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Originally Posted by Mart
I fitted some brand new tubeless tyres to some wider rims yesterday. Got them on but couldn't inflate them. I took them to a tyre place and they used every trick in the book to get them on. They had to resort to one of those air blast cylinders to pop them out to the rims. No way I could have done that. I asked them to balance them while I was there and was happy to pay them for what they did. I have a narrower pair to do and I think I can do that myself. I'll take them to be balanced after. Tyres are 13" for my ford Thames 300E van. (!00E van)
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A can of starting fluid and a match will solve that problem.
I've also found that a tire will inflate if held in a vertical position rather than flat on the floor.