Heads Up: 10.50-16 directional tyres

[Mike Timoshyk]

Been reading all the chaff having gotten back from a few days with the Naval Reserve. As the brown jobs would say...looks like trouble in the butts...

I borrowed a bead-braker that would / could be used on everything from Massy Harris big boys to open pit rigs. I used up about 5 months of the back end of my life and 3 qts of elbow grease but I got the Bastards off. Sometimes I should just listen to 9er Domestic and just throw em onthe truck and let the professionals handle it. Pride is a dangerous companion.

Rims have been treated and I even applied a coat of glossy and let that dry as well. I took the time to measure the rims and just as this thread has suggested it is gonna be a little tight. When I removed the Wranglers of the rims I noticed that the bead had been shaved to accomodate the difference. I don't want it to come to that unless it is a last resort. I have considered many ways to overcome this dilema thinking of past technical problems.
Like using dry ice to shrink the rims as done in the past with CO2 extinguishers and fitting bearings....would need a big ass tub with lots o dry ice....a disaster just waiting to happen. Nope....gonna take is slow and careful and if I get too frustrated I will go to the pros....and let them handle it.

Will keep you posted with my progress....

Cheers from Windsor

Mike