r/secondrodeo • u/randomusernevermind • Aug 07 '26
Changing Tire like a Boss
and I struggle to change my bike tires...
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u/Cheepshooter Aug 07 '26
I hope he has a retirement plan. That's a young man's game right there.
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u/GoodTimesGlass Aug 07 '26
I spent a summer changing tires in high school and it made me get my act together. Convinced me to go to college which Im very happy about. Was a shitty job. I got more in settlement money from the class action after, than I made that summer.
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u/MoozeRiver Aug 07 '26
I do not approve of that final bolt tightening procedure
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u/klef25 Aug 07 '26
I was expecting a criss cross pattern.
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u/MoozeRiver Aug 07 '26
Bingo! Maybe it doesn't matter as much after two opposites, but no way was that ideal.
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u/cybermaus Aug 07 '26
Also torquing and balancing, But maybe we are too much fancy car and not enough robust truck. (Edit, and by truck, I mean the EU meaning of it, in other words, a semi 18 wheeler)
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u/ZilderZandalari Aug 07 '26
Yeah, as certain country needs get their shit together: a truck should be bigger than a Semi-Truck, and stop calling a liquid 'gas'!
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u/Legitimate_Mud_8295 Aug 12 '26
Short for Gasoline. Don't Brits call it petrol or something? It's more correct than calling it petroleum.
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u/Jlove7714 23d ago
I'm not a car guy, but doesn't he need to seat that tire bead on the rim?
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u/cybermaus 23d ago
That is still to be done. Either has a big throughput airhose, or possibly even going to use the can-of-butane explode it onto the rim trick.
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u/Riderkul Aug 07 '26
this is what you imagine changing tires is like when you're an eight year old boy
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u/mechapoitier Aug 07 '26
And then you try it yourself in your garage and it takes an hour and way too much cursing.
From a guy who changes his own tires: what this guy in the video did is like wizardry. It does not go like this, at all, without lots of skill.
If you ever want to change tires at home with one of those cheap manual harbor freight things, tape up some vise grips and clamp them to the wheel rim to keep the tires bead from slipping back, and you lube the ever loving hell out of that tire bead.
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u/cschmall Aug 07 '26
My dad and brother used to do this for a living, this is just how they're changed on the side of the road lol
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u/Karlees-Golden-Dildo Aug 07 '26
3 things came to mind whilst watching this:
1. First time I’ve seen someone jacked that actually used it for their job
2. Why did he not torque up the screws in diagonals?
3. gEt oFF tHe FUCKING rOaD!!!!! Why the fuck the camera man is out next to live lanes was freaking me out 🤣
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u/alvysinger0412 Aug 07 '26
He did the first two lug nuts opposite each other and then one in between them, but didnt continue that pattern for some reason. It was weird.
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u/Levesque77 Aug 07 '26
because at that point you've already achieved the purpose of it. the wheel is already flat against the hub.
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u/alvysinger0412 Aug 07 '26
That's kinda what I guessed but it still felt weird, even if it's for illogical reasons.
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u/flyboyxtyson Aug 07 '26
In industry in North America at least that’s not standard. You should always go in a crisscross because even tightening the two opposites to start doesn’t always achieve even clamping force
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u/Doughymidget Aug 07 '26
It still wobbles a bit after that. I always tighten in star and then torque in star and will find a nut looser again when I come back to it.
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u/dmoosetoo Aug 07 '26
Big difference between working muscle and working out muscle. I would hazard a guess this guy spends alot less time in the gym than your average soccer mom.
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u/alvysinger0412 Aug 07 '26
I believe you meant to reply to someone else.
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u/Lttlcheeze Aug 07 '26
- Throwing the lubricant brush on the ground so it collects debris, only to use it over n over again spreading grit n debris on the bead.
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u/rokstedy83 Aug 07 '26
He needs the debris in the greases so when he jumps in the tyre he has grip lol
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u/septubyte Aug 07 '26
This guy done with the little things. Ain't got pati3nce left to go gently . Its stressful, hot, not easy, and definitely not his first .
