Dear Max:
I like your solution. I will stash that one in my memory bank.
Yours Truly,
Clifford Wilson
----- Original Message -----
From: Max Robinson
To: Blind Handyman
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 8:36 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Flat tire on riding mower.
Hi All.
Here's a story that may help someone else who finds themselves in the same
position some day. This spring, just a few days ago, when we got the riding
lawn mower out of its house we found that one of the tires was flat. It had
separated from the rim. I thought that lifting it off the ground would
allow it to reengage to the rim so I could inflate it with my air
compressor. Sue took the compressor hose to the hardware store to get the
necessary adaptor to fit a valve stem. Then I cut a piece of scrap 2 by 4
just long enough to hold the wheel, it was a front one, off the carport when
placed under the axel. I used an 8 foot 2 by 4 to leaver up the front end
while Sue placed the block under the axel. The tire did not pop back into
place. We fiddled with it for a while and then decided that was too
dangerous so I removed the wheel. We tried several ways of pushing on it
but couldn't get it to seal well enough to take air. Then we both had the
same thought at the same time. We tied a length of rope around the
circumference of the tire, right in the middle. We put a screwdriver
through the knot and began to twist. This compression caused the walls of
the tire to be forced outward and they finally made a seal good enough to
get a few pounds of pressure in the tire. Then we removed the tourniquet
and finished inflating to the recommended 15 pounds. Checking the other
three tires revield anywhere from 3 to 5 pounds of pressure. We pumped them
all up to 15. Before this year we didn't own an air compressor so we
couldn't have aired up the tires even if we had thought of it. From now on,
checking the tire pressure will be a part of spring maintenance for the
riding mower.
Regards.
Max. K 4 O D S.
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