if you dig home made! that works!!

[aldochina]

well i made this maybe 8 months ago! was gonna do a vid of it when i got it all buttoned up and pc'ed, but with the recent threads on tire changing being a hot topic, i couldnt hold out. wanted to share it with those who might appreciate it. I cant take credit for the design, these types have been around in some form or another. everything used was salvaged from the parts bins at work. the plate and round stock my dad gave me compliments of NYS!! the plastic cones and rim lock i did buy from the guy who produced a version for sale. i designed mine off of what i saw on his website tirestripper.com. if i had a lathe i could have made some cones. and the lock is simple enough to make i just couldnt find material thick enough and he was willing to sell me one. here's the process with pics as we go......

the base- center post is from a universal weight machine that was crushed when a tree fell on my dads garage! bolted through the bottom. tabs welded to base to hold the 3 unistrut legs.
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv103/aldochina/home%20made%20tire%20tool/100_4339.jpg
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv103/aldochina/home%20made%20tire%20tool/100_4340.jpg
9" 350x rim installed with small cone and piece imade to tighten it out of a pipe nipple and union. would like to improve this piece, but it works! large cone is for larger hub openings. 25 yr old original tire!!
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv103/aldochina/home%20made%20tire%20tool/100_4341.jpg
the breaker bar- its 1 1/4 round stock. i had a thinner one originally, and the first oem tire i tried it bent. rigid couplings and some angle i cut up and ground to shape make up the head. the welds arnt the best, but i have very little expierience, this was by far the most welding ive done. some arnt burnt in far enough, but its held fine.
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv103/aldochina/home%20made%20tire%20tool/100_4342.jpg
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv103/aldochina/home%20made%20tire%20tool/100_4343.jpg
i have a schedule 80 pvc coupling pressed inside the rigid coupling for smooth rotation!!
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv103/aldochina/home%20made%20tire%20tool/100_4344.jpg
and then........

[aldochina]

we break the bead..
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv103/aldochina/home%20made%20tire%20tool/100_4345.jpg
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv103/aldochina/home%20made%20tire%20tool/100_4346.jpg
always a pleasant surprise when the slime is there!!
now these balloon style tires are a prick, cause they want to fold over the rounded edge and the head wants to slip back. it helps to leave a bit of air in the tire. but thats fun when it pops with the slime in there. if the head was a little narrower it might help. you learn a few tricks as you use it.

[aldochina]

proceeding....
you take the tire off install the rim lock which rests against a leg to prevent the rim from spinning while trying to take the tire off. flip it reinstall and break the bead on the other side.
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv103/aldochina/home%20made%20tire%20tool/100_4347.jpg
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv103/aldochina/home%20made%20tire%20tool/100_4348.jpg
the next piece of the puzzle.......

[aldochina]

the mount demount bar- the square stock again compliments of nys. the 2 ends i made up of stuff from work. some angle, nuts welded into the square stock , and pieces i cut bent and ground to shape out of some large pipe hangers
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv103/aldochina/home%20made%20tire%20tool/100_4349.jpg
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv103/aldochina/home%20made%20tire%20tool/100_4351.jpg
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv103/aldochina/home%20made%20tire%20tool/100_4352.jpg

[aldochina]

demounting the tire-push the tire down into the dropped center of the rim on one side, hook the head under the lip of the tire. this bar is heavy, takes a bit to man handle it. not like the nice aluminum one i copied it from!
bring the bar down over the center post and rotate around. pops right off!

http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv103/aldochina/home%20made%20tire%20tool/100_4353.jpg
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv103/aldochina/home%20made%20tire%20tool/100_4354.jpg
pull the tire to the top of the rim and repeat with the bottom lip.
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv103/aldochina/home%20made%20tire%20tool/100_4355.jpg
what a damn mess that slime makes!!
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv103/aldochina/home%20made%20tire%20tool/100_4356.jpg

[aldochina]

heres a closer look at some of the parts
http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv103/aldochina/home%20made%20tire%20tool/100_4357.jpg
i am not mounting any tires at this time, so you will have to wait until another time to see that, maybe i will have it finished, and will make a video by then!! thanks for following, and feel free to post your thoughts good or bad!!

[aldochina]

heres a link to where i got the idea.
http://www.tirestripper.com/

[Kfx-xc-racer88]

I like it!!

[redskinman]

nice job;)

[yamaha driver]

and i am still using a hammer and chisel :( o well mabey some day... But great job on that build :D

[oldskool83]

cool tool, im guessing slime doesnt dry lol

[Scootertrash]

Nice job! Now I have a(nother) project!! this design sure beats my current bead breaker. It just breaks the bead, no feature for popping the bead off of the rim.

Nope, slime doesn't dry. I only use it in emergencies. I'll pull a tire and patch it first.

[aldochina]

thanks for the kind words guys! more than half the tires ive done with this have been slimed!! guys love the stuff!! it does work, but what a mess when the time comes to change it!!

[R-tifacts]

I love it, very nice work man, necessity is the mother of invention ~ Plato

[86T3]

I'm glad my tax dollars made you a bead breaker. Your welcome.

[aldochina]

^^^ I been paying my keep for 20 yrs runnin. aint never got nothin for it! I feel no shame believe me!! thanks though!!^^^
r-tifacts, bring some tires over anytime, we'll crank em out!!

[robtech]

Very interesting, I like it.

[aldochina]

Very interesting, I like it.

a little frankenstein compared to yours, but i like it too!! thanks

[robtech]

a little frankenstein compared to yours, but i like it too!! thanks

Don't sell yourself short, it's really good.

It's just a different type of deal from mines, mine is just a breaker. Yours does more :cool:

[rdlsz24]

That's cool, looks like it works better than the little one I bought from Harbor Freight. I didn't realize slime doesn't dry

Rob

[Lil Earl]

wow thats real cool and all this time i have been driving over tires with my truck to break the bead, hopefully eventually i can get or make one of those

[bigworm626]

Super cool Aldo.

[atc007]

Absolutely Awesome!!! I love it. A great job. Let us know how it works mounting!

[partsmaster]

Impressive

[aldochina]

thanks for the positive comments guys!! I have not used the mounting end yet. It seems most of the tires i have done recently i was able to muscle them on the rim by hand with some lube!!. seemed faster than messing with the machine. i'm sure i'll get a stubborn one eventually though!!

[TecateDan]

I've seen the size of you in person rory why not just tear them off with your bare hands

[dmfaulks85]

That beats the hell out of having to cut the tire off the rim!

[the great gazoo]

That's really cool,man! I've got most of that stuff at work & I just trashed a crappy tire changer I've had the last 4 years, so I'm going to make one up. Great detail & thanks for posting that up!!

[the great gazoo]

That's cool, looks like it works better than the little one I bought from Harbor Freight. I didn't realize slime doesn't dry

Rob
That's the one I had! what junk.

[redsox]

cool stuff man. i like it. i hate having to beg, borrow and steal to have my tires done, and the bottle jack under the trailer hitch is a PITA!!!! i was recently looking into some designs, and i saw one similar to yours that was built into a workbench that i liked. my bench is not really securely attached though, and i figured i'd have leverage problems. this really looks cool. when you break it down, does it take up much garage space?

[newfiebullet]

great job, looks like it works a hell of a lot better than running over a 2x8 on the tire :D lol