timothale

I"ve seen the the tire repair guy use lighter fluid for equipment tires but that's dangerous. In cold weather the cold tire will cause the air to contract and the tire will pull back from the rim faster than you can put air in with a 1/4 inch hose thru the chuck and valve core. Remove the valve core and use the male air hose fitting so there is no air restriction then inflate the tire to seat the bead. Reinstall the core and if you don't have a tire chuck you can get air into the tire easily with 80 pounds of tank pressure using the hose fitting. When the backhoe gets a puncture we grab a gasoline powered compressor and head for the repair shop. when the tire starts getting low use the bucket and stabalizers to lift the wheel off the ground, inflate and go again. The tire guy likes being able to have the wheels off the ground.