I'm a semi truck mechanic and have mounted many tires in my life.
Unless you're dealing with low profile tires, if you have wheels with no tires on them, installing tires is easier than you think. Two tire irons, Murphy's soap, valve stem tool, starting fluid and a lighter. You reinstall the valve core the second you do the starting fluid method so the tire doesn't suck itself flat because of sudden hot-cool effect.
Spray a wick 3 feet from the tire if your scared.
You can buy a bead seating tank on Amazon under $90.
My post might be meaningless to the thread starter but may provide useful info for someone else.