Rim damage

[660 guy]

Hello: I have a set of 38inch spin out rims for my Farmall 450 that the beads were pretty badly bent up with tire irons trying to remove tires that had been in a fence row for years and very hardened up. Any ideas on how to get the beads all nice and rounded out like original? Any help appreciated! maybe there's a tool like a porta power that would work? Thank you!

 

[504]

Crescent wrench and a hammer,bend and beat.

 

[stevieb49829]

and a flat concrete floor to check your progress.

 

[SDE]

Use a hammer to hit the rim like a drum. If it rings it is still a good rim and is suitable for repair and future use. If the metal is soft the sound will be a duller thunk type of sound. This may be why the rim was bent during the tire removal. For future info. , pour gas around the bead of the tire and let it sit for a while. It will soften the tire in the bead area and it may be easier to remove the tire.