OK I've only gone & done it again, weather not been great so not got the photos just yet but have made further progress & she's just about ready to drive off the trailer. Steering gear is mounted enough to where it'll work for the speeds we're doing & finally wrestled the last front tire onto the rim.
I've been putting this off/procrastinating for a while as I know from the other side that it's going to be a bear (tires are 235/75 15 car ones so way too wide & this last one is a winter one with some real meat to the thing). As incorrect tires go, it went pretty well in the end. Was a real PITA to mount the second bead as I expected but once on it pushed itself against the rim such that it's sealed well enough to stay tubeless for the moment which was a worry I'd had considering the wheels were intended for tube only. So that's 3 out of 4 aired up and happy.
Still can't make the rear tube hold air, poured a couple of different concoctions in it but may have to bite the bullet and patch the thing & just hope the tire holds together after re-refitting!
Either way, she's gonna touch down soon. Will definitely make sure that's caught on video for posterity.
Edited by ekjdm14 - 16 hours 31 minutes ago at 10:31am
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