URETHANE BAND SAW TIRES 3/4" WIDE BY 12" DIAMETER

The tires were priced right and were delivered in less than a week. I was ready to haul my 20 year old Sears band saw to the dump. Now that I have installed these tires, it is now operating like brand new. I would call this product an excellent value.

I bought these for my Craftsman. I have heard horror stories about getting them on and I was not looking forward to the operation. I happened to hit on a great method to install and had them on in about 1 minute each. I put two screwdrivers in holes in my bench close together, put the tire over them, put the wheel against them and stretched the tire over the wheel while turning the wheel on the bench (this is all flat on the bench). No problemo, they work great.

The urethane band saw tires, 2 pieces in the box, 3/4 by 12 inches, arrived in 2 days on standard shipping, and were exactly as described. I had only one broken tire on my saw that needed replacing, so I now have one new tire installed and one spare. The installation was not easy, but once installed the new tire works flawlessly. I would suggest that you forget the installation instructions to use hot water. Instead, use a smallish forced hot air heater (or maybe a hair dryer). Start the installation of the tire, holding it in place with 1 or 2 padded spring clamps. Then blow hot air onto the aluminum wheel and the partly installed belt until both are nice and warm. Then with the help of two #2 round Phillips screwdrivers as tire irons, walk the belt onto the wheel. Once the tire is in place, walk one of the screwdrivers all the way around the wheel to even out the stretch in the tire. The trick is heating the aluminum wheel AND the tire so the wheel does not drain heat out...Read more