Breaking the bead! On da trail

[617_Racing]

Re: Re: Breaking the bead! On da trail

I worked at a trucking company one summer... I don't miss swinging a 10lb duckbill.

It is pretty satisfying when you get a perfect swing and drop a bead.

I'd hate to try it on regular tires.

Semi truck wheels don't have safety beads

We did the duck bill hammer on a set of 35's I was swapping to new wheels. It was a HUGE pain in the ass but it worked eventually, no where near as easy as the semi tires.

 

[Eddyj]

Re: Breaking the bead!

One of these:

So I picked up one of these and two $5 tire spoons from harbor freight. I changed a tire off one rim onto another in about ten minutes. Bead breaker worked awesome.
It was a trailer tire not a tsl.