Homemade bead breaker or redneck bead breaker, you decid

Geo-TH,In · Mar 18, 2023

I used the shovel I made out of a spade and a steel post driver.

Shovel on the right is the new shovel.
Used outrigger to hold the tire in place.
Third lick and mission accomplished.
I have too many leaks and I'm installing a tube.

gab · Mar 18, 2023

Any tool can be the right tool.

moresmoke · Mar 18, 2023

I have wide flat teeth on my backhoe bucket. Makes a great bead breaker.

rustred · Mar 18, 2023

thats a lot of rigamaroll for that little tire. i just use a vise.

NDIHC · Mar 18, 2023

Whatever works! For me it's usually a short handled duck bill hammer.

Keith True · Mar 18, 2023

I always remember my father,grandfather,uncles,etc.using a bumper jack.Set the short end of the jack plate on the bead,hook the jack to the car,and jack away until something gives way.

Centerplate · Mar 18, 2023

The old school method we used many years ago was to drive a tractor front on the tire to break the bead. Glad I don't use that much anymore.

DoubleO7 · Mar 18, 2023

(quoted from post at 17:16:09 03/18/23) I always remember my father,grandfather,uncles,etc.using a bumper jack.Set the short end of the jack plate on the bead,hook the jack to the car,and jack away until something gives way.

Or the outrigger pad on a Terramite????

The real fun begins trying to get the tube installed. Without ruining it.
Only to find that the valve stem is on the center/middle of tube and the valve hole is near the bead on the rim.

I hate little tires like that.

This post was edited by DoubleO7 on 03/18/2023 at 02:06 pm.

Geo-TH,In · Mar 18, 2023

I stopped using the back bucket when a tooth poked a big hole in the sidewall.
I've tried many different ways.
One time it cost me $25 in labor for a tire shop to install a tube I had used silicone to seal the bead. Silicone worked too well. Tire needed a new valve stem.
Not to mention a 30 minute drive each way.

Use what works for you. I like using my slide hammer and shovel and not bending the rim with a sledge hammer..

Geo-TH,In · Mar 18, 2023

Please post pics of your homemade bead breaker.
I enjoy seeing what others have come up with.

BTW, I worked part time at a service station back in the 60's while going to college. Changed a ton of car tires.
I've yet to see a tire changer I could use on small mower tires.
Please Show me yours.

caterpillar guy · Mar 18, 2023

For tractor rear tires I use the fork on the telehandler to push the bead off on both inner and outer beads. For truck tires on the semi I can usually just stomp them down or hit them with a hammer. For the smaller tires like pickup size and smaller I use the tire machine with a hand lever set up. Works pretty slick for small utility tires like on a hand cart or wagon the vise and a couple screw drivers or small pry bars. I don't take rear tractor rims off for tire work.

oldsarge · Mar 18, 2023

Farm & Fleet.....................$12.00.............................eezy peezy

JMOR · Mar 19, 2023

(quoted from post at 22:32:13 03/18/23)
Farm & Fleet.....................$12.00.............................eezy peezy

built pretty much the same slidehammer because a jack or driving on itwith tractor would just slide off of the tough ones

Caryc · Mar 20, 2023

Harbor Freight makes a great little unit for changing small tires like that. I bought it and used it to put new tires on a rototiller. Worked very well and not much cost either.

BarnyardEngineering · Mar 20, 2023

I don't have a homemade bead breaker.

Instead, I bit the bullet and bought a BeadBuster XB-550 for $250 that works every time, no struggling. Worth every penny. Doesn't damage your rims if you miss. Uses an impact wrench instead of muscle power to push the tire off the rim.

gab · Mar 20, 2023

I've used the fasthitch blade on my super c to break the beads on my super m.

Nordic · Mar 20, 2023

If you have access to machines with hydraulics, you can put a 'big truck' 16.5" brake drum on top to break the bead on 15" tires and a 10.00 X 20 split rim to break the beads on 16" tires.

Geo-TH,In · Mar 20, 2023

I have been thinking about attaching something round to my
outrigger.
The only thing I have with a brake drum is my 2007 GMC rear
brakes.
Thanks for the idea of using a brake drum.
Now I have something to look for.

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