Dave Sherburne NY
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These are pictures of a tire changer I made from plans I found in Hotrod Magazine 40 yrs ago. The top photo is the 2" dia post with an X welded to it and embedded in the concrete. Welded to the post is a piece of 1/2" steel plate at a convenient height to mount the tire on. Also welded to the post are two pieces of steel with several pairs of 1/4" holes in them to put the bead breaker in. according to the height of the tire. The second picture is the bead breaker. Make the curved piece to fit about a 15" rim and then it will work on most tires. the curve goes toward the post like this )o . Place the tire on the floor against the post. attach the bead breaker to the post at the right height so the curved part fits on the tire next to the rim. This bead breaker handle is short,(it's what I had in the scrap pile) and then put on a square tube extension over the short handle. Then put your weight on the handle and break the bead, then flip the tire and do it again. Put the tire up on the 10" round plate bolt it down and remove the tire with a tool like the one from Gemplers. make your own tool, I paid $80 20 years ago. I never found a bead I couldn't break with this machine. I can't give you any dimensions because I don't live there anymore but it's not that hard to figure out.
gemplers.
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