Mounting aircraft tires is much easier than automotive tires. The wheels are split in two halves, then bolted together inside the tire.
Use tire talc...or just as good is ordinary baby talc or bath talc. Smells nice too. Sprinkle some on the tube and the wheel innerds.
Slightly inflate the tube inside the tire, insert the outside wheel half, push the valve stem through the hole, then install the inner wheel half and bolt them together.
Caution: don't pinch the tube between the wheel halves.
Many wheels have a torque specification. Shinn wheels do not. Tighten the bolts evenly snug.
The valve stem will try to push back into the wheel when you try to inflate the tire. Secure it with a thin nut, or use one of those bicycle pumps that clamps onto the stem.
Inflate to pressure spec (20psi for T-Craft), then let it rest overnight and check again.
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