Taking tyre off rim

Builderfromhell

https://youtu.be/5vQmxsnLeKo

biko

Tbh, it's not very explanatory. Just some guy (you?) hammering angle irons into a big tyre?
Can you explain the process a bit more?

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biko wrote: »

Tbh, it's not very explanatory. Just some guy (you?) hammering angle irons into a big tyre?
Can you explain the process a bit more?

Its a well known method of breaking down tyres especially big tyres like tractor tyres. #when you beat in a piece of angle iron it pushes the bead off the rim. Work your way around until it pops fully off the rim.

My preferred method of breaking down tyres is a two foot bucket on the digger with a tooth missing, two teeth line up with the edge of the rim and press down on the tyre

nd

I tried a few methods, but found the easiest was putting the tyre under a window sill( or something else of a suitable height). And opening a jack between the tyre and the sill to break the bead.

bazz26

Probably fine if your taking it off a steel rim but I would not fancy trying it on an alloy rim. You could end up damaging the rim for sake of a few bob bringing it to a tyre centre to be properly removed.

porsche boy

Youd want to be sure you dont need to use the tyre again, the corners of the angle iron tearing into the sidewall is vicious.