Just as the the post states, can they be mounted by hand with tire spoons or is it next to impossible to do it correctly. Ordering tires by mail and just wondering if a few bucks can be saved by doing it yourself. They would be ITP Mud-Lite XTR's 27-9-14, 27-11-14's. I haven't even checked as to what it would cost to mount them locally yet, so I don't even know what the savings would be at this point.

 

You can do it yourself tho I have heard of Wall Mart doing it for $5.00 a tire so I not sure if doing it yourself is worth the effort.

 

i mount tires myself all the time. and most walmarts cant mount atv tires cuz the rim is too small but youll have to check with them. dealers charge 10 a wheel most times. but if you plan on mounting them urself and in the future then a good set of tire tools can be purchased from rockymountainatvmc.com for pretty cheap. and if you mount them use dishwashing liquid to ease them going on and seating. then just wash it off with a water hose.

 

Ditto on last. You can half seat one side on the bead and then use a ratchet strap around the tire to help pop it on the bead with the air.

 

Ditto,ditto and ditto, If you got the tools it's pretty easy or wal-mart charges $5.00 a tire but they are reluctant to change anything with a rim less than about 9 inches since it does'nt work well on a standard tire machine.

 

i've done a few my self. there alot harder to break down the old tire then actually mount the new ones.

 

Man sometimes I wish I lived in areas like you all! The WalMarts around here don't have those sorts of things like I hear of the super Walmarts around the country. If yours in your area has that kind of service for $5 dollars a tire. Then that would be the BEST $20 dollars ever spent. IMO

NO, I haven't put a tire on the rim, but I needed to set the bead on my SP450 tire after a cracker jack BS artist claimed and charged me $20 for patching. It wouldn't hold air, I put the plug back in the sidewall tear and was done with it. Only ATV dealership in my area with the capability charges $40 a tire. SAY WHAT! They can take those tires and 7^^csbs888!@#$^#@ well you can fill in the blanks, lol.

Pay the $5 dollars man!

Regards,

R'

 

me and a buddy tried to mount a set and played hell getting bead set. To be honest it was a real PIA... The Walmart deal sounds great.

 

A ratchet strap around the tire to lock the beads is your best bet
I do know of a little trick that involves ether and a match but i wont get into that for liability reasons

 

After paying $26 each at Discount Tire to mount 2 I went to Harbor Freight and bought a tire mounting machine for the other 2. Small enough to take with me and mount on the ATV trailer if needed, large enough to do 14 inch trailer tires if needed while camping. It cost $56, almost the same cost as having them mounted. I looked at spoons but a good set cost $20 or $30.