Which works best overall given the 10 gallon tanks are huge (so they need to be stored in the garage and they'll take up more room) but they also (obviously) hold a more compressed air than the smaller 2.5 gallon tanks
(if the tanks are used as a portable compressed air supply for other use)?
On 12/13/2021 02:14 AM, Thomas wrote:
Which works best overall given the 10 gallon tanks are huge (so they
need to
be stored in the garage and they'll take up more room) but they also
(obviously) hold a more compressed air than the smaller 2.5 gallon tanks
(if the tanks are used as a portable compressed air supply for other
use)?
Looking at some of the Amazon reviews some that bought the 5 gallon
version wish they had gotten the 10 gallon. They were doing stuff like
F-350 tires.
Interesting. I mount the tube type tires on one bike but I've shied away
from tubeless. Years ago I bought tires for the Harley from an indie.
The sun was sinking in the west as he struggled to get the bead to seat.
He had a large airline but was but was going in through the stem and not
the sidewall.
On 12/13/2021 8:48 AM, rbowman wrote:
On 12/13/2021 02:14 AM, Thomas wrote:
Which works best overall given the 10 gallon tanks are huge (so they
need to
be stored in the garage and they'll take up more room) but they also
(obviously) hold a more compressed air than the smaller 2.5 gallon tanks >>> (if the tanks are used as a portable compressed air supply for other
use)?
Looking at some of the Amazon reviews some that bought the 5 gallon
version wish they had gotten the 10 gallon. They were doing stuff like
F-350 tires.
Interesting. I mount the tube type tires on one bike but I've shied away
from tubeless. Years ago I bought tires for the Harley from an indie.
The sun was sinking in the west as he struggled to get the bead to seat.
He had a large airline but was but was going in through the stem and not
the sidewall.
I found a long time ago that a bicycle tube will help inflate a
motorcycle tire ... Properly sized to fit between the rim and tire bead
, it can seal enough air in to seat the bead . In a pinch I have used a >length of water hose ... ya just gotta slow the leakage a little .
Or you could use the trick a rock crawler buddy showed me . A short
blast of butane from a refill can and toss a match at it .
In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:29:15 -0600, Snag <snag_one@msn.com> wrote:
On 12/13/2021 8:48 AM, rbowman wrote:
On 12/13/2021 02:14 AM, Thomas wrote:
Which works best overall given the 10 gallon tanks are huge (so they
need to
be stored in the garage and they'll take up more room) but they also
(obviously) hold a more compressed air than the smaller 2.5 gallon tanks >>>> (if the tanks are used as a portable compressed air supply for other
use)?
Looking at some of the Amazon reviews some that bought the 5 gallon
version wish they had gotten the 10 gallon. They were doing stuff like
F-350 tires.
Interesting. I mount the tube type tires on one bike but I've shied away >>> from tubeless. Years ago I bought tires for the Harley from an indie.
The sun was sinking in the west as he struggled to get the bead to seat. >>> He had a large airline but was but was going in through the stem and not >>> the sidewall.
I found a long time ago that a bicycle tube will help inflate a
motorcycle tire ... Properly sized to fit between the rim and tire bead
, it can seal enough air in to seat the bead . In a pinch I have used a
length of water hose ... ya just gotta slow the leakage a little .
Or you could use the trick a rock crawler buddy showed me . A short
blast of butane from a refill can and toss a match at it .
What about what I've seen shops use, an inflatable tube around the
entire tire? That squeezes the tire and makes the bead get close to the
rim. I don't think I've seen that mentioned here.
On a separate subject, someone on the radio just asked about replacing a
tire stem without removing the tire, totally from the outside. The
"expert" answer said yes, but only talked about remvoing the old stem.
That doesn't help much. Can you insert a stem from the outside?
On 12/13/2021 10:20 AM, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:29:15 -0600, Snag
<snag_one@msn.com> wrote:
On 12/13/2021 8:48 AM, rbowman wrote:
On 12/13/2021 02:14 AM, Thomas wrote:
Which works best overall given the 10 gallon tanks are huge (so they >>>>> need to
be stored in the garage and they'll take up more room) but they also >>>>> (obviously) hold a more compressed air than the smaller 2.5 gallon
tanks
(if the tanks are used as a portable compressed air supply for other >>>>> use)?
