Fred Werring
Well-known Member
So I've changed a few rear tractor tires using some Harbor Freight tire irons...they work OK on car size tires, not so much on rear tractor tires.
Looking at the Ken-Tool website ( http://www.kentool.com/index.php/products/tire-irons-mount-demount ), never realized how many different tire irons there are.
Looking for suggestions on what size/shape to buy...but I think anything would be an improvement over what I use now.
Also
My current method of breaking beads is to lay the tire flat and push down with a front loader. After I get the beads broken, I'll put them back on the tractor to help steady them while I demount the tire. I think gravity is getting stronger though, those tires are getting harder to get back up off the ground.
Saw this gizmo at Northern Tool, Esco manual bead breaker.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200322827_200322827
Anybody got one? Does it work? Reviews are good, but thought I'd ask here.
Thanks
Fred
Looking at the Ken-Tool website ( http://www.kentool.com/index.php/products/tire-irons-mount-demount ), never realized how many different tire irons there are.
Looking for suggestions on what size/shape to buy...but I think anything would be an improvement over what I use now.
Also
My current method of breaking beads is to lay the tire flat and push down with a front loader. After I get the beads broken, I'll put them back on the tractor to help steady them while I demount the tire. I think gravity is getting stronger though, those tires are getting harder to get back up off the ground.
Saw this gizmo at Northern Tool, Esco manual bead breaker.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200322827_200322827
Anybody got one? Does it work? Reviews are good, but thought I'd ask here.
Thanks
Fred