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Thanks guys.  Used lots of soap, vice grips and didn’t have to even use any curse words.  Tire went on in 5 minutes.  You guys are just too smart👍.  Next step will be foam if anymore leaks.  Watched YouTube on doing it yourself.

1 hour ago, orca said:

They are testy little begers arn't they!  If you have a vice, put the axle bolt in the rim and through to the vice. Lotsa lube on tire and rim. The trick is to place the bead of the tire in as deep into center of the rim and then roll the opposite side of the bead over the the rim.  Sounds real easy but u have to apply cuss words liberaly.  The first bead slips in easily but the next bead is the hard one.

Yep, exactly what I dealt with for 1 1/2 hours.  Not sure some of the words were even English.

11 minutes ago, rickeieio said:

Small tires suck.  I fought that for hours one day putting tubes in my pressure washer, same size as you mention.   I'd much rather change truck tires, or 6' tall tractor tires.

I put a bar or pipe vertically in a vise and dropped the rim over it so I could work standing up.  Then clamp a small vice grip pliers to the edge of the rim so the tire doesn't just keep "running away", and work the tire irons (screw drivers) around.  If you can find tire irons for motorcycles, you're much less likely to put a hole in a tube.  Been there........ 

When all this fails and the tires still leak, get them foam filled.  Expensive and worth every penny.

Good luck.

I was hoping my old farmer buddy would share his tricks😊.  Thanks Rick.  P.S.  I even tried C-clamps to keep it compressed but that didn’t work.

Okay smart folks, need some tricks.  I have a 3 point finish mower I pull behind my tractor with the small tires 4.10/3.30 tubeless.  One tire won’t stay seated and continually leaks air so put a tube in it.  Got tire off the rim okay, got tube in and stem positioned but cannot got the top bead over the rim even with three screwdrivers and lubricating the rim and bead. Tried for hour and a half.  Anybody have a trick to finish the mount?

Merry Christmas to all and a blessed New Year.🎄

This should be a great project and pretty ingenious on Charlie’s part in coming up with this idea.  If you want to build one it will be $10 “ at the door” the day of the project.  If interested go ahead and post that interest here so we can get a count.  

BTW Charlie I’m in for one.😊 and thanks for helping.

Dan sent you a personal message.

After the holidays we will begin assembling the seminar topics for the ECR.  Some are “mandatory “ and designed for newcomers who are considering a move into an HDT tow vehicle.  However, would like to include topics that are of interest and informative to the entire group.  So if you have an idea, would like to present a topic or otherwise please post here or email me at ecrcarl at gmail.com.  Thanks.

1 hour ago, Darryl&Rita said:

Use a VIN from the sales lot with the work station. 

Sounds like a parts man who didn’t want to be bothered.

Just some follow up.  Thanks to my good friend GeorgiaHybrid was able to get my MorRyde IS alignment done at Diesel Plus in Ringgold Ga right outside Chattanooga.  David and I “supervised “ the whole process and let me say those guys were great.  They have a Hunter trailer alignment system which hooks to the kingpin and it was fascinating to watch how it worked.  The IS system is a bear to get in specs.  Requires special shims I ordered from MorRyde and a chain “come along” for the toe in.  The spec range is in hundredths of a degree which took a lot of time and patience for camber and toe in. I was the second MorRyde they have done but they are willing to do more and in fact may petition MorRyde as a certified service center.  Price was extremely reasonable seeing how it took close to 5 hours. Pulling back to Knoxville was a dream, I couldn’t believe the difference.  Trailer stayed perfectly in line behind the truck.  Before I had always had a little tail wagging.  The truck itself tracked much better on the road probably due to elimination of the trailer forces on the rear.  Was amazed in my two year old trailer how far the alignment was out.  Don’t know if DRV or MorRyde even attempts an alignment before they put these trailers on the road?

8 minutes ago, bigredhdt said:

They are hard to get on the 6.75 in rims.  I think these were designed for dually rims.  Also I have not have had good luck with them having had 3 below out.  I check pressure every time before I go out.

The 215/75/17.5 or the 235/75/17.5?

