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I ruined a rear tire on my 1550 Oliver and took it off today. Is there an easier way to break the bead then using a hammer and chisel? It must of took us two hours to break the bead. I'm trying to save some money but need an easier way. I have 2 more tires to fix on 2 other tractors.
 
A bead hammer. If you are not trying to salvage the tire, I have seen some people use a front end loader to put pressure on the side wall.
 
This is a don't try this at home, but it has worked for us more than once. We have a hay spear on the back of a truck that is NOT SHARP, let the tractor dowm off the jack, you'll knock it down anyway. Be careful of the angle, same as a slidehammer just keep carefully backing into the grove between tire and wheel. Redneck: only way I can operate, GET ER DONE.
 
and yes on large tractor rears too....you dont really have to take the wheel off tractor if you dont want. I usually do.
 
Big old wood wedges instead of a chisel. The kind that you use when cutting down a tree. Drive them in with a sledge hammer. OR,you can get a kind of a slide hammer bead breaker from Gemplers.(or was it Grangers? one or the other)
 
I cut the tire off the bead with a sawzall then cut the bead in one place with hammer and chisel. Bead drops off.
 
Corner of the bucket on a skidloader works good if it is stillmounted on the tractor just drive the scoop up to it and push it off.
 
I use a tool that clamps on the rim with two fingers gripping the rim. Then there is a Bolt you turn and a third finger pushes the bead off the rim. Very easy. Very little effort required Bernie Steffen
 
Ken-tool T26B There are some others that are cheaper and work ok too. Technique is a big part of using one you have to start low and drive the wedge into the bead then start hitting at a higher angle. I have seen some people work their tail off and can't break a car tire. I show them and have it off in 3 whacks.

As described the clamp on type work too. Never used one and don't know that I trust them on really stubborn rusted beads. Would like to see that sometime.
 
#1 tool is the know how which takes time to learn. #2 is a good tire hammer or good tire slide hammer or a good air or other type TRUE bead breaker. I have 3 out of the 4. A good tire hammer well really have 2 I also have a air power bead breaker and the big thing is the know how which I also have but did it for a living so learned the hard way. Now if you want some info on how to do t send me an e-mail and I'll send you a couple pages I scanned out of a manual that tells you how to do it
 
Do you have a skidloader of FEL? Push with the bucket. Another tractor? Push with a helper holding a 4x4 on the tire. Can do that without ruining the tire.
 
We use a 220 Komatsu.
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Go to northern tool, you can get a slide hammer for around 110 bucks, we bought one and it works great, only takes 10 to 15 whacks and the bead is off.

Tom
 
Thanks for all of the responses and ideas everyone! Now I now some tools I need to look into getting. I think this will make the next one a little easier.
 
We broke the inner bead using a 4' farm jack pushing against the drawbar.

We broke the outer bead by running a chain around the tire and pushing against that with the same farm jack.

This was on some really rusted-on 13.6x38 tires.
 
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