bead breaker for rear tractor tire....

[boggen]

ok that was just to easy using the shop lift / cherry picker, i feel like i cheated myself !@@!

the \ / legs kinda V out, and was able to snug right up against rim, extended the boom out as far as i could go (500lbs i think at that setting)
tossed a solid iron bar under the tire and wrapped a chain up to the cherry picker, and POOF!

i got lucky the end wheels for the extended legs, cleared the tire so no need for any extra blocks / 2x4's.

the legs that extend out, gave my a nice spot to rest a pry bar on to boot. for the couple spots that was wanting to stick still. but that was pretty much twisting the end of the pry bar like a screw driver.

i did have to move cherry picker around to a second spot on one side of the tire though. (90 degrees) but man...that still easy *big grin*

with boom extended fully out, i almost had to move boom back one notch for more lifting power, the jack/cylinder, just didn't want to budge much at all, there at the ends right before the beads broke.

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then again i might be praising cherry picker for nothing, and letting the dish soap work its magic over last couple days, to loosen things up, and a splash more of soap before i put cherry picker on for things to slide easier.

but man, either way, i know what i am using vs letting rear of tractor down on tire now to break bead. no more guessing and worrying if tractor will fall over on its side. as i jack around with it to crunch tire beads.

 

[boggen]

with that out of the way, i still been trying to think of a good way to setup a pump to suck out remaining fluid in the tube.

----i have a air mattress pump (pump matress up and to suck air out) but i know it would spark nicely if any fluid got into it.
----small shop vac. might work, but i use it for the pond, and rather not get chemicals all up in it, and then use it on the pond and end up killing the fish.
----30 gallon sprayer 12v pressure pump. but it has a sensor on it, to turn motor on/off when hand gun is used. i suppose that really doesn't matter.
----a garden hose end, drill pump. attaches to a electrical drill or battery drill. rated for everything (diesel, oil, etc...) but gas. and noted on package for siphoning / sucking stuff out. almost postive i don't have any garden hose ends, and/or hoses i could risk contaminating
----12v fuel pump from an old automobile. its on its last legs. and used to fill tires with fluid. not strong enough to suck rest out (already tried *arghs*
----old i think 100gph pond mag pump, but bearings are out on it. it run but ya gotta slap it around some before it starts work, and week on suction power.
----12v bilge pump for a boat. but it has a screen on suction side. and no way to attach a hose on the suction side
----toss tire up on some stands. and trying to pull the tube out partially for the nipple. so i can let water drain right out of it.

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pressure pump from sprayer
or...
i guess i might be able to do a balancing act with cherry picker, with tire up in the air. and tube partially hanging out.

hmmmsss what fittings and tubing do i have....

 

[Xfaxman]

Glad it worked for you. :thumbsup:

My pictures were taken ten years ago this month! :shocked:

 

[boggen]

Glad it worked for you. :thumbsup:

My pictures were taken ten years ago this month! :shocked:

big thank you!

when i initially started i thought oh man as i saw end opposite touching the tire spring up off the ground all of a sudden. i grabbed hold of the cherry picker and gave it a good shake and looked at the tire, the cherry picker was not going any were! it was secured well to the tire via the extended legs. and when the bead broke, it never wanted to tip over or anything on me. making things extremely nice!

though i still had one hand balancing the cherry picker, i got a little wild with some soap near the extended legs, due to i forgot to add soap before tossing cherry picker up on the tire. and was just waiting for the extended legs to slip. but in reality the legs really could not split and slip. being V kinding around the tire / rim. and with the legs built structurally strong. to withstand moving an engine in and out of a car. i quickly gave up worrying and went at it.

 

[Mace Canute]

Why not get the proper tool to do the job? There are many different brands of manual bead breakers that clamp onto the rim itself to anchor the tool and then push the bead off in a controlled and safe manner without damaging the tire or the man. We bought one years ago, "Bead Cheata", and it works like a dream on tires that are next to impossible to bread the beads on using any other method. Take care of it and it will last a lifetime.

 

[boggen]

$$$ 100 to 300 plus bucks for something like the bead cheata. and been able to pop beads before with just letting the rear of tractor down on the tire. and now the cherry picker is better IMHO. car/truck tires i leave to professionals, for balancing, and getting rid of the old tires at same time. ford 555c TLB rear tires to big to man handle alone, with spending a few hundred in tools, that i may only use once or twice. cheaper to call a local farm/tire place to come out and deal with them.

my next purchase will most likely be some tire irons/spoons, the old "crow bars" work, but be nice for something a little bit thinner to make getting the bead off or back onto rim once the bead is broken. but beyond that. i doubt i go any further. exception when i get a flat with same tractor multi times in a row one after the other regardless of what i do. then i will most likely pony up. for better professional tools.

 

[JRLIII]

I own a big truck and do as much work on it myself as much as possible Imho Ken tool tire irons are definitely worth the $. Got some "el cheapo" tire spoons years ago bent them on the first tire the had to wait till Monday to go to Napa to get the real thing to finish the job.wife was glad I had the extra day at home till payday was a load light. Before you remount the tire might be worth while to clean and repaint the bead channel on the wheel. I always assume I'm the sorry sob taking it off the next time. Also a carefully wielded 10# sledge hammer works great a bead beaker on truck tires.

 

[toomanymachines]

It is very easy to break the inside bead on a tractor tire without even taking it off the tractor. swing the drawbar over and put a jackal (farm jack) between the drawbar and the tire.. about half way between the bead and the tread. extend the jack until the tire pops off the bead.
I have literally used it thousands of time without any trouble. some time it is tougher and make sure it is not going to slip.. I have hydraulic bead breakers, but this is much faster.. as I pump the fluid out I set up the jack and push the bead off as it pumps the last of the fluid out. I use a bead ax on the outside.. usually less than ten hits.. But I have changed thousands of tractor tires.