up the rope and tightened it around 
> the
> tire.  This squeezed the tire at the center of the tread and make the 
> beads
> move apart.  I could be dreaming.  It's been 40+ years....
>
> Roger
>
>> And now for the real question which I had forgotten about. Back in the 
>> day
>> we had these rubber doughnuts that you put on a tire to seal the back 
>> side
>> so you could inflate it. Do these still exist or does anyone have a
>> suggestion on how to get a 215 that came off a 6" rim to inflate on an 8"
>> rim (happen to have more eights than sevens). Will check with FLAPS in
>> morning but I doubt...
>>
>> Padgett
> Try wrapping one of those heavy duty ratcheting tie-down straps around the
> center of the tire circumference. Then tighten it as hard as you can. 
> Works
> for me.
> Andy Clark