Hax Planks wrote:

Dave Chamberlain says...


Someone else pointed out that I may not know what tight is and will find
out when putting on a new one. (not their words) That's absolutly true.
When I say that they are tight, I just meant they weren't sagging, they
are pretty easy to get off, and reading some of the older postings about
replacing the tires, I'm going to be in for a treat :-)

I didn't look close enough to see how it was contoured. Should it be?


Soak the tires in hot soapy water before trying to put them on if you
get urethane tires--they don't need glue. Rubber tires will need glue.
You can get urethane tires at Rockler's or Woodcraft for $25. When I
checked, there were different models for Delta and the imports (Grizzly
etc), so look at the width of your tire and if it has a crown so you
know what to get.

I saw only one 14" tire at either place, or Highland Hardware. Do you
remember what the differences you saw were? Good advice to check
width. I measured roughly 1", but it might well be 7/8", per one of
these catalogs. I think all these _wheels_ have a crown, and the tires
are flat until being stretched over the crowned wheel.
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