On Thu, 20 May 2010 14:28:48 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
I cleaned them up, ran some ratchet straps around the edge to help the
bead sit up against the rim, and amazingly I've managed to pull them
back into shape and they've been holding air for a couple of days (one
took only about ten mins to sort out, the other I fought with for a
good 40 minutes). Those wheels, along with the front axle and front
half of the chassis are up in the 'shop now, being turned into a
trailer.

I have catastrophically deflated a tyre after ramming a low kerb.
Airline at 200psi got it smartly back in place.

Yes, always worth a shot. We gave that a try, but the tyres had just been
sitting too long (so had no inclination to go back into correct place),
and there was just too much debris in the gap that had opened up between
the rim and the bead.

Oh, I finished building the trailer using those wheels from the junk
tractor - I've just loaded about 300lbs onto it and so far no tyre leaks.

cheers

Jules