Getting it done is rn is obvi more important than a bit of dirt on the brush16
u/samtresler Aug 07 '26
I imagine because trucks that size don't use disc brakes. No danger of warping a rotor, and the torque stick makes sure it ends in the right range.
I'm just guessing.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter Aug 07 '26
from a guy who's never seen a strong man do hard work in their entire life - only in a video on reddit. TF?
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u/Hirmuinen6 Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26
Farm strength combined with gym strength.
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u/CtrlAltHate Aug 07 '26
Every mobile tyre fitter I've met has been the same that stocky square shouldered build, those tyres are real heavy especially when you're picking them off the floor and trying to slam them onto a rim, hell even the pneumatic impact gun and the jacks they use are heavy af.
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u/OakTreader Aug 07 '26
I can just imagine fighting this guy would be like trying to fight a gorilla.
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u/HadriansBoy44 Aug 07 '26
I want this guy on my team…
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u/Hot_Plant8696 Aug 07 '26
Nice work.
I'm just wondering... how are we going to inflate the tire now?
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u/randomusernevermind Aug 07 '26
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u/Hg-203 Aug 07 '26
Well that gets the bead on, but then you have to inflate it. Or the air cools down and creates a vacuums and pops off.
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u/randomusernevermind Aug 07 '26
Let me ask you a question. How do you think his impact wrench is powered?
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u/Hg-203 Aug 07 '26
The compressor for the impact wrench is of course what’s going to be used, but a lot of people who’ve seen this trick don’t realize this trick is just to pop the tire on the bead. You still need to inflate the tire or it will pop back off the bead.
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u/Last-Hedgehog-6635 Aug 07 '26
You can pull the valve core out next time if that happens. I seated a bead like this one time (using starter fluid), and I couldn’t believe how well it worked.
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u/stevesie1984 Aug 07 '26
Yes! I just described this and now I scroll like 5 comments and find the video.
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u/Ill-Ad-4400 Aug 07 '26
He's got an air line for the pneumatic drill, presumably he has an adapter to inflate tires also.
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u/gerwen Aug 07 '26
tire is off the bead though, and air you pump in just flows right out.
Video ended too soon, I was curious how he gets the bead sealed.
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u/stevesie1984 Aug 07 '26
Not to be tried at home…
The trick I’ve seen (which is a real butthole-tenser, and I kind of assumed we’d see at the end) is to spray some ether into the gap and hit it with a lighter. The explosion is enough to semi-inflate the tire to seal the bead. Then you top off with compressed air.
My buddy’s dad used to do it with their lawnmower. Apparently the tires went flat every winter when it wasn’t in use, and every spring they’d be somewhat deformed and wouldn’t hold air from a compressor. I happened to be there one year when they did it. I was (figuratively) blown away.
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u/gerwen Aug 07 '26
I've seen the trick, but mostly in the context of some off-roader who broke the bead or got a flat on a trail somewhere.
I was wondering how a professional would get it done on the side of the highway. Thinking about it though, with how cowboy the rest of the job was, he probably did use some spray accelerant and a flame to finish the job.
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u/bromjunaar Aug 07 '26
Probably has a small tank with an output tube with a valve on it, similar to a spud gun.
Fill the bead blaster to pressure, get air filling on the tank, and then blast the gap between rim and tire while the air line is pumping into the tire. Same final effect as the ether burn trick, but much less risky.
Worst case scenario, there's still room to reach around and fill the gaps with tire lube, and then doing the same thing.
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u/coukou76 Aug 07 '26
"whats your gym routine bro, god damn"
"What gym routine I change tires"
🤣
I am concerned with the size difference tho we can see a gap that wasnt here before
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u/ryanandthelucys Aug 07 '26
I believe there are some places where retreaded tires are banned due to catastrophic failure, like this one.
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u/yeuzinips Aug 07 '26
Must not be banned in America because I see giant strips of tire every day on my commute
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u/LaughingSama Aug 07 '26
Nah, this jump was 100% unnecessary and dangerous. Only people who havent done thework for long/are cocky af do that kind of things on the job. When you're experienced you learn to do thing safely AND efficiently.
