White Trash Tire Mounting (Video)
Well I guess this is one way to mount a tire, at least its the white trash way. OK so maybe its the DUMB white trash way but it works. OK site disclaimer: DO NOT try this at home, you could be injured. Leave the tire mounting to the professionals!
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How can we view the video if it is a private one?
Sorry about that it is now viewable.
It is a lucky thing that the tire didn’t catch on fire.
they do this all the time in iceland when a tyre comes off when glacier driving.
i dun this b4, even seen pro-feshnals use this way 2.
I’ve done that a bunch of times, nothing wrong with it.
dde thats no that whitetrash ive done it before
your supposed to use more spray. the gasses shrinking back down sucks the tire in. if ou use alot the tire will have about 10psi. ive used this at the shop, but got most practice in the dunes!
I have seen this and done this before, it works in a pinch, i did when out in country and had nothing to remount tire with…
not really a white trash thing there, even the local tire shop does that trick.
I was stationed in Iceland, and went on many 4 wheeling trips into the interior. The pressure of the tire would be so low that the tire would pop off, so thats how they got it back on. Neat little trick.
I would have to say he called it white trash because it took them so long..
Other than that, yes, it is an accepted practice in a lot of places, especially when you are not near a place to mount tires, first saw it on a Nat Geo show where they did it on a tire in Antarctica.. they were literally in the middle of nowhere..
around here they call it ethering a tire. Many shop have a device that does something similar but it uses something really cold like CO2 think it is called a “bead setter.”
Actually, I ran a tire shop for years. The only time you actually use ether is if your dealing with a large tractor or semi tire.
I think that is freaking cool.
Can’t believe they did this in front of kids! But it was pretty cool.
I’ve done that before. I had two wheel barrow tires that needed to get back on the rims. I borrowed a lighter from someone at a gas station… they learned something too.
I used to work in a tire shop and we did this on semi truck tires all the time.
done this countless times on the quad. Works great. Can of starter fluid, lighter, and a bike pump are always in my toolbox.
Whoever suggests this is a “white-trash” method is an idiot. Very common trick when a tire is significantly narrower than the rim, has a soft carcass, or has been banded in shipping to reduce volume (and won’t spring back on it’s own). One has to be very careful doing this, but realistically the ether burns up very quickly.
This method works because when ether is burned, the hot gases rapidly expand shoving the tire’s bead into place on the rim. You need to get that air nozzle on quickly, though, because the gases also cool quickly and contract again, which can literally pull the tire back off the bead (as you could see in the video, it was trying…)
In a shop environment, there are generally better and safer techniques (though any time a tire is mounted there are dangers of various types..) such as a bead blaster (large valved air tank that discharges so fast it shoves the bead on) or as previously mentioned another chemical method (which I’ve heard of but am not familiar with).
This method is most commonly used in the field by offroad enthusiests or other such people who experience a bead coming off in the middle of nowhere. It’s quick, easy, and works well… and if done with a little caution can be safe too.
As for anyone concerned about the audience… what is really going to happen? Especially at that distance… the worst would be kids wanting to play with fire after, so as a parent you’d have to be on the ball.