I'm sorry mate my mind started to go elsewhere when reading that..Oh, and you may need an assistant. A well soaped up, half mounted tire may want to slip back off the rim. I always ask my wife "can you hold tire spoon this for a sec, please?" because I only have two arms...
same principle. i use motion pro bead breaker spoons and motion pro wheel guards.
I have a static balance machine, but ive found most tires dont need weight, just line the dot up with the valve stem
Which brand(s) have the dot at the heaviest point?
Some tires have two dots. One for the heavy and one for the light side. But I have never seen a tire with just a dot for the heavy side on a Mc tire. And I’ve installed several different brands.