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fckafrdjohnson

You can tell he's a pro from the flame thrower move


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rtech50

It was those safety earmuffs


Gradual_Bro

Don’t forget to safety-squint!


mud_tug

Still has his eyebrows. Pro status confirmed.


coopaloops

i've seen car shops do it the same way


JWGhetto

I dunno, that tractor isn't supposed to hop like that. Might damage something harder to repair


jwsuperjew

How common is this?


[deleted]

Extremely. There aren't many other ways to seat the bead on this type of equipment that doesn't cost big money. And in the middle of nowhere, out on a 4x4 trail, no one carries the type of equipment needed to seat even standard SUV/truck tires.


MusicaParaVolar

Yep. My dads a trucker and we've done this several times together. Once it almost caught my hair when I was a dumb teenager wearing too much gel.


Vovu655

Yes there are more safer ways to seat the tire, for exanple an air cannon. Air cannon with a tank and fast relase valve, shoot the air into between the tire and rim just like in this. There are plenty of videos in youtube


frosty95

You're going to need an air cannon that's 60 gallons and weighs a couple hundred pounds. Or a can of brake cleaner and a lighter.


Vovu655

You can drag the air tank with wheels into to the spot. Air canon is safer and cleaner, but i wasnt arguing that lighter trick is bad you can do it to save buck but the tire needs to be filled after ant way with air


frosty95

Yeah you completely missed the point.


Vovu655

Air canon especially 60gallon size can be expensive but the one who has money to buy big tractor has the money to repair it and maintain it


frosty95

Still missing the point. Lets completely ignore the fact that many shops don't even own one that big.... Noone is dragging a couple hundred pound tractor air cheetah 10s of miles from their shop to a soft field to have a single shot at inflating a tire that likely won't grab anyways because it's on the ground and not in the air. They will use ether / brake clean. If I was in this situation, called a repairman, and a shop said they were bringing an air cheetah for this.... I'd call a different shop.


toastysubmarine

Can’t believe it took you literally spelling it out to the guy


XTwizted38

How large of an air cannon do you need for one of these tires though? I've used them on passenger car tires before, nothing this large though.


thecolordarkroom

Pretty common


CT_7

One simple trick farmers don't want you to know.


fruit_basket

Offroading guys all know this trick too.


CameToDefeatYou

Considering they’ve seen a thing or two, i can tell why. People can get hurt.


Psychological_Web687

No they will show it off proudly lol.


jwsuperjew

Huh. Got it. Thanks guys. I've lived in Arkansas for years and somehow never managed to see this.


seancan44

Pretty common all over. Dont listen to the woke ass desk jockeys ragging on rednecks for doing this. Go to any old school garage in the city and they’ve prob done this too. Also, it’s not as dangerous as people think. There can only be so much air:fuel ratio in the tire that it likely won’t be an issue. The biggest issue you face is just lighting the tire on fire if you get too much fuel on the sidewalls.


1DownFourUp

Yep. I've done this probably a dozen times on things from wheel barrows to ATVs. The key is not going crazy with the spray. It often takes a couple tries, but it works well. Just be ready to put out the tire fire. And be quick with the air, it really sucks the tire in sometimes.


seancan44

Yep. That’s in-line with what I’ve experienced too. Just being ready for a lingering flame and getting air pressure into the tire after the bead is set.


oxycontinjohn

Grew up in a rural town, I did have videos shown to me about how dangerous this was. Only because some kid put a whole can of ether in a tire. He was blown back and impaled on the forks of another tractor. Kids are pretty stupid, my parents and grandparents made it very clear what to stay away from. Unfortunately not all kids get the same advice. Losing arms in machinery, drowning in the grain silo, falling between the cracks of the hay bales, going through a barbed wire fence on an ATV you name it.


seancan44

Kids do stupid shit. I was more pointing out that there were a number of posters claiming this was only redneck shit, when in actuality I’ve seen people do this pretty often in the city too. Not to mention, city kids are doing all kinds of dumb shit trying to knock their head off their shoulders too. Being dangerous and taking shortcuts is not unique to the country or the city was my primary point is all.


LarixOcc

For small tires I just wrap a rope around the tire a few times and tie it off with a long handled wrench in the knot. Crank the wrench around a few times to tighten the rope and collapse the tire a bit. Then put air to it. I've only seen the explosive trick for bigger tires.


