Torqueing Wheels To 500Ft Lbs! $700 Tires!?

In this video I swing by Andy's shop as he is replacing all eight drive tires on his Peterbilt. He gives us a demonstration on how to change the tires by hand and shows us a torque wrench that goes up to 600ft lbs! Not to mention that the tires on this truck cost about $700 EACH!
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[@ronaltenhain6506]

Sonny's Service of Avoca is awesome! I lost a main coolant hose on my 387 Pete and dropped out all the coolant, 12 miles west of their shop on 17 /86 west. Called Sonny's, and Doug came out with their service truck and had me rolling west in under 90 minutes from the time I called. And their bill was extremely reasonable to boot! Great and knowledge service. Must be a trait of this entire family!

[@markh.6687]

Now I want to break into singing "Wolf Creek Pass" for some reason: "Old Ron put down his bottle, mashed his foot down on the throttle, and blew the main coolant hose."

[@ladeseddy5994]

People like Andy are the salt of the earth. Every town has an Andy. Great video Eric.

[@stevenreynolds2327]

Yup, just like Mayberry

[@A_Renaissance_Man]

"My Shop, My Rules" Absolutely love that one.

[@GS-lh2nx]

The perfect troll wiping down his rims with his SMA T-shirt. hahaha and Eric isn't offended but just laughs. This is my favorite KZbin channel.

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Must of been one without a pocket!? Right Dr. O? Lol

[@2aminitials]

Eric was laughing on the outside but crying on the inside.

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Nope! It actually has a pocket!

[@ahmadghosheh3104]

I think this was the most fun Andy had putting tires on. Sure beats working alone

[@SouthMainAuto]

The first 7 were lonely 😂

[@patcb829]

Andy is a youtube pro. Doesn't read the comments and thirty seconds in the compressor kicks on.

[@n0diggityn0doubt81]

hahahahaha

[@joed9269]

lol awesome

[@4thgradedropout980]

That's what I'm talking about!

[@bigchevy350boy]

Hahaha Yessa!!

[@markh.6687]

Durn compressors!

[@floorpizza8074]

The banter between you guys is just gold. You two should have a weekly video together in Andy's shop. Hang up a few acoustic panels, though, 'cause the echo makes it too hard to hear what you guys are saying, and I don't want to miss a word.

[@thomasfletcher760]

WHAT ?! Can't hear you with the echo in here !

[@duncanevenson4621]

Bring the brother along to

[@subzeromjc]

Yeah but Andy makes money when that truck goes down the road so its doubtful you catch him in the shop to often.

[@BeachBum88m]

The echo gives it character.

[@twwtb]

10-4 on the echo. I couldn't understand a word.

[@thelol1759]

Need to see more of Andy on the channel, he’s a natural!

[@chrisfreemesser5707]

Andy seems like a pretty cool guy. Don't know much about big rigs but man between Andy and your brother I've developed a healthy respect for those who work on those big beasts!

[@glennmuir5617]

Have a look at the youtube channel "Western Truck and Tractor Repair" if you want a peek into the life .

[@MikeBrown-ii3pt]

I know a lot about them. That's why I pay someone else to do just about anything bigger than preventive maintenance on mine lol!

[@josephcitizen4195]

Now I'm intrigued. What is Andy's channel and are you saying Eric's brother has a channel? very interesting.

[@caddyrack]

Eric, the white 'stuff' you saw inside the new tire is (probably) silicon or talcum powder put in to prevent the sticking of the 'bladder' tube inserted during tire curing when manufactured. The bladder keeps the tire pumped up and pressed into the mold giving the tire the lugs and sipes that you see on the outside. Love you guys. Cheers from north of the 49th parallel.

[@scowell]

Mold release.

[@caddyrack]

@@scowell Exactly. The bladder is inflated inside the tire to push it into the mold, that's why they use it to release it from the mold. also when you repair a tire you need to buff and clean the area completely to remove the coating or the patch/plug will not vulcanize to it.

[@pitchforkpeasant6219]

Thx for the info 👍😁👍

[@caddyrack]

@@pitchforkpeasant6219 No problem, I know that because I toured the GoodYear tire factory and when the tire is made the tread is bold, they put the tire in the multi-segmented mold and the bladder inside is filled with air or an inert gas to press the tire from the inside into the mold. After 27 minutes or so at a appropriate temperature to "cook" the tire the pressure of the bladder is removed and then is retracted from the inside of the smoking tire, the powder coating (silicon or talcum) prevents the bladder to stick inside the tire.

