DIY Tire Bead Breaker

[octo0072000]

Race ya….

On all 10 wheels

one wheel not ten used to be done on side of motorway surer single done in situ

 

[gordon stephenson]

Found the pic of the one I made tears ago,

 

[MickeyW]

I just put bead breaker into google looking for a pic of the scissor type thing and there is a poshed up version, it's a youtube link.

I have a pair of these of these. They were sold in the Landrover scene many years ago as 'Tirepliers', made by an Australian company. I can't remember which company was importing them. Anyway, I have to say they have been brilliant, seen a lot of use and still in great shape.

 

[Edward Teach]

one wheel not ten used to be done on side of motorway surer single done in situ

I've done lorry tyres, but not done in situ

 

[Edward Teach]

Found the pic of the one I made tears ago,

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I have used a pair of those, back in the eighties, in my mates, Dad's "workshop" opposite the scrap yards, those were the days
I found them hard work, more than likely because they were knackered and loose/wobbly,
I use a sliding tube, hammer and levers on a regular basis, only for my own stuff though

 

[armalites]

I am always shocked when I see the old Dunlop manual tyre changers making £100-150 on ebay/Facebook. You can buy a proper machine for not a lot more.

Tractor and heavy plant tyres either fall off or put up a proper fight, I threw the towel in and bought a hydraulic bead breaker the same as the Ag tyre fitters use. Never fails

I got one of these on Vevor and with a pump I think it was about £200. There is a knack to using them but even on a rusty tractor rim where the tyre has been there for probably 40 years it just broke the bead with no fuss at all.

I'm sure everyone who doesn't know it works does what I did which is test it's operation standalone and thought it was knackered. It relies on the first ram bypassing to operate the second and if you run it on not on a rim it fights itself