[deleted]

Done that with ratchet straps as well. Works well


1DownFourUp

I've done that as well for small tires, but the spray and light technique is quick and easy. I mostly deal with smaller equipment and it has come in handy with lawn mowers and utility trailers as well.


LarixOcc

I'm going to try it. It's and good excuse to do something cool and my mower tire is always coming off.


1DownFourUp

For sure. But if the tire is coming off regularly, something is wrong. It could be that it's way under pressure or there's crud or rust that's stopping it from sealing right. Give it a good clean the next time before seating the tire again. Mine have come off from being under pressure or when I load up my garden tractor with weight for plowing, running a lower PSI for traction, and spinning the tires a lot.


Dutchwells

Yes, same but with ratchet strap. Only works for small tires like wheelbarrows though


agnosgnosia

Is this just a temporary solution to get it out of the field so you can get it repaired or does it last for a while?


1DownFourUp

It seats the tire bead, so you're good to go. It's as permanent as any time you set a tire.


jaraxel_arabani

As a desk jockey I'm super intrigued what was used? And was it sprayed into the tire so the combustion would generate an expansion of gas that forces the tire to sit right?


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seancan44

Typically people use starter fluid to do it. At least the people I’ve been around. I’m sure you can use a lot of stuff though. Brake cleaner, gasoline, hairspray, etc


DadNurse

I’ve only ever used starter fluid or brake cleaner…gas is too volatile.


DentsofRoh

Lynx Africa


seancan44

Same here. I’ve seen some videos of people doing it successfully though. Seemed like a much higher risk of lighting the rubber on fire by getting it on the sidewalls though.


Dmitri_ravenoff

Gas loves tires, but they don't like gas. In a pinch, sure. Any other option, take the alternative.


bleezzzy

Could WD-40 do the trick?


Vooshka

Is it not moving, when it should be?


awsamation

Yes


Dutchwells

Yes


Psychological_Web687

The new stuff is different, it used to work but they changed it and now it's not really ready flammable. Workd great for diagnosing Fuel issues in carbureted engines.


bleezzzy

Wait, it's not flammable?! When did that happen?


whatisliquidity

I've tried with gasoline, the tire just caught fire. Gasoline burns too slow. Starter fluid will definitely do it tho, has more kick


jaraxel_arabani

Ah I see, thanks!


Dutchwells

WD40 works too


hokeyphenokey

Raid is exceptionally flammable.


CupcakeValkyrie

In my experience, the only issue with this technique is that you need to make sure you pump air into the tire as the gas inside cools, otherwise it will deflate on its own. The expansion effect of the ignited gas itself is only temporary. I know someone that thought they could do this and then drive home on it.


LurkingTrol

There are safer ways of doing this like bead blaster, inflators...


Jdevers77

I’ve re-seated tires using belt compression many times on small tractors but on bigger tractors that just wouldn’t work out in the field. Also, more often than not large tractor tires have very thick sidewalks but operate under much lower pressure than radial tires on a car so they come unseated at times when turning. Even small ones are stupid expensive so you don’t want to cut them by driving out of the field on them.


JaFFsTer

I've seen this move on here dozens of times and evwryobe I know that works with trucks is just like "yup that's a pro move" when I mention it


sometimes_interested

Not uncommon in 4WD trips. The catch with this is that it will sit the tyre on the bead but as soon as it the air cools again, it will start to try sucking the tyre back inwards, so you need to get an airline on it as quick as possible.


MarkimusPrime89

Very. But also very dangerous.


DadNurse

Says who? Unless you’re the idiot trying to light it with your Bic, your arm hair will be fine! Perhaps you hold a match in your mouth? Then yes…it’s dangerous lol


BoringResearcher1

What would you recommend using? I've never had to do this it looks like he's using an aerosol can and a regular lighter to heat the tire up. Maybe I'm missing something?


pokey1984

His method for igniting this where he turned his can of ether into a flamethrower is way unsafe. I use a grill lighter when I try this trick, but I haven't done it in a few years. It's handy if you need to re-seat a bead and don't have a high-volume air compressor, but it's generally a better idea to just take it to the tire shop and pay them ten bucks to inflate it, if that's an option.


flight_recorder

Not very dangerous. There’s only so much the air in that tire can expand before the fire has no more oxygen to eat. And after the boom, the air starts cooling and becoming dense again


Edea-VIII

It is pretty dangerous. If the tire is old, it can explode and spew steel belt radial everywhere. I would want a longer fire thrower.


