Safely fill tires

I bought one of those air chucks that has about a foot of air hose attached to it, and has the built in pressure gauge. I replaced that short piece of line with 25' of line, and an air chuck that will stick on the valve stems. Then I just hook it to a valve stem, and get some distance between me and the tire.

This is the air chuck: https://www.amazon.com/Milton-S-506...ocphy=9028005&hvtargid=pla-434048737147&psc=1

 

Most tire shops have a cage, for the most part they shouldn’t now a days if they are new tires with no dry rot, the old 3 piece rims are the ones that used to come apart

 

Tires can explode at any time. Since split rims are extremely rare these days the risk is significantly less than it was years ago.

I always wear hearing/eye protection and stand to the side at a bit of a distance.

 

Just use wireless inflation system !

 

There's minimal risk unless you are reinflating a tire that's come off the bead, or has been overheated by being run flat for an extended period.

The chucks that grab the stem are the easiest solution. Put it on and step back. Unless I'm at a tire shop, I only use truck air in my tires. Don't have to worry about moisture, which can be an issue at the truckstops. But it also means not having to worry about over-pressuring a tire if you leave the chuck on too long. Sure, it will take it to 125-130psi, but that's basically hot pressure, and it's easy enough to bleed a bit out.

Best thing I can tell you is that if you're hearing noise from the tire itself while inflating, ABORT! I'm not talking about bead seating noises, or the tread scrunching on the ground. Any internal noise is an indication of broken belts/cords, and you don't want to be near the tire if it fails.

 

I'm taking a guess that resetting a bead with ether isn't popular in this thread.

 

I've done it. Don't like doing it but gotta do what you gotta do sometimes.

 

In the days of using starting fluid to get the bead resealed, saw 1 blow.