TR> I've gotten a bit lazy over the years, and have my own 150 PSI air
TR> compressor, and 3\4 inch impact gun, with high-impact lug sockets.



TR> My present employer is amazed when I take one of the tires off the bus,
TR> break it down and repair it, air it up and remount it in about half an TR>
hour to forty five minutes. And without a tire cage.


MG>As well he should be. I'm of the opinion that you've got a few (at least a
MG>few) years on me and that's a tricky feat for a youngster let alone a
MG>mature fellow like you.  :)


Age isn't a factor. Its just knowing the right moves. The right leverage
points. Hit a tire with the grubhoe edge of a mattox in just the right place
about twice, sometimes three times, and the bead is broken. Use all the right
moves and the work almost does itself. Tire work is pretty simple stuff. It
just sounds harder than it really is. In some of the big tire shops around
here, like Al Archards where we get our large tires. I've watched some of
those guys yank all ten tires off of a Peterbilt or Kenworth, break them down,
mount new tires on all ten rims, ballance them and remount them on the vehicle
in just about forty five minutes. Most all the tires on big rigs now-a-days
are tubeless. You still see snap ring wheels out there, but they're getting
fewer and fewer.


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