Bead Breaker

[Blood_of_Tyrants]

All those hours I spent in the motor pool, sweating over tire changing using noting more than a sledge hammer and angle iron "wedges" because the mechanics said that was the "Army way"? And they had these hidden somewhere in the back of the tool trailer?

Where would I apply for compensation for such torture?

With all the women in the Army now, I'll bet that they have gotten these hydro-pneumatic jobs so the women can"do the same things a man can do".

 

[Stretch44875]

Thanks Jeff, looks just like that. And that looks like my foot on it.

 

[11Echo]

Some better pics of the Lee Demounter.

 

[DavidB]

Latest word at the NG armory is wheels and tires come and go as set.must need to use up some NOS stuff. I use the small pneumatic/hydraulic bead breaker. It works great and will do ag tractor tires mounted on machine.As others posted airing is where you can run into problems,be safe.
DavidB

 

[11Echo]

I think this is the tool you are refering to. It is in TM 9-1870-1 "Pneumatic Tires" Feb 1955



I have only seen a few of them and they seem complex. But the illustrations may give you a few ideas. The better machine is the Bishman tire changer As used by the US ARMY. I have one and they work great. They turn up on GL everyonce in a while. Much better tool. Just taking your tires to the local truck tire shop is the easiest thing to do. And usually worth the money if you are only changing a few.


Cat Man

Do you have any pics of a Bishman in action?

 

[docfarmall]

i think even in my old brain i remember seeing that one at junkyards place liked it so much i found 2 of them bead breakers that is no more duck bills for me but still got one on the truck

 

[clinto]

I have a bunch of wheels I need to break down this winter to have blasted so I can paint them and mount some new tires. Last few I broke down, I used the spade on my tire machine at work, but the batch of rims I am working on are ancient and the spade just can't quite get the tire far enough down (it's on a passenger car mounting machine).

So I think I am going to go ahead and buy a bead breaker.... you guy see any problem with something like this:

Portable Bead Breaker : Fits All Rim Types Heavy Duty :eBay Motors (item 400084565618 end time Nov-17-09 08:08:09 PST)

 

[Stretch44875]

I would say that one will work. Just need a high pressure pump to operate it. It should be rated for 10,000 psi. You can hand pump them, just will take a while.

 

[CARNAC]

I would appreciate any help in locating the owner/operating manuals for this unit.

I know this is from a year ago but I happen to be looking at this subject and saw you needed this tm. I have it. Not sure how to send it to you though since the tm section on here is down.

 

[CARNAC]

If anyone can help me out, I'm looking for a picture of this specific item and cannot find it on the web.

4910-01-325-2974
BEAD BREAKER,PNEUMA, MANUALLY OPERATED,WORKS 1300 X 24, 1400 X 24, AND 15.5 X 25 WHEELS AND DROP WHEELS, 750 X 15 TO 17.5 X 25,
Civy model is a Galaxy BB105289 or Brannick MBB

Need a good photo. Thanks

 

[Ferroequinologist]

With all the women in the Army now, I'll bet that they have gotten these hydro-pneumatic jobs so the women can"do the same things a man can do".

My wife broke down and changed most of the 9x20s to 11r20s on her M109 using the 3 pieces of angle iron and a sledge. I broke down a few too. Still could only do 2 each a day.

I have just recently started looking for a breaker. Figures, after I've already changed 20 the hard way...

 

[59apache]

find this picture....

 

[ozzy308]

I pick up this manual bead breaker from mile x it works great

 

[Dave Kay]

I need some advice on this subject; Talking about regular tire/rims, NOT split rims.

Got some tire irons and been taking tires off wheels with NO problems lately, using a few differnt methods for breaking beads of course, and I can get tires off the rims alright but in doing so I'm getting some damage to the tire's bead-area. Like tears and gouges. Now these are all old, worn tires so that damage doesn't matter.

But I want to know is if I'm going to de-mount tires and re-mount tires back onto rims what am I doing wrong that's tearing up the tire's bead? Wrong tool? Wrong technique? Or maybe just old, worn out tire rubber? Any comments would be appreciated.

Here's what I've got;

 

[Kohburn]

those tires look too dry rotted to remount to me - even if they hadn't been damaged by the spoons.

 

[roady]

Northern Tool has the slide hammer one on sale right now. Here is the link.

Northern Industrial Slide Hammer | Bead Breakers | Northern Tool + Equipment

 

[Gamagoat1]

They look dry, try some real soapy water for lubrication.

 

[Dave Kay]

those tires look too dry rotted to remount to me - even if they hadn't been damaged by the spoons.

Roger that, not looking to re-mount those oldies. But I am looking to maybe buy some new tires (or newer used) and mount to rims then go get 'em balanced. My idea is to save a few bucks on mounting because winter treads are what I need for now. Then later when when summer rolls around I'll want to change back to a differnt tread, ect,.

 

[gimpyrobb]

If the tire isn't on there for decades, it won't stick to the rim like that. You shouldn't worry about it.

 

[BuiltMFG]

I'm going to resurrect this thread. Any thoughts on gauging what manual bead breaker will work for LMTV wheel teardown. I found these as an example, they range from $129 to $1049.