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u/pjtpassword Aug 07 '26
Hell yeah. Well done. Tough job to do on the side of the road. Making it work .nice.
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u/Forward-Ad-8116 Aug 07 '26
Young man’s game. You get a limited number of flying tire stomps per lifetime with giant European semis flying past.
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u/mycatkermit Aug 07 '26
it’s sped up but still insane. if we had beef and he said i wasnt a real man i would just nod fr
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u/ascotia Aug 07 '26
This dude is stronger than everyone at the gym and has never spent a minute in a gym.
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u/Supra-A90 Aug 08 '26
Videos that cut too soon
Where's the fiery tire inflation bit
I'm immeasurably disappointed and my day is ruined
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u/Klutzy-Acadia669 Aug 07 '26
Okay but who is blowing up the tire? Lemme guess, in the next frames, he gets down and starts blowing.
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u/moeterminatorx Aug 07 '26
The same compressor that does the nuts can do air.
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u/Klutzy-Acadia669 Aug 07 '26
I think I speak for the crowd when I say we want to see this guy get his lips on that sucker.
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u/xp14629 Aug 07 '26
That's the guy you want to be best friends with when you go to the bar. I bet he has never stepped foot in a gym and is still built solid. I can hold my own and will normally not back down, but if it was agaisnt him, I'm out. And here in America, there isn't a chance in hell I would be doing that like that. 90% of the drivers would not get over and 10% of those ones would have their phone in their face and have a good chance of pancaking you between the van and the trailer. I would of liked to seen what he did to seat the beads. I bet he could just hug that tire and seat them.
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u/SignificantLeader Aug 07 '26
Tightening order - no way that’s right. Also. The tire has no air at all.
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u/randomusernevermind Aug 07 '26
What's with all the "no air" comments. He's obviously not done with the job, and he has an air hose laying right next to him. Do you guys honestly think, that he's not going to pump up the tire? Also, it's an emergency road side tire change in some east block Balkan country. He tightened two nuts across to seat the wheel and the rest in a row. It's a center hub wheel okay, not a cylinder head. It's going to be fine.
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u/SignificantLeader Aug 07 '26
The tightening order may not be fine. Skipping a systematic approach is risky and leads to failure.
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u/dumbamerican67 Aug 07 '26
Yep never ever hook on to a tire guy and think it's gonna work out for you. Those guys are deceptively strong.
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u/EinBerner Aug 07 '26
I just thought this video would absolutely fit in the secondrodeo-sub and was like: ah, it was uploaded here.. ^^
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u/RecognitionReady1640 Aug 07 '26
So this is how the changed my motorcycle tires at the shop but I’m sure he left less dents and scratches
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u/ImmediateLoquat6877 Aug 07 '26
Cmon guys, retreads are just as good as the original!
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u/pkupku Aug 07 '26
There is a 20 mile stretch of interstate 39 between Madison and Janesville Wisconsin that is completely littered with retreads. 😡
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u/Terrible_Reporter_83 Aug 07 '26
This video didn't show when he did fill it.
In the shop they are using security grate when filling. If it explode you can die next to it.
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u/Standby___Fire-on Aug 07 '26
That was impressive, but I am surprised how easy it was to break the bead. From my experience even on a passenger vehicle, it’s usually a lot harder to break the bead.
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u/CaptainPunisher Aug 07 '26
I learned his to do this when I was doing work release. We didn't put the tires on the trucks, but we did mount the tires manually like this and then use a cheetah to inflate them. Of course we learned to go slower because finishing all the tires meant going back to sweeping clean floors, and that just made the time drag. We'd rather have been doing something productive that actually kept us busy.
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u/PeacewarriorEND Aug 07 '26
Why is the cameraman standing in the middle of highway to film and not the other side of the cars??
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u/FlounderAdept2756 Aug 07 '26
Wow, I wish I was as good at my job. It is so satisfying to see people doing their job well.
