Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

My tires lost all the air in them over the summer and the blower got moved.  The tires are no longer mounted correctly and filling them with air doesn't re-seat them, in fact they are loose on the rim.  They do not contain innertubes.  What do I need to do to re-seat the tires and get them filled up?  Any help?

put a tight belt or bungy cord around the circumfrence of the tire and then try to inflate

Back in High School I worked at a gas station that did tire repair and sales. When we had a real difficult fitment problem like that with trailer tires, bobcats, etc... and the belt wouldn't work we used to give it a small shot of starting fluid on the inside on the rim, stand back 5-10 feet and throw a match at it. BOOM!! :) It would automatically seal right on the bead :) Looking back that was probably one of the dumber things we did, but it worked. I DO NOT RECOMMEND, NOR CONDONE THE METHOD, but it works. Off the vehicle of course.

Thanks fro the help!  I'll try the belt method although the starter fluid method sounds great!! :-)

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If you have a cargo strap with a ratchet tightener, try wrapping that around the circumference of the tire and tightening it up.