The bigger the tire the easier, you can use the tire's own weight to your advantage. But if you have never done it have some one show you or take it to the local tire shop.
Many people have gotten hurt airing up tires when they are not seated properly.
Tires are a bomb waiting to explode if you don't know what to look for.
Those radial tires that have been run flat develope zipper cracks in the steel belts that can't be seen and then blow out/explode when aired up. It can leave a side wall with a 4-14 inch opening after it blows out. I've sold tires and have done tires for over 30 years. Your's may not have steel belts if not they can still be dangerous.
I seen a man take a tire off of a farm implement carry in front of him and only carried it 5 feet ( the tread was seperated is why he took it off) and before he could set it down it blew and the tread came back and hit him in the abdomen. It gave him the biggest strawberry on his stomach area that I have ever seen. Luckily it didn't tear him in two pieces. He was off work for 3 weeks.
One has to be careful also with smaller tires where the two halves of the rim are bolted together from each side. I had an 8 inch rim with a tire mounted on it. There were 8, 3/8" bolts holding the two rim halves together. I checked the pressure in the tire and it read 23lbs. I put the air chuck on it to air it up and it instantly blew the rim apart. Luckily one bolt is all that held. The rim swung up and got me just below the kneecap. It threw me 6ft though and when I came too my leg hurt and I was afraid to grab for it because I didn't know if my leg was still attached. I was very lucky and only got 9 stitches out of the incident. My hands were chewed up a bit too!
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