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Originally Posted by cookinwitdiesel
The shop is Rice Tire in Manassas, VA. They did in fact have the pneumatic bead breaker, I observed them using it on other tires while waiting to talk with the manager.
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You may have an out. It’s a slim chance but they happen.
It is prohibited to fit a tire on a wheel with an incompatible bead profile. Tire manufacturers are required to provide, to the public, a listing of wheels their tires are designed to fit, including the bead profile type. Look on your trailers certification label and find the wheel size and type. Then look on the actual wheel to confirm a bead type match. If there is not a match, ask the tire manufacturer for the bead profile for that particular tire's designated size and load range.
If you can confirm a mismatch you should inform the trailer manufacture and give them a chance to make it right. If that doesn't work, present your information to NHTSA. They will force the trailer manufacturer to make it right.
Here are some basic wheel contour letter descriptions.
Wheels will have a letter designation for their contour or the expected tire bead and rim shape. Some possible contour designations are J, JJ, K, JK, B, P, and D.
Common (and generally interchangeable) wheel contour designations are J, JJ, and JK.