| Author | Message | ||
     Willmrx |
Poor mans bead breaker, makes changing tires at home way easier.      | ||
| Torquehd |
I love it. You're a man after my own heart. Is that brake disc sitting on the ground? | ||
| Willmrx |
I lay the rim/tire up on 2x4s when I use it, I was just showing the concept. | ||
| Torquehd |
Gotcha. I have an 8' section of 2" steel pipe that I use for a cheater bar when working on my pickup. That's 1,280 ft lbs of torque if I use my full body weight (I've never had to do that). I've broken some really freaking tight fasteners loose with a ridiculous amount of ease. Mechanical advantage is a beautiful thing. | ||
| Crusty |
"Give me a lever long enough and I will move the World" - Archimedes Great idea! A little ingenuity goes a long way. I once used a bumper jack and a Buick Electra to break the bead on a Harley wheel. It's pretty amazing what you can do when necessity decides to make it a challenge. | ||
| Brother_in_buells |
Nothing wrong with that ,works great! Have sort of the same set up made from scrap metal ,but use it only for car and truck tires. | ||
| Ducbsa |
I made this for breaking the beads on my Model A tires. Buell in background as a bonus! The spare tire cover is on because the spare was easier to pose than one of the others.  | ||
| Sifo |
I used a rig like that to change out the tires on my truck about a year ago. Worked pretty well after ironing out some wrinkles. I used to rebuild windmill transmissions. The case bolts/studs had to be torqued to 4046 ft/lbs. Forget mechanical advantage. Go with hydraulics! | ||
| Reepicheep |
If they are really stubborn, you can take a car / truck and carefully drive over the tire. We had to do that for an old quad tire once. | ||
| Jeepinbueller |
I've been wanted to rig up something so I can save the $100 every time I need change rubber. How do you go about balancing after mounting? | ||
| Teeps |
So simple, it's truly a "why didn't I think of it" device. Thread bookmarked for future reference. | ||
| Brother_in_buells |
http://www.marcparnes.com/Harley_Motorcycle_Wheel_ Balancer.htm | ||
| Jim2 |
Less expensive option. Grab any moto magazine and find a 20% off coupon. http://www.harborfreight.com/motorcycle-wheel-bala ncing-stand-98488.html | ||
| Jim2 |
I use this to break bead but I like the wood one above better. I used to use two 2X4's and my Jeep bumper. http://www.harborfreight.com/bead-breaker-92961.ht ml To use this HF bead breaker you also need to secure a ratchet strap (not included) from the base of the vertical upright, under the tire and over one spoke to keep the whole tire/wheel assembly from flipping up. With the strap it's stable and easy. I found that tip here on BadWeb once. |