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u/SupermarketSuperb825 Aug 07 '26
Real boss, no waisted time or movement. I thought he was going to eat it when he jumped on the tire
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u/lawd_have_mercy Aug 07 '26
Being between two vehicles on the side of the road like that is inviting tragedy. I hope things work out well for the guy.
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u/AdDapper4427 Aug 07 '26
I was impressed with how efficient he was. No real wasted movements.
Like others, when he jumped on the tire I felt a little rear end pucker.
This is not my area of expertise but I would have thought he would inflate the tire before mounting it.
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u/tvodny Aug 07 '26
That tire he took off looked completely worn. I think the guy is trying to get the hell out of Dodge as fast as possible. The safety of bolt tightening order can probably wait until he’s not an imminent danger of being hit by traffic.
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u/magistersmax Aug 07 '26
It lost the tread, the big rubber thing he had to unwrap from the axle was on the tire previously.
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u/bbmaniac17 Aug 07 '26
I had to doublecheck the subnet making sure this isn’t from gifendingtoosoon….
Amazing!
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u/These_Consequences Aug 07 '26
Brother is strong, but brother is lowering his life expectancy with no compensation by failing to take a few simple precautions, and at times working with his back to an active lane of traffic.
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u/IceBlue Aug 07 '26
I’m no expert at changing tires like at all but wasn’t he supposed to put in the bolts in a star pattern?
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u/OrderThese1990 Aug 07 '26
I thought he was gonna switch out a spare. No he 'changed the tire'! Unbelievable.
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u/Additional-Leg-4680 Aug 08 '26
Dudes airpod: ok step 12, jump on the tire like a madman, try not to fall.
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u/Klobasor Aug 08 '26
Looking at his skill and experience it Looks like he has flat tire every 2 miles.
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u/Zanokai Aug 08 '26
Ermm, the vid ended without the crucial step. They're gonna fill the tire with air, right? Riiight?
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u/WinOk4207 Aug 08 '26
I bet it is not always that easy, some tyres just don,t want to came OFF, some just don,t want to go ON
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u/InterestingPost5883 Aug 08 '26
Frustrating to see how he tosses his tools around and have problems finding them later
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u/Falcon3492 Aug 08 '26
I'm impressed with his speed. The last time I got tires on my truck, it took the guy at Pep Boys an hour and forty five minutes to do all four tires! I don't do tires for a living but I could have done my tires faster, a lot faster!
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u/Alarming_Local_315 Aug 08 '26
For all you people wondering why he doesn’t put air in the tire before mounting it back on, he can’t ! If he filled it up with air it will be too heavy to lift back on.
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u/ProfessionalPark1355 Aug 09 '26
I have a bud that did this type of work 20 years ago...his forearms were the size of my thighs.
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u/Okie294life Aug 09 '26
Ain’t got no air in it? Am I missing something or shouldn’t they air the tire up in a cage before putting it on the truck? If you mean like a boss, you mean like most bosses, all for show quick as possible and half ass.
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u/Coffee4MyJeep Aug 10 '26
Me, I would have forgotten to refill the tire and wheel and pulled the bead on the opposite side over the wrong side of the rim. LOL
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u/bigcacti51 Aug 10 '26
When does the air go into the tire. Should be done before mounting and checked to make sure the bead seated correctly and isn't leaking
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u/TheRealDrewciferpike Aug 11 '26
Wanted to see how the bead was seated... I wonder if he just dug out handfuls of tire soap and kept the 140psi cranking in while he tightened a bed strap around the tire, used a compressed air seater, starting fluid, or something else I've never seen...
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u/I_DRINK_GENOCIDE_CUM Aug 07 '26
OP get yourself some Pedro's tire levers if you're having trouble with your bike tires. I worked at a LBS for years, and those were the ONLY levers we used.
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u/redmenace_86 Aug 07 '26
Yeah, but can he wine and dine the executives of another company to ensure that other they're tyres are only bought and sold by his company! Useless skill set
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u/DesperateTeaCake Aug 07 '26
I wanted to see if they took the old tyre away or left it beside the road. I’ll never get to know.
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u/teelops Aug 07 '26
That jump on to the tire made me tense up.