Meanwhile I'm losing the fight with this steering wheel cover 😓

This comment section sucks, all I see right now is people saying negative things for no reason at all. All you did was show a good method to put a tire on a rim if you don't have the tools. Hope these hating trolls get a life. Good video.👍

Being in the emergency tire repair tool business the number one rule is practice these techniques with the tires on your vehicle in the comfort of your garage/driveway. Every tire is slightly different due to design (ply rating, sidewall thickness, steel encased carcasses, load rating, etc). A load range "B" tire as shown in the video is VERY pliable and the sidewalls are very flexible. A E load range tire (especially a used tire where the rubber has hardened and lost its flexibility) may feel like a sheet of plywood. Again, practice with your tires in a controlled and safe environment and learn the idiosyncrasies of your tire and wheel combination. Tire mounting and dismounting is 85% technique.....this is something you cannot master reading a book or watching a video. Hands on practice is key and learn on the tire/wheel combinations you'll potentially need to do this to.

Nicely done! I mount and balance my own, got tired of being dependent on other people, paying tire people to do it and usually waiting for hours. Couple of tire irons and the HF bubble balancer does wonders. I also pick up tire weights when I see them.

I`m 82 yo and at 16 yo i was taught to fit car tyre`s the same way, the reason was, you can damage the tyre seals or even the wheel rims.

As a motorist and a cyclist, I would never have believed that it is possible to mount an automobile tire without at least some big pry bars. I have had bicycle tires that could not be mounted without at least two tire levers (although that also has to do with the limited grip of my hands on a narrow section road tire). I did chuckle when it was suggested that this technique be used as a roadside repair. One hell of a cartridge inflator or portable compressor would be needed.

I remember my Dad and Brother changing tyres like this 40 years ago.

And without scratching your wheels! Bravo sir! Tire shops do not care if they damage your wheel, I will definitely be trying this on my next tire purchase...thank you!

When I was a kid and had no money, we drive over the tire to break the bead. The last little bit where he's standing on the tire we also used a car. Very impressive after all the tires I mounted and remove never knew you could do that. .

That's so... old school and great! Thank you.

use a racheting strap around the tire to force the beads on each side up against the rim...so you can fill it with air from regular air inflator

Nice! Now I want to see you take it off with no tools :)

Most guys under 30 cant even figure out how to pump their own gas, nevermind change some rubber on the side of the road😂

Great strategy. I use the same thing except I use a set of crutches to focus all my weight in a precise spot.

Others might not appreciate the insight but it’s as simple as “do you want to pay to mount new tires on new wheels or do it yourself?” Thank you, I will never forget the windex/soap combo now

2 large flat-nose screwdrivers and a flat nail puller/pry bar do for me. My 78-year-old legs are difficult to use this way anymore. 😁

kicking on last part on was sweet move - Thanks

I can’t even get the lid off of the pickle jar! This guy’s a unit .

From the UK that was great to watch no tools required

Absolutely some tires will go on easy like that, many will not.

Not that I will ever do it but I have always wondered if this could be done without tools. You proved that it could be done. Well done, sir and thank you for posting the video.👍🏾

NO tools. I had to check this out. Nice to see the whole tire on.

It depends a lot on the tire composition and size. Not all tires and sizes will fit in by just stepping on them

I'm having GREAT difficulty imagining the chain of events that would result in me being "stranded in the middle of nowhere with no tools" with a rim and tyre that need to be mated. 🤔

When installing the second bead over the wheel , apply the rubber lubricant to the inside of the bead . Murphy’s Tire Soap works best !

Great job showing others how it's possible to do on your own and save a few $ or stuck in a jam. I've done many different tire and wheel combinations both auto and motorcycle tires that have been very low profile and more difficult to do but entirely possible. My technique is also Windex which I always have on hand but what works wonders is leaving the tire out in the sun for a bit to really warm and soften them up. Goes on so much easier and I purchase a separate set of plastic trim tool kit that's has the plastic pry bars of different angles, hooks and sizes to make it scratch free installation.

On a Sunday evening when nothing is open, this is how it gets done. Great video !!!

Very nicely done.

Good job. I have put lots of tires on with large screwdrivers but have never tried this. You proved your point.