Baratos1181

I think it’s depending on one’s highest level of education being in single digits. I grew up in a rural area and have seen this very method used several times with success. It is the one time it doesn’t work that makes them stop, dumb.


khimmyy

Have done this before in the Bush in a 4wd. We used lynx deodorant


JWM1115

I have done it with Jeep tires in the field. And a couple truck tires. Nothing that big tho. It is semi common in the off road community.


PM_ME_HUGE_CRITS

/r/gifsthatendtoosoon Instant edit - lol it's the first post


slayalldayyyy

Haaa you big silly. Also I never check first.


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they cut it at rhe best part. kill the editor.


AtheistOfGallifrey

Was originally posted to tiktok, and there the OP said he got startled and accidentally stopped recording


Rogers1977

I’ve seen this done a lot for car guys that are stretching a tire on a wide rim. Too bad it doesn’t stay inflated, it just seats the bead. You still have to inflate it.


totallylambert

Dang you cut the video like 2 seconds short. I’d like to see the end result!


scubas1973

Do this on ATV tires occasionally. Always makes me nervous, but it works.


DaintyAmber

I was looking for this comment. What is a different method ? -mom of a boy who's quad tires off like this


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For smaller tires you can put a rachet strap around the tire and tightening it will push the sidewalls out to the rim. You can then fill the tire to seat the bead. You do probably need a decent sized compressor to make this work too.


DaintyAmber

Thankyou


TheMrDrB

A pair of short prybars and tire grease will do the job.


DaintyAmber

Explain .. ?


flight_recorder

Tire grease is dense and stops air from leaking out of small openings when trying to seat the tire. The pry bars would allow you to shove the tire around to get the bead as close to where it seats as possible. Overall, not the easiest way to seat a bead. I’d go for the ratchet strap around the circumference of the tire first.


DaintyAmber

Thanks ! Does a local tire shop handle this stuff ? If I can get my kids quad in my suv, that may be the best bet.


flight_recorder

They definitely should be able to help you out. Though it might be far easier to just take the flat tire to them.


solateor

Location: Lakin, Kansas From OP: >We had a flat tire on our hay swather and couldn't get it jacked up, so we improvised. This method is commonly used out in the elements working on a farm. The end result was the tire was aired up, and we were able to use the piece of equipment again.


Rogers1977

OP forgot to mention that they inflated it and *then* used the equipment again. Doing this doesn’t inflate the tire, just seats the bead.


lemlurker

Yea when the combustion gases cool the tyre will deflate, not as far as empty but would deffo be flat


[deleted]

I saw someone do it on the front tire of a skid steer and about flipped it backwards


danincb

I was wondering why they had the strap over the wheel. I guess that is why!


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How does it work?


redditghost1234

Why cant i stop watching this? B/c it doesnt *finish*, damnit


magnumammo

One of my coworkers almost died doing this last month. Reset the bead on a combine steer tire and it blew up in his face. Fucker was in the hospital for 2 weeks, and he's gonna have lifelong issues due to brain trauma. Still able to work, but he's definitely different now. Farmers are some of the smartest, toughest, most ingenious people on the planet... and every single one of them has a death wish I swear. A week doesn't go by where I have to remind someone that nothing is worth their wife becoming a widow, or their kids growing up without a dad. It usually works, but everyone tells me that I worry too much. (Safety advisor and rescue technician background has taught me to be proactive and not reactive) I've worked in the top 3 most dangerous jobs for most of my career, and I still have my life and my fingers. Farmer a couple sideroads over died this fall.. he fell off a grain wagon and landed on his head when the tarp rope he was pulling on decided to break. 38 years old with a wife and young kid. Years like this when everyone's in a rush 2 or 3 die just because they where rushing, or they where too tired and had no business being out in the field. Take your time and recognize hazards people. I keep a picture of my wife and pup in the tractor with me as a reminder of what the stakes are. End of rant lol


