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Message: <blockquote data-quote="flyerdan" data-source="post: 102444" data-attributes="member: 2510">Mounting tires is never easy, especially skidsteer tires that have the incredibly stiff sidewalls to prevent the flexing you need to get them in place.The best way would be if you had it on a tire machine where you can get to the back side, as it must be off the bead to get the other side on the rim. It just won't stretch enough otherwise.Take the valve core out and inflate the tube enough that it positions itself and works out all the folds, then let it go flat.With the back off the bead to the inside, start working the front over the rim, being careful not to cut or bind the tube with the tire spoons. It really helps to have another person to keep things from binding, as that back side bead will fight you. That's why the truck tire guys have the big bars and hammers.Once you get the front side over the rim, put the air to it to seat the beads and let it out again to relax the tube so it can position itself again and avoid wrinkles. Put the core in and inflate to rated pressure, spray all around it with soapy water and hope like hell that there are no leaks.</blockquote>