clare wrote, on Mon, 07 Dec 2015 22:11:22 -0500:

I used to have to blow up tires on farm wagons with one of those pumps
as a young feller. Thankfully they were tube type tires - seating a
bead on a tubeless tire with a hand pump would be a trick (use ether
and throw a match if you get stuck having to do the deed)

I've done it, for fun, with almost anything flammable (I think I used
carb cleaner or MAF cleaner as I recall). It blows up fast. Really
really really fast. And it's loud!

Luckily, once I got the HF tire-changing tool, seating the bead is
no problem. Just a bit of Dawn or Palmalive and the 4 foot long
red tire iron that comes with the tool is all you need.

My medium-profile thinwall tires are a breeze.
A SUV is much harder.

All depends on the tire sidewall thickness (thinner is easier).