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Jon,

A side mounted log splitter makes a great bead breaker,,,,,, I am sure you have your own methods , but just saying ….

Roll the tire up to it and push the lever for the tough ones.

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Our tire / wheel combination is rarely difficult to break the bead. Usually by walking around the edge of the wheel the tire will break free. If it is a little stubborn I have a 6′ iron bar with a round end that I just drop onto the tire sidewall near the bead and it will break free. For stubborn tires like on my Bobcat I put the tire under my pickup and use a jack on the bead and under the hitch to push the tire down from the bead.

Old lazy folks can get creative.

[Larry & Diane]

Impressive Jon! You’re hadcore! Once the tire’s off the rim how do you mount the new tire? (maybe this should be a new thread) 🙂

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The new tire drops over the rim and the first tire bead has to be sitting in the drop center groove. Then a little encouragement from a couple of tire irons and the other bead drops on. To inflate it I have a big ring that looks like an oversized O ring that I put against the tire bead and onto the bead surface of the wheel. As I inflate the tire the O ring is pushed off as the tire seats itself. I use a lot of the lube to help the tire slide easier, both on the tire itself and the O ring.