Wonderful video, thanks. To all you bashers, wow! Spanky took the time to publish this to help us all. Now you attack him? WTF! This video title accurately describes "no tools". He did get the tire on the rim in less time that it would take to drive to the tire shop. It's clear the walk it on method does require a bit of patience. When you are removing the old tire, little care is needed as that tire is garbage. Roadside I have used any scrap found, then lowered the jack to use vehicle weight to press the bead free. I had a bull in a trailer once, there was a part of the trailer frame that was in perfect position. No I didn't have a spare rim, but I did carry a spare tire. If I had a spare rim, the spare tire would've been on it. You learn to carry a spare tire when you grow up very poor. My spare tire was not much better than the one that just failed. But I did get that onery bull to the auction just in time. And it was dead of winter. I stuck the tire under the hood while working on the old tire. I used antifreeze as lubricant. I had a half jug handy, but could've pulled it from the overflow reservoir. Another trick I found is to collect some motor oil, or tranny lube, from the dip stick. It takes several dips to get enough, but I only apply in that final area to help that. And there isn't a red or yellow dot on a used tire. He didn't say he was going to show you how to balance the tire, only how to get it on the rim. You can rotate as needed before you air it up. Side of road repairs are not to enable 80MPH travel, only to get you home or to the shop slowly. Balance is not a factor. For roadside inflation, or in the shop without power, I use the flammable spray trick to seat the bead and inflate without a pump. It just goes "POP!". Then blead a bit of pressure out as needed If you all want to bash this man for his video, why don't you show us how great your videos are.

I just found out Illinois, prohibits tire shops from putting new tires on rims 5 years old and older!!! So i'm doing it myself saving $25. .broke my bead by running my truck up on a 4' 4X4 placed near the rim at an angle. . Just fought with a hydraulic jack and a scissor jack for over an hour, squeezing the bead between my tire and the trailer hitch of my 92 ford pick up. It was an old mud grip that had been on the rim probably over 20 years. Had it off in 2 minutes using the 4x4. Tough ole SOB. Using your tips to put the new one back on. Thanks.

My van disagrees. But it has 8 ply commercials on it, I struggled even with manual tools (levers). Very firm walls and beads.

bro....slow clap!! That was solid! What do you weigh?

Done in seconds. All 120 of them. Fun fact: I finished college in seconds.

My dad did this tire mount, I thought that's how it was done? But my dad did extra step more than you that helped. When he sprayed down the tire, he sprayed down the wheel as well. Helping over that last tight spot! One other trick that helps greatly is too heat up tire Infront of space heater. Getting rubber hot will be the ticket!

Very impressive! Thank you for sharing that good information! I wouldn’t have thought that was possible, especially on a narrow wheel!👍

Brilliant. In the late '70s, I'd seal (or unseal) the bead with my car's front wheel.

I have done this with my bikes but never tried to my car wheels thx for the video i will do it, im 46, old school guy too 😂

Bought a second hand pair that were brand new, front pair on the car were bald as a baby. Every tire shop booked up for two weeks out. This saved me tons of money, time, and nerves driving on the racing slicks in the snow, thank you!!!

Remember doing beads on semi tractor trailer split rims with starting fluid and a match? lol I was 14 doing things that way.

like a pro, great job, thank you.

Impressive, even if a little niche. I'm glad to still have a full size spare.

Great video. I always wondered how I would do that without a tire shop. I'll never forget that !

you're a genius, made it look so easy! Most videos are full of high end gadgets

I have new tires and wheels for my ‘68 Mustang that I need to mount. I think I’ll give this a shot. Thanks for the video! 🤙

I used to do my own motorcycle wheels after Alamo Cycleplex gave me a dri-roted front tire and then charged me to replace it when it went flat after I left the dealer. This method does work. I used the Windex with dawn soap mixed in. You can also remove the tire with enough pulling but the hand tools help. Get high pressure air into it fast enough to bead it on is another story.

Works perfect for floppy sidewall beetle tires, and other small car tires with no real load rating. Works for small trailer tires, too. But it would be tough to do this with a larger, low profile sidewall tire or a truck tire. Nice work. Good to see how things get done.

Excellent skill 👏👏👏

Would love to see you do this w my truck tires lol

Absolutely amazing. Like you say, an emergency in nowhere with two parts, and no mounting. The air inflation device would be next.

My son blew a tire on the interstate near a small town. Pulled into a Walmart parking lot at the exit and bought a tire. Somehow found a guy who drove up in a car and had a single tire tool. He replaced the tire in the WM parking lot in just a few minutes. I was surprised and impressed.

Brilliant.

Thank you for this good video! Straight to the point.

Both my patellas slipped just watching this

This is amazing, I honestly thought the title was click bait. I just bought a tyre machine, where I live they charge $50-100 to fit a tyre, $50 for car tyre, and up to $100 for a 4x4 tyre. Price only went up since you can buy cheap tyres online, before that was about $15.

Good Spanky...I did it, it was not easy as yours, but I did. Even thoughI had to use a lever i got it. Good explanation. Blessings.... 😮

I'm impressed

We use to do this all this time on our trailer tires, works great. We have heavy duty air pumps too. Very easy.

I'm going to attempt this in the spring when I have to mount new rear tires on my lawn tractor. I bought a pair yesterday and they're not all deformed like most of them are when you order them online. I picked mine up locally at tractor supply, so I think that I can pull this trick off with enough windex and balance.😄

Wow.. no tools needed. Got to remember that..👍👍

That was amazing!! Having done plenty of tire by hand, I respect your skill.