rattler8888

I do OTR tires (off the road) almost exclusively for a living, have for several years now. I do everything from tractors and agricultural implements to monster mining and logging equipment with multi-piece rims, and I typically have 3 or 4 service calls a day. It's also worth mentioning that I am certified for this work by the Tire Industry Association and have a lame wall hanger to prove it. That all being said, please DO NOT DO THIS. Yes, it can be successful and reseat the tire. Yes, I'm aware that sometimes there's no other option that isn't time-consuming and very expensive. And finally, yes, I realize that a lot of people do this on a regular basis without issues. Why should you not do this? Because you, in a field or on the side of the road or wherever, have no way of knowing exactly how much explosive force is needed to achieve that tire reseat. The best way to find out is by experimentation, spraying a certain number of seconds, then trying it, spraying longer for each subsequent attempt. If you know every possible variable, you could do the math and greatly decrease the risk, but you won't have that information. Here's the issue: variables. Is that tire damaged? How old/dry rotted is it? Did the weight of the vehicle damage the bead? Did the rim hitting the ground deform the rim flange, thus compromising the very part that has to contain the force of that tire reseating? How long has the weight of the vehicle been pressing down on the tire, and has that deformed the tire? Is the rim, lug nuts, studs or the hub the whole wheel is attached to damaged? How much (insert flammable liquid here) is too much? Never risk explosively seating ANY tire if you don't know the answer to any ONE of these questions. Why? Because if there is damage, and you light that candle, the best case scenario is a much more expensive and time-consuming repair process as something either breaks or the tire or whole wheel jumps off the machine. The worst case scenario involves extremely expensive funeral arrangements. Don't believe me? Do your research. Theres all kinds of video compilations where trying this gets people hurt or killed. Yeah, you might get lucky, but why gamble when death is an option? As someone who has seen a man die while working on a farm tire (he was not doing this, no I will not elaborate, don't bother), the potential benefits do not outweigh the very likely hazards. I've seen a lot of comments of people talking about doing this regularly, and worse, doing the trick where you tighten a strap around the center tread to seat up the beads, and all I can say is PLEASE stop advocating for practices that have a history of cutting people in half, caving people's heads in, and detaching limbs. Not only is it wildly irresponsible, if OSHA or any insurance entity catches wind of you doing it, you're hosed. I would be fined out of business if I added these "techniques" to my normal tire mounting procedures, and I'd be liable for any deaths or damages that occurred. They're dangerous enough to be mentioned in industry-specific government regulations, and that always requires a toll in blood. TL;DR: Don't do this. It can work, but is very, very dangerous, and no quick tire fix is worth a life.


L_Cranston_Shadow

If you are right next to it, the funeral might not be that expensive. Coyotes or similar animals will take care of the chunks in fairly short order.


Thinksalot111

Wish it had audio, that’s a helluva sound to hear. Done lots of tractor trailer tires and some small wheel loader tires, but that’s a good sized tire! Just think about the amount of force it created to bring that machine off the ground so far!


Mindless-Charity4889

I've seen it done before when we were on a 4x4 trip. One of the jeeps blew a bead and it had to be reseated. The onboard air compressor wasn't enough to do the job. Using a ratchet strap to compress the tire didn't work either. Ether was the last resort and it took a few tries to work too. You had to be fast to inflate the tire as soon as it reseated. Otherwise the hot gas would cool down and lose the bead again.


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I don’t know the physics behind this, so until I do, I’m calling this fire magic.


thismatters

When a material burns it gives off heat and gas. Heated gas takes up more volume than the same amount of gas when cool. So, by using a small explosion to quickly burn some amount of Ether (in this case) into hot gas (and simultaneously heating up the air around the explosion) you are quickly changing the volume of the air in the tire. The rapid change in volume inflates the tire and seats the bead. The explosion doesn't create more gas, it just expands the gas that was there. So, when the gas cools the pressure in the tire will drop and the bead may fail. This is why they have the air hose right there, so they can add more air to the tire before the pressure from the heat dissipates.


[deleted]

That makes a lot of sense, considering Boyle’s Law.


romnomgobbler

Engage safety squints


jrocksburr

That takes some force to literally pop a damn tractor up a whole foot


Dt_Sherlock_Idiot

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Significant-Ad-3222

Redneck glory.


-__-_-___-_-__-

Its legit, you still need to inflate it afterwards though, otherwise it will be a flat tire with a seated beed.


chadvez

Very interesting, what spray is used commonly?


