Home tire mounting

I'm no expert, but I've been doing myown tires. Bought an old school manual machine, but it won't fit stuff like the Bullitt wheels. I made a center extention for it with it's own problems. I bought a HF tire machine for cheap which is somewhat useful. I cut a sidewall out of al old tire for a pad on the one machine

You can buy plastic covers for tire spoons, TRY USING AN AXE HANDLE or other wood implement.