[@mannypuerta5086]

My dad lost a finger airing an old split rim wheel when I was a kid. He was an independent trucker and did his own work. Thanks to his work ethic we always had food on the table. I learned a lot from him.

[@dennissmith8199]

He's lucky he lived to tell about it. A lot of guys didn't. I only ever had one come apart, and it was in the safety cage, and I was 10 feet away, but it scared the bejesus out of me. I went to all tubeless soon after that happened.

[@silent1967]

My dad owned a Gulf Service Station in the 60's and early 70's. He taught me as a young kid how to break down and fix tires and tubes. When it came to split rim wheels though he wouldn't let me no where near them, they can take your head off.

Did he leave the napped finger inside the tire?

[@johnlarkin549]

Plenty of fingers to eat😄🤣🤣

[@jeremyt7722]

@silent1967 They soooo fucking sketchy. Missing one little nick or bend in the ring when inspecting can turn a day shitty, really quickly.

[@ApexHotShot]

A great video, Eric. Andy has a pretty quick wit. His “Is that the one I had to help diagnose?” After you brought up a Jeep Liberty war story was especially clever.

[@ice44567]

My back hurt just watching him work lmao. Love these types of videos though. He's a cool dude for doing his own work, and that rig is SWEET!

[@dennissmith8199]

After 50 years of working on and owning trucks, I don't miss working on them even a little bit. That's one of the reasons I have back problems today.

[@upsidedownrc8992]

Avoca people are good peeps! We have an Avoca here in Ireland too.....that trucker is a "STONE COLD COYBOY" Tell him hes got BIG arms👍👍👍🇮🇪🇺🇸

[@boomersudden6257]

Great video Mr. O laughed so hard I was almost crying. Thanks Andy for just being you.

[@abeneufeld9690]

I got hit in the head back in 1973 while airing up a 2 part wheel k.o’d me,lucky I’m still here today at 86 years old , love all your videos ❤keep them coming ,your videos and a daily hot totee brandy keep me alive

[@dayslife]

these kind of friendships are rare these days , and in shows . mr O and handy Andy are hard working men ..

[@VanillaWahlberg]

Back in my teens, I did work like this from sunrise to sunset. After 5 years of doing it, and 12 more years of life, I got tired just watching this video LOL. I put them on with the old ugga dugga you picked up at 18 mins.

[@HinmanAveRepair]

Man, I wish we had more Andys in this world.

[@-EC002-]

The way you two play off each other is just about perfect, really entertaining. I enjoyed that a lot. Thanks guys 👌

[@ChrisVargasrpht2000chris]

You see Mr. O your daily adventures are entertaining and Andy was nice enough to let us watch. I laughed so hard when he asks you if you have your CDL and he follows up with a just say yes! People enjoy you very much. Have a great weekend.

[@markh.6687]

Eric: "Of COURSE I have my CDL!" (as he unfolds the letter from the State stamped "REVOKED" in red ink)

[@johnpereira822]

Goes to show how great of a guy you are and all your friends have a great sense of humor and sound like their down to earth

[@robertdehollander7762]

Eric O . my favorite auto tech. , competent , honest , sense of humor , couldn't ask for more !

[@joealbert7773]

Watched the guy putting tires on at the Freightliner plant in South Carolina. He would roll 4 tires at a time to the side of the truck. He made sliding them on the hubs look very easy. The rig for tightening the lug nuts is computer controlled and tightens 5 lugs at a time. It pulls them up to torque and lights a light for each lug. I don't know if it is electric or hydraulic, but it is very quiet. The operator pulls it off, re-clocks it and tightens the other 5. It is pretty large, but it is suspended so it is easy to move around.

[@Grumpy_Granddad]

1952 Founded as a factory for ball-bearing turntables in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt 1956 JOST starts to produce fifth wheels As a German company I think the J would be pronounced as a Y giving "Yost"

[@elcastorgrande]

Yost. German name.

[@2023TMc]

😂😂

[@seamasrigh2162]

Ja, ja.

[@MosinMan76254]

@@seamasrigh2162 9, hah!

[@markh.6687]

JAWHOL! (Dang it; Geof caught my spelling mistake.....JAWOHL!!) 😁

[@evincent3102]

I miss the old days when friends would come by and hang out at my shop and I would do the same with them priceless memories thanks for sharing Eric!