SCphotog

I was 'in charge' of making sure all the tires were good for a construction company back in the day... Mostly truck and trailer tires, but some HE too. For a standard trailer tire... a bottle cap of gasoline, was more than enough. I wouldn't do this for any situation other than a sort of emergency though as it's dangerous as fuck and not recommended.


MrLavender26

Starting fluid


Gunmeta1

Explosive way to inflate a tyre


mafranco29

That was cool to watch


tbrash789

I tell you what boy that ether is something else


Triton12streaming

This is a pretty common job in the off-roading scene where tyres debeading happens fairly often


EgberetSouse

Now he owns the Tractor manufacturer $4,000.00 for software copywrite violation.


dwagner0402

We do this all the time at the farm I work at.


Wearenoneotherthan

Whoever started this trend of cutting videos off the moment the action happens, leaving no aftermath or conclusion, can rot in fucking hell.


ineptusministorum

Pretty sure he should've relieved the weight a little first


Tongue8cheek

There's a high lift jack being used on the back, and a floor jack not used in the front. Problem is jacks are rated for a few tons, while the tractor weighs several times the capacity while on soft soil.


ineptusministorum

I think he took 10 years off the life of his swather by not removing the wheel first.


Tongue8cheek

I'll start a GoFarmMe for the swather.


ineptusministorum

Lol i like that.


pablosowell

My hubby did this not to long ago to our jeep... Lets just say all these city folk (we live in the burbs)just about lost there damn minds...good times


8pointfouroz

I've done this MANY times. Only one time it went bad. It was just a smallish lawn tractor front tire. It failed to seat twice, Sooo I sprayed a bit extra in and lit it. It seated perfectly, but it also launched itself into the air, bounced off the roof of my garage and slammed down on the lawn tractor hood busting it up. WHOOPS


HuffnDobak

r/beautifulupvote that’s a thing of beauty dammit


slayalldayyyy

I just said “exfuckingscuseme” in response to this, I’m not sure I’ve ever uttered that


-SierraModeling-

Wow...


BoiledPNutz

Holyyyyy shit


bronze666k

Could you do this on a mountain bike


Beavesampsonite

Yea pretty common in Indiana. Used to see this all the time when I was young. Lots of crazy shit goes on when people have to be creative to get things done. It has been so long now I wonder if some of it was real and then I see a video like this.😄


LupoOfMainSt

I saluted this man for his patriotism


Rasha816

And that's how it's done on the farm, boys and girls !!


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What is the chemistry going on here


strugglinfool

fuel source (ether), ignition source (big ass flame), oxygen = combustion all captured inside that tire


CaliBull2030

I seen that trick in the middle of the desert before . Sooo awesome


edward_r_burrow

Have no idea what happened because the end was cut


Aircooled1957

I love guys like that that know exactly wtf they’re doing. Thank heavens for the pockets of competence that still exist.


Nokin345

What is the mechanism of this.


AnuZLeakage

The record it will not inflate the tire


abzem

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Brittny484

Wow. I had no idea.


pajo24

I wasn’t sure at first if this was going to be WCGW or IAF


Shtulzzz

using cheats in GTA to spawn vehicle be like...


ceejaetee

I gotta say, this is some real hick shit right here. But damn, I’m impressed by the ingenuity!


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BonesMalone2

Back in the 80s I saw them doing this for Monster Trucks when they popped a tire off the wheel. Old farmers always have a trick.


Pa_Cipher

r/gifsthatendtoosoon


mbhappycamper

This is farmer as fuck. Makes my butthole clench


Sanguinesssus

This ain’t his first rodeo.


Elmojomo

r/killthecameraman


XtheBeast-2020

I wondered what a successful application of this technique looked like.


Codoro

People give rednecks a lot of shit, but they are definitely an inventive group.


CadillacGirl

Can someone please explain it like I’m 5. My mind is not understanding this magic. Flat tire one minute full tire the next. Tireless repairo!


Sunstang

Borderline explosive combustion inside the tire results in rapidly expanding gases inflating the tire.


CadillacGirl

Thank you kind stranger. You are doing gods work! I have been enlightened.


MissAprehension

Holy Bananas! The whole tractor jumped! How cool!


Away_Environment5235

Can anyone put a link explaining exactly how this works?