Originally Posted by jaoneill

From the bottom side. Visualize the tire upright; from what we are calling the "bottom" side put the iron between the tire and rim under the "bottom" bead and across to the "top" side of the rim then lift the iron up across the "bottom" sidewall and down across the tread. You then have a clear shot at the bead as it is tensioned against the "top" edge of the rim.

When we operated the dairy farm, with all of the machinery, cars, trucks, wagons, etc we had 120+ tires to maintain. Even so, I never could justify the cost of a tire changer because either my son or myself could dismount and remount a tire with spoons and a hammer in less than ten minutes.

Jim