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bobcatdan

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I don't do this very often, but I would recommand the manual tire changer from horror freight. I think that would good for 15" or 16" tires. I change skidsteer tire by hand with 40" kent moore tire irons, but I think those maybe overkill for you. The biggest battle with most tires is breaking the bead. Just remember, changing tires isn't the easiest, but if you are fighting it and have force ****, you are doing something wrong.
 
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I know you said farm use.........just showing you one possibilty.


We go through M/C tyres like my wife eats M&M's.....so have changed more than my share.Bought and used just about every commercially avail "iron" out there.Heres a shot of the ones I'll pick up everytime.They're made from cheapchit taskforce?...flatbars.Which are completely useless as designed.....they really **** for building trades.

But,because they're rather,"soft"....they'll reshape on a big belt grinder like nobody's business.Takes maybe 10 minutes or so?They're way nicer than any commercial ones I've ever used.Some of our wheels are pretty gauldang expensive.We have a custom built pnuematic bead breaker.....gotta be careful with those wheels!
 

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Acosi151

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That snap on deal looks too light.

Tire irons don't need to be fancy but they should be very smooth on the surface that the bead slides on. I haven't met on yet that could take be made better with a flap disk.

Definite good advice from dan on if you're forcing it your doing something wrong.

For breaking beads, a jackall pad placed on the sidewall jacked against something stationary works great.
 
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crewchief888

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read the decription for that snapon tool

it's not designed to remove tires from the rim, but designed to make "access"
to install tube type valve stems.


:beer:
 
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maddawg1952

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all you really need is a good tire hammer with a 36" handle and 2 spoons,and lots of tire lube. The tire dude where I used to work weighed about a buck forty,MAYBE ,and was damn near 60. and he did it with such finesse if was always a great time to watch. Made brand new case rear backhoe tires look like VW tires.
 
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I have four of the HF 93230 tire irons. I use them to mount/dismount auto, pickup, tractor, and garden equipment tires. They are just fine for working the bead off the rim if you can get the off-side of the bead all the way down into the drop center of the rim. I usually only takes two irons, but sometimes a third is nice right at the start.

If you have a way to get the rim up off the ground, it helps your back and knees.

Lots of soap is great advice.

I don't have a tire machine or large hammer/bead breaker, but I do have a small excavator and wood blocking! Even rusted-on beads can't resist hydraulics! Pushing with the wood prevents damage to the tire and rim.
 
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RECox286

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Do yourself and the tires you work on a big favor. Get the HF

manual tire machine, bolt it on some patch of concrete, and

then post us how much you appreciate the machine...

Uncle Bob


BTW: I have been using one for the last 20 years. It's much

better than wrestling the darn things on the ground, which I did

for 20 years before I finally got one.
 
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