What is the best bead breaker for the money? [Archive]

Meek

01-13-2004, 03:21 AM

http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10101&AID=10303745&TID=101&productId=3060&catalogId=10101&langId=-1&PID=1257946

DELUXE BEAD BREAKER $ 67.99 from JC Whitney

Not sure if this the best one out there, I am going to get one in the next week or two. Help me find a good one.

Hammer trx450r

01-13-2004, 05:06 AM

ford f-250 lol. I lay tire on its side i just run over the tire with my truck pops any bead $free

ATC Crazy

01-13-2004, 07:19 AM

Electric Drill with a cutting bit on the end :rolleyes: The tire shop couldnt even get the damn things off....

ex kid

01-13-2004, 08:15 AM

www.harborfreight.com

they have one. i orderd it the other day. its better work!

blackraptor16

01-13-2004, 01:37 PM

Originally posted by Meek
http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10101&AID=10303745&TID=101&productId=3060&catalogId=10101&langId=-1&PID=1257946

DELUXE BEAD BREAKER $ 67.99 from JC Whitney

Not sure if this the best one out there, I am going to get one in the next week or two. Help me find a good one.

PM briantrx - he got that bead breaker from JC Whitney last year. He's used it a few times, but I don't know his opinion of it. He hasn't cussed it out or thrown it out the window or anything so I'm guessing it's worth the money.

jtej

01-13-2004, 01:57 PM

We have a homemade beadbreaker very similar in design to the one in the pic that meek posted. we have only had one tire we couldn't bust, (stock 400 tire on stock rim) the only change i would make is to add on a piece to back of the breaker so someone can stand on it to keep it from tipping forward.

01-13-2004, 02:07 PM

have you ever tried to use your heavy vehicle? it works very well. ;)

EXracer8604

01-13-2004, 02:10 PM

Originally posted by ex kid
www.harborfreight.com

they have one. i orderd it the other day. its better work!

Go ahead and send it back, thats what i did. This thing was completely useless and cheply made. i had more luck cutting them off.

JTRtrx250r

01-13-2004, 02:15 PM

Originally posted by Meek
http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10101&AID=10303745&TID=101&productId=3060&catalogId=10101&langId=-1&PID=1257946

DELUXE BEAD BREAKER $ 67.99 from JC Whitney

Not sure if this the best one out there, I am going to get one in the next week or two. Help me find a good one. Thats the same one I have Meek:D I almost want to say mines just a tad bit beafier but otherwise its the same exact unit, I call it "Beadley" haha

KASCHAK

01-13-2004, 02:37 PM

i use a hydrocic jack on the back of a pick up. takes anything off.

Hammer trx450r

01-13-2004, 02:57 PM

good one Kashack

LTandRaptorider

01-13-2004, 04:53 PM

Originally posted by EXracer8604
Go ahead and send it back, thats what i did. This thing was completely useless and cheply made. i had more luck cutting them off.

yep, couldn't agree more. I should've sent mine back. Instead after it broke, it sat in a corner until rider11x took it to see if he could fix it.

remlapr

01-13-2004, 05:02 PM

Jeff@quadshops's breaker sort of looks like that one but is much beefier and it will take anything off. I would get one like his. I took my rear stock rims and tires to two different tire places and they used every hydraulic tire changer and trick they knew and couldn't get them off and Jeff did. It took some time, but they finally gave.

QuadRacer041

01-13-2004, 05:59 PM

i got mine from nac's its works pretty good.

bigbadbrad

01-13-2004, 06:13 PM

Did the tire shops leave air in the tires? when using the bead breaker machines it works alot better with air still in it, i learnt that the hard way.

JTRtrx250r

01-13-2004, 06:31 PM

Originally posted by bigbadbrad
Did the tire shops leave air in the tires? when using the bead breaker machines it works alot better with air still in it, i learnt that the hard way. thats a big NEG..w/ the JCW anyway...I gotta take out the valve out of the stem before I even attempt it..., the only time I bent it was when I forgot to let the air out:o :D Ive never had a tire I couldnt eventually get off...mighta taken 5 diffrent attempts ..but I always get em:p :D

Meek

01-16-2004, 04:35 AM

Thanks for all of the input.

400ex#18

01-17-2004, 05:52 PM

Originally posted by Meek
http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10101&AID=10303745&TID=101&productId=3060&catalogId=10101&langId=-1&PID=1257946

DELUXE BEAD BREAKER $ 67.99 from JC Whitney

Not sure if this the best one out there, I am going to get one in the next week or two. Help me find a good one.

i'd say that one there is a really good one..i used to use a f250, and a 2x6, and when i used one of those it worked 10x's better!!!
good luck

danney f

01-18-2004, 01:32 AM

I use this one on all kinds of tires, from lawn mower and atv tires to braking the beads on my 33" truck tires. Never had a problem.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=34542

Hammer trx450r

01-18-2004, 06:55 AM

thats the ticket righ there

muff

01-18-2004, 07:19 AM

danney f

01-18-2004, 09:09 AM

I have only had two problems with it. #1 I have trouble keeping it bolted to the floor, I just need to find larger lag bolts. #2 I can't remove or put on the low profile car tires, But heck the tire shops even have trouble putting them on.

MEL

01-18-2004, 10:22 AM

Originally posted by danney f
I use this one on all kinds of tires, from lawn mower and atv tires to braking the beads on my 33" truck tires. Never had a problem.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=34542

we have that one at work, and its the biggest peice of **** ever made. get the ones that nacs and jl sell. they work great on atv tires. even stock tires are on problem.

danney f

01-18-2004, 10:25 AM

Originally posted by MEL
we have that one at work, and its the biggest peice of **** ever made. get the ones that nacs and jl sell. they work great on atv tires. even stock tires are on problem.

Maybe it's the operator.:p

MEL

01-18-2004, 10:29 AM

don't think so!

danney f

01-18-2004, 10:31 AM

Just play'n. Some things work for some people, some thigs don't.

MEL

01-18-2004, 12:17 PM

if i was trying it at home, i could blame it on the beer. but, since i was at work, that wasn't the problem. we might not have it bolted down firm enough to put the right pressure on it to pop. i do like the removal part of the tool, that part works good, just it doesn't bread the bead very good for me.