Was at working trying to do this and found your video, tape helped out a ton didnt have soap just used some slide lube and worked great. Thanks for the video
@@UnderOnAbove Wow! it did help a lot. My wheels were only on primer. Even with the soap it wasn't slippery enough. Bid difference when a put the electrical tape, it when in. Ones again thanks for sharing 😃
The use of 5.70-8 tires on that trailer (should fit easily without adjusting fender clearance) should slightly reduce RPM and makes the bearings last longer. However, there is no obvious problem with running 4.00-8 tires at average highway speeds (highest speed limit is 130km/h on really long straight roads).
Thanks for the comment. I replaced the old tires with 4.8-8’s because that’s what it’s always had on it and those fit the rims I already had. It mostly sees local use so I rarely am driving at high speeds with it.
I'm UK based... Need to replace tyres due to age rather than wear - the limit is 10 years over here. Thanks for your video - really appreciate you taking the time to film and share your experience. And it all made sense - just simple. Electrical tape - brilliant. Soapy water - got it. I think I'll repaint my rims as they're getting a bit rusty - agree with avoiding landfill! I'll use some old carpet off-cuts to work on (rather than the living room floor!). Probably better at avoiding damage. The valve tool you used - probably need to get one? Anyways - many thanks - wish me luck! 👍
Thanks, I didn’t think about using soapy water at the time. It’s still holding pressure though so it’s looking like it survived. Glad you liked the electrical tape trick as well.
It can be such a fight that I’m not sure if it’s even worth it. I did one last night but the other one has a very old tire that it’s hard and solid. Even with two flat tire irons I bent the lip of the rim. I’ll give it another shot with the soap but other then that I’m ready to throw in the towel.
That’s what I thought. I guess I’m used to seeing numbers like 205/75/R15 on mine so I was thrown off. I’m looking to get a set of tires for my trailer that are much smaller to reduce the height of it so it can be stored in my garage. Needing about 3-4 inches more of clearance. Lug pattern is 4.5 on 5
Yeah, I have two other trailers that ride on 4.8-12 tires but this one sits much lower on the 4.8-8’s. A few things I would think about when switching tire sizes is axle clearance and load rating on the tires. Depending on the use of the trailer and all.
You should always put a tire on the rim not rim on the tire otherwise you will have a much more difficult time mounting the tire as you found out. Also, use tire spoons not screwdrivers. Just my two cents.
Thanks for the comment. Not sure if you watched the video but none of the tire shops near me could mount tires on 8” rims with their mounting machine. It has to be done manually so you can either pay someone to do that for you or you can do it yourself or you can buy a new rim with a cheap tire already mounted on it.
I would assume that the bead on the spare tire is damaged based on your method and tools used during the video and process. You should really do a little research and reading to gain some knowledge about the task you’re doing before posting a how to video in an attempt to “teach” others. Or at least watch a few how to’s yourself, It’s very obvious you didn’t. If you had, you probably would not have done anything you did do, in this video. And Flip Flops?! Asking for an injury.
The way you putting it on is the hard way i have a manual horber fright tire changer and it makes it a lot easier to take off and put back on.
Not only the hard way but the cheap way.
Was at working trying to do this and found your video, tape helped out a ton didnt have soap just used some slide lube and worked great. Thanks for the video
Awesome, glad it helped.
Electrical tape sounds like a great idea. Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely, hope it helps. Thanks.
I just cain of gauge one and I am just about now to try the electrical tape. Thanks for sharing.
Hope it helps.
@@UnderOnAbove Wow! it did help a lot.
My wheels were only on primer.
Even with the soap it wasn't slippery enough. Bid difference when a put the electrical tape, it when in. Ones again thanks for sharing 😃
Awesome, happy to hear that.
Great skills & technique! Thanks for sharing!
The use of 5.70-8 tires on that trailer (should fit easily without adjusting fender clearance) should slightly reduce RPM and makes the bearings last longer.
However, there is no obvious problem with running 4.00-8 tires at average highway speeds (highest speed limit is 130km/h on really long straight roads).
Thanks for the comment. I replaced the old tires with 4.8-8’s because that’s what it’s always had on it and those fit the rims I already had. It mostly sees local use so I rarely am driving at high speeds with it.
I'm UK based... Need to replace tyres due to age rather than wear - the limit is 10 years over here.
Thanks for your video - really appreciate you taking the time to film and share your experience. And it all made sense - just simple.
Electrical tape - brilliant. Soapy water - got it.
I think I'll repaint my rims as they're getting a bit rusty - agree with avoiding landfill!
I'll use some old carpet off-cuts to work on (rather than the living room floor!). Probably better at avoiding damage.
The valve tool you used - probably need to get one?
Anyways - many thanks - wish me luck! 👍
Thank you for the kind words and I hope it’s not too bad of a job for you. Best of luck.
Just put soapy water on the tire you have pumped up, if it bubbles, it is leaking, if not, it's good! Thanks for the electrical tape trick too
Thanks, I didn’t think about using soapy water at the time. It’s still holding pressure though so it’s looking like it survived. Glad you liked the electrical tape trick as well.
@@UnderOnAbove yeah, I have to mount and they are new tires so they are pretty stiff
Best of luck.
Confused why you replaced a new ish spair tire
The old spare had been damaged along the beads somehow so it wouldn’t seal.
How much were the tires and where did you get them from?
When I bought them they were about $40 a piece online. Can’t remember what website though.
@@UnderOnAbove about what I pay for the whole damn wheel all ready to go at the store.
@@s0nnyburnett they typically sell very cheap tires already on the rims like that.
It can be such a fight that I’m not sure if it’s even worth it. I did one last night but the other one has a very old tire that it’s hard and solid. Even with two flat tire irons I bent the lip of the rim. I’ll give it another shot with the soap but other then that I’m ready to throw in the towel.
Yeah, they can be tough depending on the tire but where there’s a will there’s a way.
Video skipped part where you initially get lip over rim
What size wheels are those?
4.8-8
That’s what I thought. I guess I’m used to seeing numbers like 205/75/R15 on mine so I was thrown off. I’m looking to get a set of tires for my trailer that are much smaller to reduce the height of it so it can be stored in my garage. Needing about 3-4 inches more of clearance. Lug pattern is 4.5 on 5
Yeah, I have two other trailers that ride on 4.8-12 tires but this one sits much lower on the 4.8-8’s. A few things I would think about when switching tire sizes is axle clearance and load rating on the tires. Depending on the use of the trailer and all.
You should always put a tire on the rim not rim on the tire otherwise you will have a much more difficult time mounting the tire as you found out. Also, use tire spoons not screwdrivers. Just my two cents.
Yeah, I’ll know for next time. I don’t have any tire spoons so I used what I had.
Save 17mins of your life not watching this video, take your trailer tires and rims to the tire store to have them do it.
Thanks for the comment. Not sure if you watched the video but none of the tire shops near me could mount tires on 8” rims with their mounting machine. It has to be done manually so you can either pay someone to do that for you or you can do it yourself or you can buy a new rim with a cheap tire already mounted on it.
Nevermind, I got it...
I would assume that the bead on the spare tire is damaged based on your method and tools used during the video and process. You should really do a little research and reading to gain some knowledge about the task you’re doing before posting a how to video in an attempt to “teach” others. Or at least watch a few how to’s yourself, It’s very obvious you didn’t. If you had, you probably would not have done anything you did do, in this video. And Flip Flops?! Asking for an injury.
Almost two years and hundreds of miles later and the tires are still holding pressure.