Bead breakers
Submitted: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 20:29
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Johnny boy
Hi all,
I was at the show a few weeks ago and saw the R&R bead breaker and yes I thought it was a very good design its just the fact that I have so many other things that I need to buy and I thought surely there is a cheaper alternative because this was like $ 200 plus with an extra bit that spreads the tyre ,I did find a simple Sth African product that fits the high lift and seems like a good alternative if it works ,I saw it on www.beadbreaker.co.za
so do any of you guys own one of these or have another type that is as compact as the other two mentioned?
Regards
John
Reply By: Willem - Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 08:11
Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 08:11
John
I bought my first Tyrepliers in 1992. Still have them and have split many rims in the ensuing years. Think I paid about $80 for them then. They are very good for working with split rims.
R&R Beadbreaker is good for normal tyres and steel or alloy rims.
Any device needing the use of a Hi Lift jack, needs a mounting point on your vehicle, and this needs to be a special fit as modern vehicles do not have
places to mount the Hi Lift
Cheers
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 14:29
Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 14:29
I've used and made lots of beadbreakers over the years. Started with the scissor jacks, which work
well, then got fancy by welding up ones that work similar to the bought ones, then went back to using jacks, because they were something that I rarely used on trips and were just extra weight. I made the one in the photos above for the Prado because I didn't carry a highlift jack, but my current vehicle has solid, stable jacking points, so I've gone back to using a high-lift because its very quick and easy and has many uses.
I agree with Willem in that if you use split rims, a tyrepliers works best because you have to work around the bead a fair bit to get the split out. Tubeless are easier and quicker in my experience. I took 5 tyres off splits and put them onto tubeless rims last week, and it just reinforces my preference.
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