Thanks, that’s why I ask the smart folks, 😊

In the process of changing all my corded tools in the truck and trailer over to cordless with lithium battery.  My plan is to fully charge all the batteries before storage in the truck for the winter then recharge before first use.  Going to have about 8 batteries so don’t want to carry them home and leave on chargers.  Any problem leaving them off chargers for 4-5 months?

Steve,

Could you remove the “p”trap at the sink and run a hose down the pipe and use a siphon pump connected to another hose and empty that way so you can work on it?  I know you have to have a Gomco suction pump somewhere in all that medical equipment you have. 

41 minutes ago, Star Dreamer said:

Here is the email response from Sailun:

Dave, thank you for your inquiry to Sailun tires. I checked with our engineering group and the 6.75” wheel width is allowable for the 215/75R17.5 Sailun S637.

 

Best regards,

Al Eagleson, Segment Manager, Commercial Tires
 

Sent from my iPhone

 

Thanks again.  Happy Thanksgiving.

25 minutes ago, HERO Maker said:

Amen to that!

Agree, amen to that.

10 hours ago, Star Dreamer said:

When I went with our 215/75R17.5 Sailuns, we ran into the same issue on the rim size and we checked with someone either Sailun or the dealer selling the tires and there was no issue with the larger rim width.

Dave

Thanks Dave.

Have one other question after more research.  Says recommended rim size for Sailun 215/75/R17.5 is 6 inches while G114 is 6.75 inches.  Could the 215 Sailun be mounted on my 6.75 rim?  or is this another reason to go with the 235?

Follow up on an earlier post about alignment on MorRyde IS on my 5er.  Appointment for alignment in couple of weeks.  (Waiting on shims from MorRyde).  Tire shop says my scalloped G114 would be okay as a spare.  My present spare will go on the ground after the alignment.  After much thought my present plan is to purchase a Sailun 637 from Amazon for $170 (great deal) and keep it as the spare and scrap the scalloped tire. My question:  My G114s are 215/75/R17.5 (3 yrs old) and my thought is I should get the same size in the Sailun however I can also get a 235/75/R17.5 for the same price and it can carry more weight but is slightly larger by about 1”.  My future plan is to replace the G114s in the next few years with the 235 for more weight carrying capacity.  Would I cause any problems using the 235 as the spare until I could get somewhere to get a new 215?  I’m hoping it would never be used until I replace all tires.

19 minutes ago, mr. cob said:

Howdy SS,

That is information I was not aware of, I think I have a can of that stuff, it would sure make life easier if it works.

Dave

Just be sure and shake and turn upside down if you try it.  It’s the propellant that freezes.  

Dave,

Back on my chisel suggestion.  I’ve heard of using “canned air” (the stuff to blow dust off your computer), turning the can upside down and spraying til a good layer of frost forms then whacking the now frozen, brittle bolt to pop off the head.  Apparently will break a padlock.

Dave,

Enough room to get a chisel on the head?  Couple of hits with a two pound sledge may break the head off.

39 minutes ago, alan0043 said:

Hi Carl,

My question to you is, why move away from a tire that you liked and it worked ? I am just curious. Why not Sailun ? You are going with the brand as a spare.

Al

Al,

The Sailun will be my spare after the alignment.  I’m going to put my present spare G114 on the ground and continue to run them until aged out.  The messed up tire is going in the dump.  I’m going with the Sailun as a spare because of price $170 on Amazon.  G114 is over $300.  I will also consider Sailun as replacement for the G114s.  Just depends on research and price.  Like I said, Hankook is also high on the list for me.

40 minutes ago, HERO Maker said:

My alignment shop said it was tire issue and not the alignment!!!!!!

Everybody blames the other!

There has been a lot of discussion on the DOG owners FaceBook page regarding this.  Lots of those guys getting away from GY.

Yeah Rocky read those after you pointed me in that direction.  These tires were on my rig when we bought it.  Going to get realignment and then replace that tire with a Sailun and use as spare.  On my last trailer when I replaced G114s , went with Hankook and really liked that tire.  But will probably go with Continental or Michelins when I replace.

Follow up.  Removed tire and took to my trusted tire shop.  All the old guys agreed was alignment issue, not tire issue.