[@Allazander]

I changed the brakes on my Freightliner Century Class one time and said never again, of course I didn't have a wheel dolly like Andy's or a shop to work in (did it in my backyard) so it was a bit of a job to get the wheels off and back onto the hubs. I'm a small guy and those tires are heavy. Loved the video, y'all's back and forth banter kept it fun, brought back some memories as well.

[@cullenmiller8170]

Mounting a 22.5 or 24.5 truck tire by hand is so much easier than a 16” tire. It was nice to see him do his own tires. I did my own as well, because most tire guys are just about fast and not about doing it right. I always torqued to 450 ft/lbs and never had an issue.

[@CraigSmith568]

I remember a friend of mine years ago used to mount his own car tires by hand and he said a 13" was harder than a 15". He said the bigger the rim the easier the mount. Might be a little different with a low profile "rubber band" tire.

[@squangan]

Our fleet specified 450 ft. lbs. of torque as well for truck tires. The torque is manually rechecked after every 250 hours of driving and to my knowledge there has never been a problem across a fleet of several hundred trucks over decades of driving.

[@Flintlock1972]

@@squangan must not have been a driver trainee fleet like SWIFTs fleet.

[@cullenmiller8170]

@@Flintlock1972 I think he was mainly referring to lug nuts coming loose and not the loose nuts behind the wheel. 😂😂

[@cal4625]

Enjoyed the visit. Watching you guys is almost like having friends of my own! 👍👍

[@bullbutter9699]

Without the Midnight collect calls from the jail House LOL

[@IsItTrueThat]

Awesome comment!

[@truthsmiles]

Love the relationship between you and Andy. Hope you drop in for more visits!

[@k9under]

Good to see a video these days when you can fix something without a scan tool.

[@trance20001]

Andy's laugh is so genuine. Eric thanks for doing this awesome video.

[@rogerchevelle8543]

Great idea for a video Mr.O. Andy seems like a cool guy.

[@zackarymcclain164]

Pro tip on mounting 22.5’s. If you want to set the bead on the tire it’s a good idea to set it on a 5 gallon bucket horizontally dish side up. It keeps the tire centered without any outside force on the tire. Also you don’t have to bend over as far.

[@chevyguy-hf1yq]

2 absolutely priceless, hard working, great men. What a privilege this was guys.

[@johnupdyke9172]

Andy doesn't have any old mud flaps because they ended up under the paver! Great video guys!

[@phillipdewitt4454]

I was in the trucking business all my life but never in maintenance. Andy has a nice shop and must have good paying work to feed that rig.

[@danielbriggs7110]

Especially at 6k worth of new Michelin rubber 😇

[@mongrel1799]

That’s hard work on both sides of the coin. I’m not sure if people truly understand and appreciate the effort that goes into this career.

[@trotva]

I remember the van I had in high school in 76-77. It was a black 1965 GMC panel truck with white roof. Had a 4speed with first a granny gear. The inside had purple carpet. I added a bed, stereo and a plywood panel wall behind the front seats. It was a monster. The tires were considered "truck" tires. Had split rims. Cost me $157 a tire back then. A fortune. I sold it before I ever got close to replacing again.

[@ThePlowGuys]

That was a pleasant change from the rip'em and fix'em vids. Thanks for sharing your time with us Andy.

[@richardchayer6597]

Did this for over 20 years. Don't miss at all. Lol

[@ShepherdLover62]

Really great seeing the tires you make getting put on a such a pretty looking rig. Been making various XDN2's for a long long time. Thanks guys...made my day. And yeah, the "white" stuff is an anti-stick spray used in the curing process to keep the inflated membrane from sticking to the raw rubber.

[@SuperSecretSquirell]

That was basically my daily job for 6 years. Now I just change tracks on dozers lol. We had a pipe for our bead seater that fit a golfball PERFECTLY. It was insane how far we could lanuch them. The Golden Tool is a back saver when it comes to demounting. It'll pull both beads off without having to do anything but pull the handle over.

[@benaldredge2671]

Every guy needs a friend like this! Get you out of a lot of jams.

[@NightPlayer1976]

That was a cool Video Eric. Really brought something new to the channel and I hope we see more of you two together.

[@SivaFolsom]

Andy looks like a hard working professional. Loved the video. Keep them coming Eric!

[@JohnSmith-mk8hz]

"On the road" with South Main Auto

[@peterhodgkins6985]

I never got to dismount/mount tires on a one-piece rim. (late 70s) Everything we worked on used the Dayton split rims. Pretty neat to see how it's done in these modern times!! I love the visits to Andy's shop BTW!

