Lawn Mower tire troubles: OK my 9 year old Sear's Lawn tractor had a tire fall off today. Nothing new for me. The bearings were gone so I looked around for an old tire with a good bearing to put on the tractor spindle. The only tire I found (flat), I couldn't seat the bead to the rim with my air compressor. The bead wasn't coming into enough contact with the rim.
Redneck memory: I squirted some starting fluid into the rim and lit it with a long handle BBQ lighter. Woomph, Poof, Pop. Tire is now sealed to the rim. Alas, I am now minus a few arm hairs that also went poof!!
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