On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 23:28:46 -0400, gfretwell wrote:
They mean you just wrap a rope, big bungee cord or web strap around the
center of the tread and pull it tight. That spreads out the sidewalls
and seals it until the air comes up.

Brought a couple of lawn tractor wheels that I had back from the dead,
that did. They'd been sitting, flat, for around 20 years, and the tires
had even pulled off the rims. Cleaned them out, seated them as best I
could back on the rims, then ran a ratchet strap around them as tight as
I could get it. They needed a lot of pounding on with a big hammer, but
they've been holding air for the last 6 months or so now (I built a
little 4x6' trailer around them for yard use)