Looking at some of the Amazon reviews some that bought the 5 gallon
version wish they had gotten the 10 gallon. They were doing stuff like >>>> F-350 tires.
Interesting. I mount the tube type tires on one bike but I've shied
away
from tubeless. Years ago I bought tires for the Harley from an indie.
The sun was sinking in the west as he struggled to get the bead to
seat.
He had a large airline but was but was going in through the stem and
not
the sidewall.
I found a long time ago that a bicycle tube will help inflate a
motorcycle tire ... Properly sized to fit between the rim and tire bead
, it can seal enough air in to seat the bead . In a pinch I have used a
length of water hose ... ya just gotta slow the leakage a little .
Or you could use the trick a rock crawler buddy showed me . A short >>> blast of butane from a refill can and toss a match at it .
What about what I've seen shops use, an inflatable tube around the
entire tire? That squeezes the tire and makes the bead get close to the
rim. I don't think I've seen that mentioned here.
On a separate subject, someone on the radio just asked about replacing a
tire stem without removing the tire, totally from the outside. The
"expert" answer said yes, but only talked about remvoing the old stem.
That doesn't help much. Can you insert a stem from the outside?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgDzZIop_uw
On 12/13/2021 10:20 AM, micky wrote:
On a separate subject, someone on the radio just asked about replacing a
tire stem without removing the tire, totally from the outside. The
"expert" answer said yes, but only talked about remvoing the old stem.
That doesn't help much. Can you insert a stem from the outside?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgDzZIop_uw
Looking at some of the Amazon reviews some that bought the 5 gallon
version wish they had gotten the 10 gallon. They were doing stuff like
F-350 tires.
Interesting. I mount the tube type tires on one bike but I've shied away
from tubeless. Years ago I bought tires for the Harley from an indie.
The sun was sinking in the west as he struggled to get the bead to seat.
He had a large airline but was but was going in through the stem and not
the sidewall.
I found a long time ago that a bicycle tube will help inflate a
motorcycle tire ... Properly sized to fit between the rim and tire bead
, it can seal enough air in to seat the bead . In a pinch I have used a length of water hose ... ya just gotta slow the leakage a little .
Or you could use the trick a rock crawler buddy showed me . A short
blast of butane from a refill can and toss a match at it .
The tires I'm doing aren't large by tire standards (14 to about 17 inches). >With the air locked onto the valve it will seat only after the bead holds.
The tires I'm doing aren't large by tire standards (14 to about 17 inches). >>With the air locked onto the valve it will seat only after the bead holds.
You have the valve out of the stem when you do this, right? "Locked
onto the valve" doesn't sound like it. If you don't, you'll cut down
the flow and the pressure, what, more than 50% I'm sure.
On Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 2:09:27 AM, micky wrote:
The tires I'm doing aren't large by tire standards (14 to about 17 inches). >>>With the air locked onto the valve it will seat only after the bead holds. >>You have the valve out of the stem when you do this, right? "Locked
onto the valve" doesn't sound like it. If you don't, you'll cut down
the flow and the pressure, what, more than 50% I'm sure.
Almost everyone I know who changes their tires at home does it the same way >that I do which is you first install a new valve stem and then you >immediately unscrew the inner valve out of the stem tube just before you
clamp the compressor nozzle on it so that your compressor air is continually >feeding into the loose carcass which is doing nothing useful till you seal
it off.
The work is in sealing it off momentarily to give the bead a chance to seat.
All you do after that is give the air a chance to stay in by lifting up the >bead manually by hand or if you have the bazooka you blast it momentarily.
When it doesn't seat you might need to summon a helper but when it seats you >will know in a few seconds. The bead blaster is to eliminate the helper.
Right now I'm only asking about which size of bead blaster works best.
My question can only be answered by those who have done it before.
Which works best overall?
2.5 gallon?
5 gallon?
10 gallon?
The tradeoff isn't much in cost but more in the utility and storage issues.
Almost everyone I know who changes their tires at home does it the same way >>that I do which is you first install a new valve stem and then you >>immediately unscrew the inner valve out of the stem tube just before you
Good. So you do have the valve out of the stem. I was misled by "with
the air locked onto the valve."
This is a little like asking which flavor of ice cream is best.
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