37" Radial Humvee tires

[doghead]

How about some of WM's possum stew and a match?

 

[Bob H]

I have had some success with pushing the tire down so one bead sticks, then flip the assy over with the rim on something so the weight of the tire sagging helps get the other bead to where it needs to go.

 

[ronbo-3]

Old mechanic's trick to figure out best tire pressure for your particular vehicle load:

Take a big piece of sidewalk chalk and make a nice wide stripe over a section of tread from sidewall to sidewall. Drive vehicle a few feet forward on smooth pavement, try to make two complete revolutions of the tire. See where the chalk rubbed off. If it all (or almost all) rubbed off, you are at optimum pressure.

If outer edges are rubbed off, add more air, if the center is rubbed off, take out some air.

Repeat until you find a good pressure. Add some extra air to the rear if you frequently change the rear load by hauling stuff to prevent overloading the tire.

Later,
Joe

I've never heard of this old trick...Thanks for sharing as these old knowledgable tricks help save people time and money!