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Apart from some of the useful tips previously mentioned...
When you start finding it hard to mount the last section of bead (usually a 3-6" section around the valve) go back around the mounted portion of the tyre, pinching it together towards the centre of the rim. This seats it deeper in the rim, effectively reducing the circumference it's stretched around, and freeing up enough slack sidewall to get it over the final bit of rim.
And don't forget you can also rest your thumbs for a bit by turning the wheel around and using your fingers to scape it up and back towards you.
Photos would help I suppose.