Tire tools

[SGragg]

I agree with J-Mech and the others. Having the HF tire changer and being on this side of the "doing it myself" issue, I can say: It's not worth the hassle. It's a dirty, sweaty job...there's not much pride in it.

Find a trusted, cheap place to change them and let them do the work.

[Dirty Steve]

https://www.amazon.com/Ken-Tool-Tire...ll+tire+hammer

We always use one these on the farm. Together with a good sledge and tire irons it makes quick work out of any tire. Plus a good work out.

[Steve149]

FWIW I have both the mini tire changer and the bigger unit from HF and both are a breeze to use. The design for the tools could be a tad better but I am satisfied with the results. A good set of tire spoons would be a plus too!!

[Mike McKown]

Originally Posted by Mike McKown

You need two tire irons and you also need this bead breaker. Price seems to have gone up since I bought mine but they work well on garden tractor tires.

My next door neighbor bought two new front tires from Sam's Club. For whatever reason, they couldn't seem to dismount the old ones with their equipment.

I bought the bead breaker from HF only because I never had much luck breaking some of the beads loose from the rims. That's the hard part if you don't have a suitable tool. I didn't think I needed the whole tire changer thing.

When I bought a bead breaker, I think I only gave about $25-$30 for it.

Anybody local here wants about $10 or more to change out a garden tractor tire, or seal the bead or a little less to plug one. I am far too frugal to just give my money away when a tool like this has saved the purchase price many times over in the last 5-10 years.

[drglinski]

Bought the tools on Friday. Tire arrived yesterday. With a whole lot of persuasion I got the old tire off (broke the bead with some C clamps) and the new one on. The hardest part was a good tie between breaking the bead and getting the new tire to seat. Knock on wood so far it's holding well and I'm proud to say I did the change myself.

[ACecil]

Great job, Daniel!

[rwairforce]

I'm with Sam on this subject.
Yesterday I took a front tire that was leaking to my tire shop and had him put a tube in it. Tube and labor all finished cost me $18.95.
I was at TSC the Friday before and they want $17 for a tube!!! This was an easy decision. Even if the tube was $11 I'll give them the $8 to save me all that effort. FWIW

[ford4150]

Originally Posted by ACecil

Great job, Daniel!

X2

I admire those who do not pay to have something done that they can do themselves, regardless of the effort required.

[john hall]

I guess this is one of those things, for me anyway, you have to justify. I'm no good at breaking tire beads by hand so the HF bead breaker and some good tire tools are a good investment for us. Dad used handle all the tire changing but is no longer physically able. Not counting passenger cars and pickups, the 2 of us have over 160 tires on operable pcs of machinery (yes I just counted them). They range from the little ones on the tow behind lawn sprayer to combine tires. Most of them I can change with the HF bead breaker with the exception of tractor rears, combine drive tires, and the ones on the 2 farm trucks. I work full time and "play" farmer in the evenings and on weekends, so being able to change a wagon tire at 7pm is a big deal to me.

[cubcadet]

We too just drop them off at the tire shop.