Tuesday, February 17, 2009

New shoes on an old horse.......

With 8 to 10 inches of snow predicted, I thought I should freshen up the tread on the ATV.
Warming up the new tires makes them a little more pliable when mounting.

First, the wheels must come off.

Then the old tires must go.


Wayne is mounting the new tires while Gary "watches". It's amazing how much help you can get when you have the right tools.



Wayne "popping" the bead. We had to over inflate the tires to about 40 psi to get the tire to seat on the rim. Then lower the air back down to 6 psi. ATVs don't need much air pressure.




New tread.





Old tread was getting pretty slick.
Let it snow. Let it snow. Let it snow.






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