Mounting Tires

     Mounting new 30X3 and 30X3½ tires, especially new Firestone tires, proves to be especially challenging. A tip that worked especially well for Russell Furstnow was to take the spare tire out of his wife’s car, let the air out of the spare tire and then insert the deflated spare into the middle of the new Model T tire. The spare tire was a tight fit inside the Model T tire (the size of the spare is 225/60-14, but a 185/70-14 would also be okay). Once the new tire was slipped over the spare tire, the spare was inflated to 25-30 psi, and both tires were set in the sun for about 30 minutes. The air was then released from the spare tire, and the Model T tire was removed from the spare. The Model T tire stretched, and mounting the tires proved to be very easy. The next time you need to mount new tires, try this tip!