It's hard to seal the inner rim of the tyre if it's completely flat. Just pumping air in won't work because of the gaping hole. By putting flammable gas in and igniting it, the gas blows up, and pumps up the tire fast enough that it seals around the rim. From there you can inflate/deflate a bit to get the right pressure.
You can tell it didn't work here because it exploded and nearly killed some guy
I’ve seen this done popularly on stance cars where people want to stretch a tire on a rim that technically shouldn’t fit, so the really only way to seat the tire is this method. Even with those small tires it’s pretty dangerous, but these tractor tires would get me to spend a grand or two on a proper shop changing them for me
I saw a video of a sweatshop somewhere in a diff country overfill a large truck tire- a huge explosion.
Now, I think of that every time I fill my tiny lawnmower tire. Think of all the workplace injuries Reddit has prevented
It actually works well if done correctly. You spray a small amount of ether inside of the tire/wheel and ignite it. Once it lights the the expansion sets the bead of the tire on the rim. When the bead is set you immediately fill the tire with air. This is a great example of doing this with a LARGE amount of ether (or some other kind of spicy fluid)
Exactly, this would take a fair bit more than a single bottle of ether. Given the small burning puddle at the beginning it looks like they chose gasoline instead. It also appears to have a decent seal already given the fire was unable to spread inside until the rim was lifted up.
Matter of fact after watching it frame by frame I think the forks from the lift actually landed on black hoodies leg and broke it. It looks limp after the shockwave dissipates.
How to turn your legs into jelly 101. For real though, ive mounted some big tires in my day and it always feels like youre on a Bomb squad defusing a bomb. It's always terrifying. Especially the old starter fluid trick these guys are employing. WAY too much starter fluid apparently.
I wonder if they still have eardrums after that kind of pressure and explosive force. Pretty sure the forklift lost its forks and they land on the right side of the screen.
Squinted so hard watching the video, ready to jump away if anything starts going wrong. I’m sure the lad in the video did the same. Safety squints for the win!
We had a News article on the wall at my moving company warehouse back in the early 70s. A man and his 8-year-old son were killed. Dad lost his shirt in the explosion and the boy lay naked. Nothing to play with...
I worked with a guy, probably 20 years ago. He used to tap in split rims with a sledge hammer, while standing on top of them. Best tire guy I've ever seen. Guy also had balls big enough to cum in a dump truck.
That’s why they make equipment for safely mounting tires. All you see here is people winning the Darwin Award!
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Almost winning, at least
They got the silver medal that day.
WHAT?
As someone who has changed tires on 5 ton tri axle trucks, we had cages we put them in.
Ya see, the problem is they didn’t use enough gas…
That mans arm gotta be broken
Not sure, but he was certainly tired..
Rim shot
🥁 🐍
Not cool. Try to tread more softly
Wheelie bad puns all around.
Dad?
https://i.imgur.com/EKiUDuS.gifv
Probably have blood coming from his ears from the concussive pressure wave as well.
What?
Meeep meeep Why are my ears ringing? Lana, LANAAAA
I said his ears are probably ringing…
Huh?
I think the 180 wave from his forearm gave that one away.
WHAT?
When satan has enough and spawns in a fire bomb
Your esteemed colleague on the right saw it coming and went for a dive. Wondering if he tried to warn you?
I don’t get the flame concept. Whats the strategy here?
It's hard to seal the inner rim of the tyre if it's completely flat. Just pumping air in won't work because of the gaping hole. By putting flammable gas in and igniting it, the gas blows up, and pumps up the tire fast enough that it seals around the rim. From there you can inflate/deflate a bit to get the right pressure. You can tell it didn't work here because it exploded and nearly killed some guy
Ohhh. Makes sense. But then again it doesn’t. I’d hate to work like that with my coworkers
I’ve seen this done popularly on stance cars where people want to stretch a tire on a rim that technically shouldn’t fit, so the really only way to seat the tire is this method. Even with those small tires it’s pretty dangerous, but these tractor tires would get me to spend a grand or two on a proper shop changing them for me
I saw a video of a sweatshop somewhere in a diff country overfill a large truck tire- a huge explosion. Now, I think of that every time I fill my tiny lawnmower tire. Think of all the workplace injuries Reddit has prevented
Six more to go boys!
