I used to do that all the time with my old boss. He had a couple trailers with tires that would go flat all the time, so we'd use the old flame trick.
I've never seen it done with a tire that big, though - that's awesome!
no, the heat has apparently no effect, its just the rapidly expanding gases from the fuel combustion that seat the tire to the rim in a very cool way.Does the tire melt to the rim at all?
If the bead is seated, then a regular hand pump will get you inflated and back on the trail.The tire is seated but is it inflated to the correct psi? Getting a stans to seat is not the problem its inflating.
Um... Huh?The tire is seated but is it inflated to the correct psi? Getting a stans to seat is not the problem its inflating.
BV, of course it's dangerous. Why else would you want to do that to a tube? Where's your mountain biking spirit?Anyway, I.. uh.. wouldn't try this whole thing with bike tires. It's a little dangerous, first of all. It can also result in the tire blowing clean off the rim if you get too much of whatever flammable fluid you're using under the tire and it creates a seal - which is a lot more likely to happen with a rubber Stan's strip than it is on a metal tire rim.
Just consider the volume of air you're moving on that big car tire to seat it. Then consider the volume of air you're moving in a bike tire - much greater pressure.
That said, if someone wants to give it a try, please make a video and post it up - if you're going to carry a can of something volatile and flammable, though, you may as well just carry a couple CO2 cartridges.
no, the heat has apparently no effect, its just the rapidly expanding gases from the fuel combustion that seat the tire to the rim in a very cool way.
im thinking it would rule to do that on bikes too, but im not sure if it will work. guess ill have to try myself. hope the latex dont go boom.
theyre using some sort of aerosol or squirt bottle of lighter gasGod I wish I could see this vid at work.
Somebody give me a synopsis........it sounds divine.
I'm getting combustible fluid or gas, but how do you spark it with a tire on a rim?
I do not agree seating is one thing another is to seal the small holes and gaps on a non disc rim with the stans setup. With the stans it can take some time with full inflation/high psi before it stops loosing air pressure. At least it has for me.Um... Huh?
Seating the bead is just about the only problem when installing Stan's. Once you get that seal between the bead and the rim strip, you could inflate it with the crappiest hand pump around.
Anyway, I.. uh.. wouldn't try this whole thing with bike tires. It's a little dangerous, first of all. It can also result in the tire blowing clean off the rim if you get too much of whatever flammable fluid you're using under the tire and it creates a seal - which is a lot more likely to happen with a rubber Stan's strip than it is on a metal tire rim.
Just consider the volume of air you're moving on that big car tire to seat it. Then consider the volume of air you're moving in a bike tire - much greater pressure.
That said, if someone wants to give it a try, please make a video and post it up - if you're going to carry a can of something volatile and flammable, though, you may as well just carry a couple CO2 cartridges.
Starting fluid works great in my 'tater gun.use starter fluid, it has the best results
and on a truck tire (big tires remember, mine were 42") it only took one second of spraying in the tire
it is a very very small amount
wd-40 or similar would work
you may want to try this on a junk tire and rim if possible, to bad I just threw away a somewhat bent 823! woulda been perfect.
and psi is easy to adjust AFTER the bead is seated.
Ditto.it has to be something with a low flash point so it burns off "qickly" so it seats
if it burns slow it may burn the tire....