Tires Popping a Tire Bead

wagne223 · Jul 24, 2017

Anytime I have put tubes in anything, I had to break both beads. Just could not sneak it in there with only one side broken.

robertm · Jul 24, 2017

wagne223 said:
Anytime I have put tubes in anything, I had to break both beads. Just could not sneak it in there with only one side broken.

Oh well. It's a tinker toy tire. It can't be that big of a deal, right? I suppose I'd better get an iron to pull one side off the rim.

TMGT · Jul 24, 2017

This will do it pretty easy Mini-Tire Changer just did some 20x8-10 front tires off a kubota, couldn't break them with the loader and this changed them easy. Took about 5 min a tire to change once I figured it out.

robertm · Jul 25, 2017

TMGT said:
This will do it pretty easy Mini-Tire Changer just did some 20x8-10 front tires off a kubota, couldn't break them with the loader and this changed them easy. Took about 5 min a tire to change once I figured it out.

Thanks! Have a HF just up the street!

Xfaxman · Jul 25, 2017

I used my shop crane on a rear tire.

lennyzx11 · Jul 25, 2017

TMGT · Jul 26, 2017

I will say larger tires are generally easier to break the bead on, I did my skid steers 12x16.5 tires with the loader and a couple bars.
The little 5.30x12 trailer tires and 20x8-10 turf tires? Not happening!

Most larger equipment/semi tires use more of a tapered bead that breaks easier.

Baby Grand · Jul 26, 2017

Have removed & replaced the 18x6.50-8 turf fronts on our B5100D and the 16x6.50-8 turf fronts on our G5200H.
Lots of cussin' until I got the HF tire changer, which is surprisingly effective considering the cheesy build quality.
A lot faster than doing it with the HF 20T hydraulic press.
-Jim

SDT · Jul 26, 2017

robertm said:
I need to tube the front tires of my BX2670. Always losing air.
What's the best way to pop the bead on one side of the rim to put in a tube? I'm not thinking beating it with a 5# hammer and a block of wood is really going to work.
Thanks!

The best way is a slide hammer. Works every time.

SDT

robertm · Jul 26, 2017

Going to stop at HF on Friday to get the tire changer. May first call Discount tire, though. The changer plus tubes may be more than having them done.