Tyre Pliers

Used my set in anger a few times when I had splts on.
Excellent product, as I have a few health problems and doing a tyre is a major hassle.
There are a few products out there, all claim to be better of course.
No idea what they cost, as mine were bought s/h but unused.

Have a look at the R & R Beadbreakers much easier to use particularly if you are of the older generation.

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Hi,
I've a set and have used them in anger a couple of times, they beat the hell out of a bead chisel and 4 pound hammer.

Seriously, they work quite well.

As Footy has stated above there are many variations available from various different sources and all claim to be number 1.

Can't help you on price either as I bought mine second hand from a gentleman on this site.

Geoff

Hi, have used tyre pliers for years, and since I am one of the old wrecks around I have found them to work fine.
They also adjust to suit other sizes very easily.
Good value...

Bushy

Have used them several times on splits and they work fine. Not much effort. Though with splits you only need to get the bead off of the split ring. They are quick to use. Certainly easier than several other ways! There may be a better product out there but they are easy to use, adjustable and get the job done with a minimum of fuss. If you have tubeless I would be using plugs first anyway.

Steve

We use tyrepliers..but which ever way you go, do a few practice runs at home first, so you get the knack of how the device is used.
Nothing worse than being out in the bush with all the good gear and no idea how to use them!!!

I have a set of Tyre Pliers but have never had to use them....I only carry them just in case and hoping that someone else will come by to show me how it is done :-))

First, thanks to all for your reply's. Looks to me like the Tyre plyer should be the way to go. I think I have seen the R R demo done by Malcolm Douglas once and agree it looks a lot less effort. I can get a new Tyre Plyer from my local ARB for $195 a little less than the other product it seems. As mentioned, plugs are the general form of repair but as you know, now and then it is necessary to replace a tyre and have in the past used a jack under the tow bar to break the bead. As I am a big strong 60 year old the effort required should not be a problem. It is an item of equipment that is rarely used but as I am retired now I hope to do a lot more bush trips and I want something a little easier than the jack method. Regards to all,,, Foxhound(WA).

I've used them in anger plenty of times and they work well on a wide variety of rims and sizes.
A trick that I've always done before and extended trip where tyre replacement on the side of the road is a strong possiblity.
Loosen all the tyres on the rims and put tyre soap on all the beads before refitting, makes getting them off much easier especially if they have been fitted to the rims for a couple of years.

Foxhound,
You'll be happy with the tyrepliers.
We were using a set on a new Prado rim a few months back, and it didn't have a setting for 17 inch rims. We ended up drilling an extra 6mm hole in the thing so it could be used.

I no longer take a dedicated beadbreaker - I went back to using a highlift jack, which is kinder to the wheels (especially mags), and serves a lot of other purposes.

I've lived remote for over 8 years and been paid to change tyres for travellers, as well as work vehicles. Some people ask to watch and amazed when it's all done in a few minutes. LOL

I like the tyrepliers simple and fast. As for the levers I like one good'un and 2 crappy ones. Reason being if I lose them for whatever reason I'm not as upset.

Regards,

Slammin.

Foxhound
I have tyre plyers.
Gotta love those tyre Plyers, although I can see why the older generation would prefer the R & R beadbreakers, just remember that you still have to get the tyre off the rim, and there is nothing like some LUX Flakes, and a bit of water to grease things up a little too, and a good heavy rubber mallet, and some swinging and the odd bit of swearing

All done in under 5 minutes, even at 57

Cheers
Bucky

Hi Foxhound

I have also found tyrepliers to be the best prouduct around for breaking beads , but I endorse the comments about possible damage to alloys.

I brought a set , and loved them so much , that friend made me a copy one morning but with a couple of improvements that reduced there weight from 3 to 2 kg and made then more or less a fixed size by not incorporating the adjustment part.

While there are alternatives like jacking from a towbar etc I have found that these are less effective and tend to work when everthing is ok but not when things get tough.

Great tool and I always carry them.

Thanks again everyone for all your replys and ideas, looks like Tyre Pliers for me,,,,Regards to all,,,Foxhound(WA)

G'day Foxhound,

I can't coment on the Tyreplyers have never even seen them used.

I have a R & R Beadbreaker and have used it on 4 different vehicles. GQ Patrol 15" rims, GU Patrol 16" rims, Landrover Discovery 16" rims and cross plys with a tube and a Holden Astra with 16" alloys and low profile road tyres.

The R & R worked a treat on all of the above with no damage to the alloys on my sisters Astra.

I have completely removed tyres from wheels on the GQ, the Landie and the Astra and don't know how I would have got them back on without the R & R. Can tyreplyers help with this? I don't know but once you get it off you have only done half the job.

Duncs

I learned to use tire pliers when I was doing a tafe course (4x4 recovery was a part of it). Now fast forward many years and we have a set, Hubby has used them several times, most recently a week ago to put a tube in father in laws spare which was going flat all the time.

Never thought of using a high lift jack - sounds like a good idea in a pinch!