Bead Breaker Tool Opinions

Christopher S. · Feb 28, 2011

Has anyone had any experience using one of these to breaker a bead loose. Is it worth its weight in Gold? or is it Junk? Thanks Guys
Bead Breaker

Anonymous-0 · Feb 28, 2011

I have a bead cheatah, similar and works good but did stretch the threads on some 18.4x38's

Bob Bancroft · Feb 28, 2011

I have one just like it. The curved flat stock clamp part is apparently a weak spot because the last time I used it I ran out of clamp. It doesn't look bent, and I didn't see any wrinkled paint.
I don't use it much, and don't hope to, but without it I couldn't get some tires broken down myself.
I have a tire iron with a right angle end on it and a spot on the back side reinforced for striking with a hammer. I generally have to use that to get the bead moved just enough to get the bead breaker in far enough to get a bite.

Anonymous-0 · Feb 28, 2011

Used to have races in the motorpool with deuce and a half tires/wheels between a guy with the bead breaker out of the tool room and a guy with a mattock. Mattock was always faster but the guy swinging it was finished for the day after 20 tires.

Dave

old · Feb 28, 2011

I have found that a hammer by far if you know how to use it will work better then those cheap high priced bead breakers. That said if a novice the best thing I have found is the slide hammer type and they do not cost but about 1/4 of that tool and most any body can break down tires with the slide hammer set up. I would buy a slide hammer one if I didn't have my air powered truck tire bead breaker which work real well but it is also the only one I have ever seen

johndeereman · Feb 28, 2011

best bead breaker i personaly have found is a handy man jack with wheel on tractor i push against 3pth arm or drawbar on outside of wheel i use another tractor or pickup to push against ive taken off tires from my jd b that would not squat under weight of tractor with valve stems pulled

bison · Feb 28, 2011

I never had no need for these contraptions

I use a home build slide hammer for most tires.
and bead sledge hammer for big loader tires.

Geo-TH,In · Feb 28, 2011

I use the stabilizers on my backhoe to break beads with.

Brad Gyde · Feb 28, 2011

I got one similar (but likely cheaper) for Christmas YEARS ago..

This statement will tell you how much I like it: I spent $170 on a slide hammer after using that d**n thing just a few times. Mine worked ok for small (mower, snowmobile trailer, etc) tires.. but when it came to anything very stubborn.. Good luck. I'm sure it'd do more stubborn stuff, but if I'm gonna fool around all day I might as well pay someone to do it.

I have a slide hammer, and a tire hammer..

Some jobs the slide hammer is better, some jobs the hammer is better.. I'd say I use them about equally. My only complaint on the slide hammer is it's not built anywhere hear as heavy as the one my grandpa and uncle has.

My grandpa and uncle used to change all their own tires.. all they ever had was a slide hammer (and of course spoons/bars) and they can make quick work of a implement or semi tire..

Brad

504 · Feb 28, 2011

We had one at the tire store, it was alright for off road tires(loaders, haul trucks)but way to slow and awkward for normal tractors and such.

msb · Feb 28, 2011

Have one of the older styles from Gemplers. It works fine for an occasional use. Getting too old and bunged up to work that hard so I hire tire work done these days.

cannonball · Mar 1, 2011

This is the one I have...mine came from Gremplers..

http://cgi.ebay.com/Bead-Cheata-Tire-Bead-Breaker-Tool-Speeco-Part-05500-/300448423545?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item45f41f1e79

rustyfarmall · Mar 1, 2011

(quoted from post at 16:52:00 02/28/11) best bead breaker i personaly have found is a handy man jack with wheel on tractor i push against 3pth arm or drawbar on outside of wheel i use another tractor or pickup to push against ive taken off tires from my jd b that would not squat under weight of tractor with valve stems pulled

That is what I use also, but I remove the tire and rim from the center, lay the assembly down so it's slightly under the drawbar of another, heavy tractor, and then place the handyman between the tire and the drawbar and have at it. Usually have to slightly rotate the tire and rim 2 or 3 times to get the bead loose. My shoulders just won't let me do much hammer swinging or even slidehammer pounding anymore.

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