8" Tire Bead Breaker Tool

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

Wanted an easier way to bust the beads loose on the 8" wheels common on the front of most garden tractor brands so I decided to I would fab something up at work and give it a try on my 520H front tires I was replacing, basically 2 pieces of 1/4" 3"x3" angle iron welded to a 3/4" x3"x 9" long flat CRS with a 3/4" hole drilled in the center and foot of 3/4"-16 all-thread and another 3/4"x3"x3" with 3/4" hole...and how it works...break 1 side flip break the other then dismount the old tire all done with a box end wrench no air tools or hammering on your hands,Jeff.

Edited September 27, 2016 by WVHillbilly520H

[KC9KAS 4,741]

Very clever and handy tool!

[midpack 862]

If you bolted the angle irons to the upper plate on the underside, you could use a longer one (upper plate) and have holes to work on different size rims I'm thinking

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

11 minutes ago, midpack said:

If you bolted the angle irons to the upper plate on the underside, you could use a longer one (upper plate) and have holes to work on different size rims I'm thinking

Yes most likely but "all" the garden tractors I have anything to do with have 8" front wheels and that's why I welded and less moving parts to scratch up the paint, but feel free to take my idea and expand/improve for your needs,and usually with the 12" rear wheels it's just easier/less frustrating to have a tire shop dismount/remount those,Jeff.

[953 nut 55,005]

   Jeff;    that's a Kool Tool!  I have had good luck with the H.F. tire changer bead breaker on 12" tires but the 8" can be a PITA.  

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

26 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

   Jeff;    that's a Kool Tool!  I have had good luck with the H.F. tire changer bead breaker on 12" tires but the 8" can be a PITA.  

Yes sir those 8" seem to be a real PITA I changed a set out on my father's CUB CADET fought those for hours before I made this and then 5 minutes beads broken on my 520 no more battered hands sweating and foul mouthing,Jeff.