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   From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   On 12/13/2021 10:20 AM, micky wrote:   
   > In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:29:15 -0600, Snag   
   >  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?   
      
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