Anyone use portable bead breakers? Experiences?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:59 pm
Anyone use portable bead breakers? Experiences with them?
I have found several on the Internet.
Main ones are...
R&R Bead Breaker http://www.randrbeadbreaker.com/ expensive
Tyrepliers http://www.tyrepliers.com.au/New/products.html expensive
Piranha’s TARS http://piranhaoffroad.com.au/index.php/ ... ators.html very expensive.
HH-419 Bead Breaker http://www.tsissg.com/hh-419-bead-breaker looks like tyrepliers knockoff
a tad less expensive.
Circle Track Tire Wheel Bead breakers http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... MEWAX%3AIT
15" rims only but looks like you could modify it for 16" with a couple of strips of steel some pins or bolts and a little drilling and cutting of the cross rim hook arm to lengthen it.
Looks like this and a couple of spoons (northern tool?) should do the trick. Maybe a wood block to wedge the tire a bit more open for repair.
If your asking why, for field repair with inner patch or worst case stitching should 1 spare end up not being enough. And DIY tire removal to skip the tire disposal fee in some states.
Side note: I do have widened rims on my Pinzgauer and they have regular safety beads.
Yes I have seen the 2x4 drive on it trick and the jack bead foot adapter trick but was looking for something a bit more portable and easier to do with less possibility of tire damage in the process.
No I have never even had so much as a flat with my last set of tires. Still I think for back country expeditions its not a bad idea. About to put some new rubber on.
Thanks Scott
I have found several on the Internet.
Main ones are...
R&R Bead Breaker http://www.randrbeadbreaker.com/ expensive
Tyrepliers http://www.tyrepliers.com.au/New/products.html expensive
Piranha’s TARS http://piranhaoffroad.com.au/index.php/ ... ators.html very expensive.
HH-419 Bead Breaker http://www.tsissg.com/hh-419-bead-breaker looks like tyrepliers knockoff
a tad less expensive.
Circle Track Tire Wheel Bead breakers http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... MEWAX%3AIT
15" rims only but looks like you could modify it for 16" with a couple of strips of steel some pins or bolts and a little drilling and cutting of the cross rim hook arm to lengthen it.
Looks like this and a couple of spoons (northern tool?) should do the trick. Maybe a wood block to wedge the tire a bit more open for repair.
If your asking why, for field repair with inner patch or worst case stitching should 1 spare end up not being enough. And DIY tire removal to skip the tire disposal fee in some states.
Side note: I do have widened rims on my Pinzgauer and they have regular safety beads.
Yes I have seen the 2x4 drive on it trick and the jack bead foot adapter trick but was looking for something a bit more portable and easier to do with less possibility of tire damage in the process.
No I have never even had so much as a flat with my last set of tires. Still I think for back country expeditions its not a bad idea. About to put some new rubber on.
Thanks Scott