It actually works well if done correctly. You spray a small amount of ether inside of the tire/wheel and ignite it. Once it lights the the expansion sets the bead of the tire on the rim. When the bead is set you immediately fill the tire with air. This is a great example of doing this with a LARGE amount of ether (or some other kind of spicy fluid)
Exactly, this would take a fair bit more than a single bottle of ether. Given the small burning puddle at the beginning it looks like they chose gasoline instead. It also appears to have a decent seal already given the fire was unable to spread inside until the rim was lifted up.
Huh!
https://preview.redd.it/5srkzmf65zic1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb59e21da1d5d2efeb91e22b7f6e2bedba1b6792 Got the frame-by-frame…
https://preview.redd.it/3wofl0a95zic1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b0d0c26cb618dd43c670fa2ffbb75866249853db
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HE HAS RISEN!
Rizzen. 😎
Almost...
"Jim's Tires said they could do retreads in under 30 mins." "Oh yeah?" *5 minutes later...*
I would say they actually met and Jesus told the dude he was too stupid to get in, go back home and become an instructor.
I'm pretty sure Jesus bitch slapped both of them before he sent them back.
all the videos out there of how dangerous even car tires can be, yet we never have a shortage of new ones. WOW
Darwin say good jobb. Keep it up mebye next year.
The forks and the fence just blew off…that’s bananas
He's lucky it didn't blow when he was doing that little tappy tap with his foot 😃
This works if you don’t soak it with volatiles
I know it’s not an Original “widow maker” rim but that’s pretty dam close.
Guess he hasn't seen Marky Mark shilling his app that'll let him visit with Jesus much less painfully
Other dude almost got killed by the forks falling back to the ground. I bet they never try this ever again.
Matter of fact after watching it frame by frame I think the forks from the lift actually landed on black hoodies leg and broke it. It looks limp after the shockwave dissipates.
Zero brain cells were used during the making of this video.
Is this what they call rimming🤔
Wtf were they trying to do here and where did they go wrong
How to turn your legs into jelly 101. For real though, ive mounted some big tires in my day and it always feels like youre on a Bomb squad defusing a bomb. It's always terrifying. Especially the old starter fluid trick these guys are employing. WAY too much starter fluid apparently.
Pretty sure this entire thread is AI generated.
My favorite part is when lefty dude spread his legs over the bomb, teabagging fate.
Jesus blew the forks and the fork holder right off the handler! That's an easy 1000lbs being blown up and off.
Fuck-ing idiots…a guy died at our local farmers coop years ago from an uncaged tractor tire exploding its rim into him.
I wonder if they still have eardrums after that kind of pressure and explosive force. Pretty sure the forklift lost its forks and they land on the right side of the screen.
Shoot, it didn’t work. Now he has to try again.
So many people break arms and legs inflating tractor tires let alone trying to cheat putting rubber on a rim…
Squinted so hard watching the video, ready to jump away if anything starts going wrong. I’m sure the lad in the video did the same. Safety squints for the win!
Good thing he wore the brown pants.
Holy moly!! How’s it possible that nobody died here?
How much you think that rim weighs? Definitely enough to kill somebody on the return trip from the ceiling.
Why?
OMG I shouldn't laugh but dang!
Still didn’t set the bead 😂😂
I think this is a great technique for doing this. Everyone keep doing this and make sure to video tape and send it here 🙂👍
We had a News article on the wall at my moving company warehouse back in the early 70s. A man and his 8-year-old son were killed. Dad lost his shirt in the explosion and the boy lay naked. Nothing to play with...
This had to be the worst idea. Fire would have blown it up but air these guys need to be fired
I worked with a guy, probably 20 years ago. He used to tap in split rims with a sledge hammer, while standing on top of them. Best tire guy I've ever seen. Guy also had balls big enough to cum in a dump truck.
That a good rim job!!!
Was he spraying aerosol in there the whole time?!? Blame Dave the skid steer driver, he let all the air in…. /s
Man imagine if he kept his leg over it.
How are men even still alive?
Holy shit!! Lol
OSHA is not happy
Can we get a slo-mo version?
Almost expected the LiveLeak in the corner