how to inflate a tyre

That's pretty cool , am i correct in thinking that this is a method of getting the bead back in place because it looks like they then go to the tyre and add more air?

Yeh, it apparently works..someone on EO (Norm??) did the same experiment some time back with some footage of how to do it, must find the thread.

Andrew

yeh, just re-seating the bead....still need to inflate the tyre potentially. A Youtube search of "reseating bead" will pull up heaps of videos.

Andrew

Did this at work a few months back on a backhoe. work mates were impressed

Member Mick O has used this method to seat tyres, he posted a video of him
self some time back using this method when outback

Murray

Here's Micks Video:

petrol and fire dont mix in my opinion. no doubt it will work but sorry i feel it a bit irrisponsible to recommend something like this on a public forum, again sorry nothing personal but something that i am passionate about. the guy on the video is using aerostart which is still a little dangerous but a lot safer than petrol.

It is less dangerous than carrying petrol in a jerry and filling your tank. You pour a max of one third of a cup from your jerry into a cup. Obviously you screw the cap back onto the jerry and move it well away and you don't do this near a fire or with a ciggy in your mouth. This is no more dangerous than filling your motor mower or chain saw. Probably considerably safer in fact as you are using smaller quanities of liquid and wont be near a an engine that may still be hot. The technique is actually taught in some 4wd training courses. The speccy bang is a bit misleading and is caused by the rapid expansion of the gases sealing up the tyre and the resultant compression. It is nowhere near as dangerous as it sounds. The sealing up instantly extinguishes the petrol as it cuts off the oxygen
Mind you, using diesel is more dangerous for this purpose. There is some great footage around of some idiots trying to do this with diesel, which burns slowly rather than exploding and the lads watch their tyre literally going up in smoke.

Blue, I think I would prefer to have a go if really needed. Beats waiting for the search party to find you. Isn't this just the place to hear about these things. I am happy I found it and will keep it in mind.

Besides aren't we all supposed to have some common sense and do it carefully. Oops - apologies - wrong generation. Sorry.

Also don't we all carry fire extinguishers!!! We have two 2lb ones in the car.

Phil

I probably wouldn't recommend using petrol in this situation - not just the volitility of it, but I'd also be worried about what the petrol would do to the inside of the tyre since petrol melts rubber.

G'day Mike
I would imagine that using 1/2 cup would lead to some petrol remaining unburned inside the tyre. I can't imagine that it all vapourises instantly. So wouldn't that potentially lead to the insides of the tyre being affected over time?
Just wondering if anyone has looked inside after using the petrol method.
Not having a go - just wondering if it may cause later problems.
Cheers from the Moose

Reminds me of when as a young lad in the early 60's I put a lit penny bunger" in coke bottle and slipped running to safety. My aunt (a nurse) took great delight in picking the bits of glass out of my rear end. Ouch.

But I will keep this "trick" in mind for an emergency.

Have a good day and keep the beer in the fridge.

Catchyalatr