[Bob Carriere]

..... to be sure removing tires that have been welded on the rim since 1940 and some 43 on my truck was beyond what a single man could do. I even used the edge of my 8000 tractor bucket and still could not remove the tires off the rims.

At the tire shop they first poured old gasoline around the bead apparently to soften the rubber... then he went at it with a small 12x12x12 hydraulic bead breaker..... in less than 5 minutes he had the tires off the rims.

Some of the old rubber and fabric was till stuck on the rim and had to be removed with an air powered needle gun.....being a Navy guy you must be familair with those noisy bas****
When working on a half drum on a steel table I had to use earmuffs.... the ring was deafening......

Now tell us.... how did you install the one new tire you photographed...??? elbow grease and K-Y Jelly if you please....

The local shop charges me $25 to remove the tires....I pick the rims up clean/paint and return them to him and he re-instals the new ones ...... he may charge more now... that was two years ago....oh get to take my old tires back as they charge a disposal fee.......

If you tell them to do the tires in the quiet time and that you won't need them until next week.... they are a bit more flexible with the price.....

Hardly worth the effort to blow a gut!!!

Boob