XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: canope234@gmail.com   
      
   On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 12:29:15 PM, Snag wrote:   
      
   >> 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 .   
      
   That's the thing about 10 gallons. It's big(ger).   
   That means more storage. But it also means more air.   
      
   I have a mounted 20 gallon compressor but I rarely need 20 gallons.   
   Most of the time the compressor takes up space in my small garage.   
      
   I am hoping the 2-1/2 gallon bead blaster will work.   
   Or maybe the 5 gallon bazooka blaster is a worthy compromise?   
      
   The main advantage of the 10 gallon is that it can be a portable source.   
   But only someone with experience in these things will know for sure.   
      
   BTW I know about the bicycle tire tube trick and the spray explosion trick.   
   Normally I just use a second person to help lift up on the lower bead.   
      
   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.   
      
   I just want to know from others who have used them what their experience is.   
      
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