Another Tool You Can't Live Without

[Oregon Tractor Jack]

I have found another tool you can't live with out. It is a portable beadbreaker. Having around 16 ATV/lawn mower and 49 odd tractor tires to deal with, I got tired of spending good money to have tires broken down and repaired. I found an AME portable beadbreaker at Northern Tool for like $150. It will break the tire beads on anything from an ATV tire up to a 42" tractor tire. It works very well. I was going to buy a tire breaking hammer until I found this. The first tire I tried it on was a 38" calcium rusted tractor tire. This is the type you could have beaten for hours with a hammer and not broken the bead. Took me about ten minutes per bead and I didn't even work up a sweat. Just one more for your tool box.

Oregon Tractor Jack

 

[Anonymous-0]

Not to one up you, but HF, and even TSC have a bead breaker, for around $50. I agree, they are as handy as a shirt pocket. THe TSC one that I have is china cheap, and I have welded it sturdier. I mounted it on a plywood reinforced wooden pallet, so's I didn't have to work on a cold concrete floor.

 

[Ken Macfarlane]

We've always just used a block of wood and the loader or driven a car/truck onto the block, are these so you don't have to take the tire off the vehicle?

 

[bill mart]

on sale right now for $129 at northern tool. Bill

 

[bill mart]

Oregon Tractor Jack I don't think those will work if the tire is on the tractor like the $150 one will. Bill

 

[Bill in IN]

I borrowed one when I changed the rear on mine. Was a clamp on hydraulic unit and you didn't need to take the wheel off the tractor. Turns out I didn't need it (surprised as it may have been original and calcium filled) but not having to wrestle the thing around would be a huge plus. If I didn't know where it was, I might be tempted to buy one, but I imagine they aren't cheap.

 

[Dick L]

You save another ten bucks from amazon

 

[hd6gtom]

if you are fixing your own tires make SURE you have several million dollars in liability insurance, good probability you will need it.

 

[Oregon Tractor Jack]

The beadbreaker will work on a tractor tire that is still on the tractor. That makes it even easier to break down the tire. I did it on a 38" tire that was still on the tractor and it worked great and I didn't have to wrestle with the tire and wheel to do it.

There is one down side to using the beadbreaker, it will damage the paint on your rims. If you have a fully restored tractor with fancy new painted rims, you might want to take the tire to a shop and let the Tire Monkey beat it off with a hammer.


One comment about liability. I only use this for off road tires. You should never, ever use this for over the road tire repair. A man's just got to know his limitations...

 

[Brian G. NY]

hd, really? how good is that probability again?

 

[Geo-TH,In]

I use the stabilizer on backhoe as a beadbreaker.

 

[Dean]

I use a slide hammer.

Works on the tractor or on the ground, and can occasionally be used for other purposes.

Wouldn't be without one.

Dean

 

[S2710]

hd6gtom Please explain the liability insurance.

Bob

 

[Chris Jones]

Can you give us a link to the item on Harbor Freights site or the model number?

 

[IH2444]

(quoted from post at 10:07:27 01/02/14) if you are fixing your own tires make SURE you have several million dollars in liability insurance, good probability you will need it.

Why would you need liability insurance for possibly harming yourself?

I have not heard of any accident investigation checking to see who last changed a tire on the vehicle unless possible the lug nuts came off.

 

[Mal(Pa)]

I just now bought one from northern tools ebay site
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400598574778?item=400598574778&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:L:OC:US:3160&vxp=mtr