[@glendurant911]

I enjoyed the video this was a nice mix from one shop to another. I like seeing the Tractor stuff and how he is re-building and doing tires, as it is interesting. Andy seems to have a great sense of humor, good job guys.

[@rickroberts7287]

Loved the visit with Andy!

[@davidrobins4025]

Thanks for bringing us a tire change from an expert. This was a really good one to watch.

[@DDD-us6uu]

Man that brings back memories of the old truck shop, no fun if your not poking on each other, you guys are fun to listen to. Thanks Eric and Andy.

[@KevinReinartz]

Man brings back memories... My back started hurting just watching that.

[@dwightvoeks9970]

Mad respect for guys that work on their own equipment. My dad did and taught me a lot.

[@big.g.fromohio3546]

Andy’s the first guy I’ve seen use those tire irons the correct and easiest way.

[@buannajim8091]

I see a little moonlighting with Andy as his cameraman and 'KZbin mentor' in your future, Eric. He would do well and you'd have something to do with all that spare time you have. If nothing else, maybe make it a recurring series called "Living on the edge with Andy".

[@joehall1114]

Andy is a funny guy, very entertaining

[@allanszast7579]

15 years as a transit bus mechanic, this brings back bad memories.

[@stephen7mgte]

Fantastic vid Eric, two friends hangin out getting stuff done on a project. Perfect 😁

[@NaterTaterOutdoors]

Thanks for sharing this Eric. It’s always cool to see another type of mechanical work in a shop.

[@oldbiker9739]

man that brings back memories' used to be a tire man in the Yukon back in the late 60's when every tire had a tube in it , that was at Whitepass trucking in White horse Yukon when I was a young pup lol.

[@mc2whls]

Eric, thank you for the field trip. I really enjoyed the Home Made Tire Bazooka. 👍👍

[@jeromestrong5614]

Thanks Mr.O for taking us along. Interesting video. As always your videos are. Thanks again. Awesome . You guys are hilarious.

[@ronaldbruzan9646]

Thanks for taking us along

[@caddydaddy9536]

Thanks for the class trip, Mr. O

[@rickmarshall808]

You havent lived until you done a complete tractor truck fresh tire change. Im sure you know all about those split rims that can be dangerous to air up. We lived by neverseeze on those lug nuts, as we wasnt always in the shop with airtools when we had flats to change. Our torque wrench was an 6 foot iron fence pipe, we would throw onto the 4 way wrench, and a 2nd body to help. :)

[@danielbriggs7110]

What a fantastic guy. Getting happy vibes from him.. would love to listen to the storys he has.. such a natural too 😁🤩😇

[@montyhinton4971]

Andy clears the barrel like a pro. Nice job. My father used to do the Brown and Root thing as a logger. Your shop reminds me of old times. Nice, neat, and full of echos

[@jeffreyevens2033]

Eric, a couple buddies working n talking shop stuff, entertaining and educational!

[@johnathandrew118]

Makes me nostalgic for Central NY. We have family that grows grapes and farms in Rushville, NY. Many a grey fall we'd visit my in laws and outlaw brother in laws in and around Ithaca. Saturdays frequently were shop tours. Checking on family and friend's truck, bulldozer, and tractor repairs and restorations, lending a hand where needed and offering as much unneeded advice as we could. The conversations were much like yours and Andy's but more colorful when you get to three or four guys and add a liberal application of PBR. Miss it.

[@flatdaddio]

Very cool video. Looks like Andy does some nice work. He really seems to keep up with the maintenance on that truck.

[@toddsonic]

That brings back memories, I never any beads that broke that easily, they had a heavy yellow slide hammer to break those, farm tractor and industrial tires with. Never had a bead blaster either, much safer than the way we had to do it...

[@marcwheelwright9191]

Great video! I used to drive the big trucks. It always amazed me watching our tire guy move those tires around and mounting them up. It’s a real art.

[@jafo461]

It’s the Pakistani truck repair channel! Always dig watching a mere mortal man beat up on huge truck parts. Leverage is the key.

[@jameswitanga8611]

That was cool and different can't wait for the ride in it. Thank you Eric very entertaining.

[@sdwputnam]

Great video, nice change from turning wrenches. Reminds this 70 yo of my changing the old slip ring rims tires on my 1956 Ford super Boss F700 Dump back when I was a youngster and crazy. Wish I still had it today, I have to settle for my newer 2004 F350 dump. Good job as always.

[@Dave-td3tu]

Your opening line walking in the door was almost in another langauge. Love ya Eric....and were thst Ford hat.