Even though it's a small wheel, I love the technique. Thanks, Bro' for sharing.

thanks for sharing. Great video. Never new you could do this without tools

Nice work my friend. France

Worked like a charm.... Many thanks!

That's awesome. Thanks for showing us what's possible! I feel more confident now that I can do this.

One good trick also is to warm up the tire, especially if you are in a cold storage or garage, get that thing to 50-60C hot enough that you need gloves, it will make the rubber much more pliable but also the heat expands it so the diameter actually grows too.

I can do that with a 175/65 too, as it's an overgrown bicycle tire. Do it with a common size found on the average car today.

Got to have terrific balance and decent strength to do this, but looks very effective!

Cool will have to give it a try, thanks for posting

I'm impressed!

A disclaimer should be made that this information is only applicable with certain tire sizes. Tires with RFT (run flat) and tires with an aspect ratio of less than 55 WILL NOT mount this easily

I've done this on a Large mower tire, and twisted my knee and i have been limping for 2 years if i had been hanging on to the bench all would have been good. thanks for posting

Very good, what about taking the tire off the wheel, can you do that too.

Totally badass! And very very much great info to have cuz you never know what kind of situation you might end up in.

I've tried this, never had any luck with it, even with heavy boots. I guess I'll try again at some point, might help to have a clean, smooth wheel without rust roughness.

Next video: removing a tire with your feet. 😁

WOW AND THE PRIZE OF THE YEAR FOR BEST VIDEO 2023 GOES TO YOU SIR!!!! Well done i loved it. Man is the best way to not mess up tire and wheels, i always do it with screw drivers and times to times i make little dents on the wheels or some tiny cuts on the bead. I hate that. Trying save some bucks and i like the idea of be able to do things on my own like being prepared for SHTF scenarios

I love this old school stugf. I'm done with tire shops after countless crap mounting and balancing jobs. I've sent my truck to shops to fix rim leaks too many times for them to take my money and not fix the problem because they were too lazy to properly clean the rim. I have everything I need except the balancer. Gonna try one of those bubble balancers and I'll bet i'll get as good results or better than what those lazy hacks will give me at the tire shops.

Well done, great show. Good luck.

Nice job!

Thanks for sharing.

Cool concept, never considered doing it without at least two pry bars. I guess as you are stepping forward you are actually forcing the tire forward as well which keeps the other side of the tire set in the center section of the wheel allowing you to slowly force the other side of the tire over the rim. Interesting. Normally I'm kneeling on one side while prying the other side over a little at a time, but this technique eliminates the need to hold one side of the tire inside the low center section of the rim. Thanks for posting this.

wow , a non click bait video on youtube . 👍👍

Good on you. Most have no idea. Guessing it was nice & warm in your garage. 2:31 ... "All we gotta do now is air it up." 😂 You wouldn't say that if you'd been out in the bush trying to air up a very good quality motorcycle tire with ornery beads ... and a grizzly on the other side of the road. Just the same, keep 'em comin'!

Thanks for the demo! Do you have any tips on breaking the bead and removing the tire?

Did that stuff when I was young. the old bumper jacks would break them down and then a tire bar and a tire hammer. Don't miss those days. And if your out in the middle of nowhere there's know air .and you have too have a lot of it to seal the beads.

You can remove the tire also that easy?

Jeeeeez, so many many smart arse negative comments, and I bet most of them couldn't actually manage the task themselves. Well done Spanky, a good vid for those that might find themselves stuck.

You are the Man. Thanks for sharing.

You could also use the weight of the car. I don't know when you'd ever run into a case where you had a mount a tire out on the side of the road but let's say you had to do it at your house. You can jack up the car and then lower the car with the entire on it on to parts of the tire to push it down on the new rim.

My wife got a tire on by pushing with her feet today, I was stepping on the other side. Push down with the heel. Hard to believe it even happened LOL

It sure helps to have polished alloy rims. Unlike mine lol.

Great job. Congrats!

Thanks for showing us how it’s done.

Back in the 60's my father would put tires on the rims by driving the car over the edge of the rim.

Well done and thanks.

Really wish the guy who recently had done this very thing, (but not as easy as above!) Wish he'd seen this video BEFORE they attempted it on my tire w/ the rim! Thabks for the video! Really appreciate the 😊👍

I am having all 4 tires replaced on my car this week. one of the tires of the 3 is still practically new though so I am going to keep it for a spare. Pick up a rim and try this my self before I have to take it back in to have them mount it. perhaps I should get it spun up for balance though?

The best video i have seen in some time. You are the man.Do you have one on taking the tire off the rim because that would be very useful.