Taking tires off rims for scrap

jacksonduper · Jun 13, 2011

I have a bunch of old tires laying around the farm from years gone by. I have sorted out the usable tires and rims and I would like to scrap what is left. Is there a easy way to get tires off rims? I don,t care about the tires or rims. Could I take the pallet forks on the skid loader and break the beads. Not looking to get rich just want the old tires gone.

Ken-Pa · Jun 13, 2011

I know it"s not allowed , but I scrounge a brush pile or a hard to get rid of weedbed , lay a couple old tires/wheels there & geepers , just how that dern thing caught fire is beyond my knowledge .My Mommy never allows me to play with matches . It seems politicians can get away with these responses so here goes:: I committed no sin or I did nothing wrong .Or play a game with the neighbors kids like , who ever rolls this wheel down that hill the furtherist gets a dollar (used to be a quarter when I was a kid). All kidding aside , even tire shops won"t take old tires anymore . So a guy is being forced to either burn them or push them over a hill into some woods . HTH ! Who, me an outlaw ? Naah, not me . God bless

Zachary Hoyt · Jun 13, 2011

I have tried to beak them that way and it has not worked too well yet, but I may not be doing it right. What most often works for me is to cut through the tire bead and the rim flange with a 1/8" thick cutting wheel in an angle grinder. It only takes less than a minute and it is pretty cheap, though you do eventually need a new cutting wheel. I then take the tires to the dump and the rims to scrap. I am not in favor of burning tires.
Zach

Mike (WA) · Jun 13, 2011

A Sawzall, applied crossways, should get them off in pretty short order. Getting rid of the tires is another matter- not so easy these days.

Took in a load of unprepared scrap Saturday- got $190/ton! The guy unloaded most of my pickup with a big excavator with a thumb- I'll bet he could take your cap off with it, and not leave a mark!

DeltaRed · Jun 13, 2011

In an effort to keep our couny clean,our county landfill lets individuals(not businesses) dump dismounted tires for free.so...When I get 4-5 junk tires,I take a 'drive'to the dump.

BCnT · Jun 13, 2011

if you got a pretty good log splitter you can crush the rims enuff to get tires off.
i burnt many a tire in my day too but these days i use em to build terracced banks along ravines...lots more work than striking a match but i havent had a blowout OR a complaint yet.

blinwmiaol.com · Jun 13, 2011

I have broken down every tire on the farm by taking the stem out so no pressure and then run over the tire with the front wheel on another tractor. Best was to use our 3020 NF because it is easy to see what you are doing, and just turn the tractor front right around the rim to break the bead. Have yet to have one that wouldn't unseat the bead. takes less that a minute per sideand you are done.

John Harmon. · Jun 13, 2011

Got to vent so now is a good time I think.Just last week I got new tires for the front of my car,they charged me $2.00 a piece for disposal fee.Went back saturday on a different matter and saw the used tires for sale rack. checked it out and there was my 2 old tires for sale for $15.00 each.I knew they were mine because of the star I drew on each with a white carbon pencil to show the shop guy the ones I wanted to be replaced. I went ballistic and had a shouting match with the Mgr and Owner and guess what? No more will they get my buisness!

Bob · Jun 13, 2011

They've make a TOOL for that!
CRUSH

Jordan Bergsma · Jun 13, 2011

We us a logsplitter that we made a few modifications to. It works good, crush the rim and the tire just about falls off.
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showcrop · Jun 13, 2011

The fellow who I recruited to run the town transfer station about 15 years ago and is still there told me that the company that handles the town's scrap metal comes with a tool (maybe just the regular cherry picker) that pops the rims out of tires.

nhboyd · Jun 13, 2011

I have used a sawsall with hacksaw blade.

awhtx · Jun 13, 2011

Maybe your state REQUIRES the tire shop to charge a disposal fee for every new tire sold regardless of what happens to the old tire.

Doversix · Jun 13, 2011

skidloader with pallet forks works great, do it all the time

kyplowboy · Jun 14, 2011

Buddy of mine used to scrap cars as a side job. Shredder here pays more if tires are off. He would takes wheels off and toss them in a pile and a winter job would be to cut off valve stem, stand the tires up and press down on them with the lip of the bucket on his back hoe. He would bend up the wheel and tear up the tire but he could then haul off the wheel for scrap. Break'n the bead loose is one thing, bending the rim to the point the tire will just fall off is much easier.

Dave

John Harmon. · Jun 14, 2011

Yeah maybe! Still p666ed me off.

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