Who, if any mounts thier own tires?

[jrsqlc]

I mount my own now...but i have beadlocks also!! I love the dual beadlock....i wouldnt trust anyone with my carbon firber wheels.....they would be junk within seconds of someone at a tire shop touching them!

[Fonzi]

First time tackling a Chen knobby with a couple irons, tire won. 2 shops, new rim and $65 later, tire 2 me 0. One trip Harbor Freight for their small tire/atv tire changer ($39) and 30 mins of what seemed to be hillbilly hand fishing for a tire later and put one in the win column for me.

Highly recommend the changer, after I broke the bead on the new tire and saw how screwed up The shops made it, wasn't happy to say the least. I would recommend investing in a wide ratchet strap if you are going to tackle 25x12x9 tires.

[atc007]

Been changing them 23 years,,with ALL hand tools. I've bought a few of the HF ones,,but sold them before I got them lagged down! I use a tractor slam bead breaker. It is a very dangerous tool around alum rims! But for steel,works great. Tire changing is an art form. I didn't really realize it till the last few years. I remember how hard it was! I use soap and or lube,,whatevers available. Funny I just saw this,,the last 6 I changed have been OE .. What a dream! Sealed Instantly! Beaded easy,,,just like perfection !

[tri again]

What is a 'tractor slam bead breaker' and where can I find one?

I've gently dropped my tractor drag blade on the tires next to the wheel
and with the curve of the blade, it can have a good angle of attack.
and then jump up and down on them.

I guess there's no easy answer but almost nothing is worth donating body parts for.

( i need to do 3 this week somehow)

[DasUberKraut]

When everyone talks about the the bead breaker from Harbor Freight, is it the yellow US General brand that is actually meant for light truck and car tires? http://www.harborfreight.com/bead-breaker-92961.html I just bought that one recently and it doesn't work for crap on the ATC rims. It works like a dream on auto tires. With a couple of tire irons and a buddy, you can have a car tire and rim separated in less than 5 mins. But my buddy and I had to fight with it to get it to break beads on ATC rims. After all the fighting I think I need to have the bead breaker welded up so it's more sturdy than just the small bolts they give you for it. Is there a better model of bead breaker at HF that I don't know about? Local shops will NOT touch any two-piece ATC rim at all. That being said, When I get my two-piece rims sandblasted and painted up. Is it hard to get the beads set after they are pieced together. My one buddy says to always use and inner tube and you will never have a problem. What's the point of a tubeless tire if you require a tube to set the beads?

I've also heard of people using a ratchet strap on tires but not sure what. Not a ratchet strap wth hooks on the end but one that feeds back into itself to make a complete circle if that makes sense. Anyone know how that method works?

[Jeepermc]

The ratchet strap is mostly for seating a tough bead on a tire that is too skinny for the wheel. Wrapped completely around the circumference of the tire and cinched tight, it will spread the tire ( and beads) farther toward the seat making it easier to seat the tire tubeless.

[DasUberKraut]

The ratchet strap is mostly for seating a tough bead on a tire that is too skinny for the wheel. Wrapped completely around the circumference of the tire and cinched tight, it will spread the tire ( and beads) farther toward the seat making it easier to seat the tire tubeless.

That makes sense I guess. I knew te strap went around the circumference, but I didn't know if it was for seating or breaking beads. Now I know.

[ceaserthethird]

It's pain with the HF tire changer kit, Took me day's lol

I did a pair, and the rest i take to the shop !

[Sublunacy]

Bead breakers for atv tires is kinda overkill don't you think, stand in the deflated tire and hit it 5 times with 16 oz or larger , with a 1 inch thick board vertical between the tire bead and . Takes maybe 10 seconds

[Lil Earl]

i have always used my picup, it always worked perfectly with 2 people, it only failed once. my s10 was not heavy enough to break my dad's bead on his old quad, someone put that bead glue on it, so when we used my buddies f250 it popped right away but it always worked

[polka]

I had no idea the horrors involved in changing ATC tires. Thanks guys, now I'm afraid to bring in my near perfect SX rims and new P/V's for mounting anywhere!

[440brew]

my local discount tire does it for $3 per tire. I dont believe you can beat that.

If you have really nice wheels just ask to watch and let them know they are in perfect condition and the cost is they damage... it they are professional they should accomodate a simple request like this.

[polka]

It makes sense to be there watching, I just don't want them to hand me a pile of carnage and say, "Oops".

[just ben]

It makes sense to be there watching, I just don't want them to hand me a pile of carnage and say, "Oops".

that happend to me recently.the shop damaged my front wheel. they gave me 100.00 credit whoop dee. the credit is useless since I will never go there again

[RIDE-RED 250r]

Bead breakers for atv tires is kinda overkill don't you think, stand in the deflated tire and hit it 5 times with 16 oz or larger , with a 1 inch thick board vertical between the tire bead and . Takes maybe 10 seconds

That trick hasnt served me very well with OE tires that have been on the rims for over 25 years. If i cant break the beads with the truck, ill take them to my shop and pay $5 a tire to break em down, and Ill mount the new ones myself. Mounting the new tires is a piece of cake next to breaking down 25 year mounted OE's on steel rims.... Maybe its just me?