[@audikris]

my new favorite video combo! Eric and Andy! Thanks for expanding some of our horizons to the world of big rigs, love seeing it.

[@HevyDuty2ok]

Andy I love the air tank blaster you made! Back in my day it was starting fluid and a match which worked just fine. The old wheels had to be in a cage.. If memory serves me well I thought it was a 100 lbs. and not 120, but as you say my shop my rules!!

[@stevemcrichards8768]

Now that's a torque wrench!

[@prodieselrepair3218]

I tried balance beads in the tires for my F250 pickup. They work great!

[@markh.6687]

So they slide around inside the tire to constantly balance it? Interesting.

[@ClassicBMWFanInQuebec]

This guy seems like a genuinely nice guy!

[@richardguse3410]

Please, may we see more of the two of you!

[@JosephBoscoe]

i was a tireman for goodyear from 85 to 2000 and you reminded me of how easy it was to change the tubeless from the tube type split rims and my bars were longer and it was as easy as you should it but i was 300# and just mounted the first bead with my knees. i miss it and tahanks. Take care from Joe in upstate new york

[@robiecarmichael9958]

Great change of video subject! Takes me back to my younger days as a Tech at Ryder truck rental, and the International dealership. Keep ‘em comng

[@starcarrier1874]

Well that was fun! It’s like visiting my crazy uncle in Canada. You’re not quite sure how you made it back alive, you just remember you had a blast.

[@Budds36]

Thanks for showing us things we have not seen before.

[@nicenonya3]

I did that for 8 hours per day,unload the truck,dismount the tires,fix what could be fixed,install new ones or caps on the ones that couldn't be fixed,usually started the day with a hangover ,then did 4 hours of school at ITT in Ft Wayne then drank beer and played ueker sp? till we ran out of beer and started all over again unloading tires or loading/stacking the old ones,. Super Tire engineering

[@scottchadbourne4759]

Ughhh . . .memories. Many years ago it was 10:00x20 bias ply mounted on split rims or Budds. Tire cages a must.

[@chuckgrenci6404]

Field Trip; love it.

[@mikehonnold7068]

Back when I had the misfortune of messing with those Muther's they were split rims. Even with the tire in a cage when it seated, I'd jump up 3 ft. Didn't have a clip-on air chuck had to hold it. Scary. Didn't have an impact wrench had a 4-way. Don't miss it at all. Keep us up to date on Andy's progress.

[@GeraldThomasphotojunkie]

I certainly did my fair share those types of tires working at my local municipality, only they were the old school split rings. And we also used that “Ugga Dugga” torque wrench. 😂

[@JOne0442]

My dad drove a trucks for 35 years. This video reminds me of the ol'childhood days of riding along with him. Brings a tear to the eyes !! Thanks for the great video you two. God bless y'all.

[@oldtimefarmboy617]

Old mud flaps or a yoga mat. A yoga mat would actually be useful if used a couple of them to change truck tire on and cheaper than mud flaps. Keep it quieter and prevent dings and scratches in those aluminum rims. When I was a mechanic in the oil field we modified an old small air tank and made a stand to mount it on so we could take the large filters from the trucks and skid equipment engines and put them in the holder. And then run air through a pressure regulator (about 15 PSI) into the tank and when the pressure built up we could open a butterfly valve and get a rush of air into the inside of the filter which would blow the dirt on the outside of the filter out of the pleats. We could extend the life of the filters to 3 to 4 times what it would normally be. Just make certain that you have a shield on the handle side of the valve and point the open side downwind. You will get an incredible amount of dust in your face if you do not.

[@edp9743]

We had split rims tube tires on school busses many years ago, there wasn't a week that went by with several flats, rust on the inside of the rims, no we didn't torque the lugs. I don't miss those 140 lb drums.

[@colinkuntz7907]

Vicariously hanging with you and your friend. Love it!

[@ericsolomonrent]

Thanks for the fun video. I was wondering about those photographs, that were hanging on the wall, in the background.

[@davidmiller9485]

I had a 1970 20 Super camper (3/4 rear with overload springs) that had split rings. I used to put tires on it every 14 months or so because i hot rodded it (that 4:11 rear was wonderful) and would burn enough rubber to have to change them often. They were a lot of fun to change. I had two channel irons in a U shape concreted into the ground to change them. It was safer but not by much. Thanks for the memories.

[@dinoconect4484]

Wow!! that brings back memories from the mid 70's. Was in the truck stop buseness.

[@brianlynch994]

Andy is a hoot! A real salt of the earth guy. The world needs more like him.