Desert Moose
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Probably nothing new to you old timers, but I thought it worked great.
Pulled out the travel trailer to "summerize" it, and had a flat tire. The rubber valve stem had cracked where it goes thru the rim. Not wanting to drive to the tire store (also, I'm cheap), I looked for a way to break the bead loose. Spotted the new Kioti, and thought why not.
Placed the tire flat on the concrete and had the better half locate the edge of the front bucket on the tire sidewall just a snicker away from the rim. I stood on the tire to keep it from flipping up as the wife slowly lowered the bucket. Popped the bead clean as a whistle. Reached inside, removed the cracked stem, installed a new metal one, put air to it and reseated the bead.
5 minutes later, the tire was back on the trailer. Took less time than just the paying portion would have at the tire store. Also saved the $20 minimum fee for a flat repair...
Let's see, $20 deducted from the cost of the tractor.... only 1099 more tire repairs, and I'll have saved enough to pay for the tractor.....
Sam (Hmmm... don't see where I can correct the spelling of "another" in the title)
Pulled out the travel trailer to "summerize" it, and had a flat tire. The rubber valve stem had cracked where it goes thru the rim. Not wanting to drive to the tire store (also, I'm cheap), I looked for a way to break the bead loose. Spotted the new Kioti, and thought why not.
Placed the tire flat on the concrete and had the better half locate the edge of the front bucket on the tire sidewall just a snicker away from the rim. I stood on the tire to keep it from flipping up as the wife slowly lowered the bucket. Popped the bead clean as a whistle. Reached inside, removed the cracked stem, installed a new metal one, put air to it and reseated the bead.
5 minutes later, the tire was back on the trailer. Took less time than just the paying portion would have at the tire store. Also saved the $20 minimum fee for a flat repair...
Let's see, $20 deducted from the cost of the tractor.... only 1099 more tire repairs, and I'll have saved enough to pay for the tractor.....
Sam (Hmmm... don't see where I can correct the spelling of "another" in the title)