We recorded this demo in my basement family room!

Yep! there's many ways to do it, I just figured out how I could with what I had! (and so far I've done many this way!!) Thanks for watching and commenting!

A few sprays with soapy water and it would have popped right off no problem.

@@BUSTRCHERRI yeah, It had a lot of bead seal on it and basically I was just being lazy... I have a spray bottle of soapy water around most of the time. Thanks for watching!

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I never planned for this to be a forever thing, just a few for my old van, but it’s turned into a monster!!!! Ha ha! Thanks for the support!

@@bobsbarnworkshop there are people that think they can do better but that,s only in there minds, you and i will keep making and doing things just to get the job done.

@@bobsbarnworkshop, I like the way u did it! Today, prior to washing ur video I was forced to remove the front & rear tires ( do to hitting a brick paver on I-4 doing 80 mph & boths rems got damage). Luckily for me I had watched someone else ( on you tube) doing it by using a scissor jack under the truck ( I think it could be done w/ a car too.) I used it under the hitch & also I used plenty of dishwasher soap & It broke the bid w/ minimal effort on both sides To remove the tires, I also applied plenty of dishwasher soap around the bid. I used the bars that I had bought from Harbor freight ( to change a motorcycle tire). With the help of my wife, the job was accomplished! I hope this helps also help others too!

@Ann Onymous would be hard to break a bead without a tire

I'm conjuring up some new ideas to make one from some steel bar or angle iron and make a design people can copy and use. Thanks for watching!

Yeah, thanks! The trick is getting the tire bead lubed and slipping it into the recess in the wheel, theoretically you should be able to slip the bead over the rim without tools, (which I HAVE done on other videos!) but the tire and bead are too stiff to deform by hand. That's the whole trick, if you're working too hard, you're doing it wrong!

Thanks! I think you could build something like this on a piece of wider wood, like 2X8 and lay it across some saw horses, then you could use it anywhere. My first try at this I didn't have the nut welded onto the threaded rod and turned the nut down with pliers, so it can be done many ways! Good luck!

Ty Lanway many thanks for your kind words. Unlike many channels, I just do these videos for fun, I get no monetary compensation. So check out the videos I’ve made so far, over 100!

I got my big tire irons at "Harbor Fright"! HA HA!

I guess I’m just a cheapskate... I’d rather do some hard work instead of spending money... plus, it’s my most popular video!

DIM Tips you can use a piece of wood on the bottom instead of a bolt through the bench, then you could use it anywhere

Thanks for the kind comment. I realize this isn’t the best or fastest way to dismount and mount tires, but I’m always ready to take on a challenge and I wanted to show what anyone can do with a little ingenuity with whatever tools you may have on hand! Good luck, be safe!

I DO take the front off first, it just takes a few seconds on the first try, The detente in the wheel is very close to the front side, the back side is nearly flat several inches inward, I could never get that side off first... look at the video closely when I try to get the bead off the back, and you'll see what I mean. Thanks for the comment! glad to know someone is watching!

Do you think the 4x4 or this videos method pushing on the tire sidewall a lot weakens or damages the sidewall cords inside the tire? I need to replace 4 valve stem and reuse the tires. Only need to break one bead, one side.

@@ridemfast7625 I agree. Tires are made to break the bead by pushing on the bead alone - not on the sidewalls which is indeed bad for the tire. Look at the pro tire machines you see in garages and tire shops. They have curved wedges that press down on the bead from the top and bottom at the same time, breaking both beads at virtually the same time. I am going to make a similar wedge and use it on my setup here at home. Great point! I will make it out of curved steel and bolt in to the bottom of my 4x4 with about a 3 inch stand off so only the wedge makes contact with the tire bead area. Harbour Freight has a few models of manual bead breakers, they have the wedge. I may just buy one of their bigger ones and forgo my home brew setup.

@@paulromsky9527 This is what I did. Not ideal but imho better than what I have seen. I cut a 4 inch length of 1 x 2, cut a 45 degree angle on one side placing it against the rim, as close to the bead as possible, and curved the piece slightly to follow the contour of the rim. Placed a 2x4 over that, strapped it around the floor jack. Used a 3ft 2 x 8 between the floor jack and the bottom of the wheel. Half of the 2x8 in the rim, the other on the tire. Very very little sidewall deforming and no pressure directly on the sidewall. It does take longer, but worth it for me.

@@ridemfast7625 Great idea! Making the wedge out of wood is a good idea, it is much softer than steel if something slips. As far as being slow... I think it is fine... it is not like we take tires off of rims at home all day long. I am going to modify my setup using your curved wedge wood idea. In my case I will bolt the wedge to the bottom of my scissor jack, put the wedge on the bead, put the 4x4 on top of scissor jack to the beam in the ceiling, and break the bead that way. I have a dedicated 4x4 chained to the beam at the back of the garage, I can dedicate a scissor jack I took from an old car for the wooden wedge. I put the tire on the floor, put the jack/wedge in place, put up the 4x4 on top of that, and jack until the bead presses down and breaks. About a minute in all... that works for me. May we should post videos of our methods.

@@paulromsky9527 Yes, having the wooden wedge pushed directly by the floor jack will apply pressure better, more direct. I put the wedge on top so I can see everything to make sure it was working because the tires had not been removed in 11 years and were a pita. Be careful using any hardware/screws/nails because if the wedge breaks that hardware could puncture the tire.

G. R. Check my other videos and I do mount a trailer tire

eyesalooking thanks! I was thinking of building a portable version with some angle iron

Cowboys Fan808 you could build this using hast another board for the bottom, put it across some saw horses to use. Good luck, let me know any upgrades you come up with!

I’ve done many tires since this video with great results! Not the best way to do it but it’s what I came up with with what I had around the shop! Thanks for watching!

Yep! I mentioned that several times throughout the video. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Joe De Jesus thanks, I still think I’m going to design and build a portable unit

Thanks, and I don't really have a good editor except Movie Maker and it's very SLOOOOW, so I try to do my best. At least you don't have to watch commercials, I'm a TRUE free channel!

Totally agree with your comments, long video but shows the mistakes so we can all learn.

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Thanks, some people complain about how I’ve done it but I just used what I had around the shop. The threaded rod and hole in the bench haw been there many years for changing motorcycle tires. The rest was just scraps if wood and my impact. The first video I used a pair of channel locks to turn the nut!!! Just use your head , be safe, you can create a lot of stress and pressures that could cause injury if something flies loose !

Thomas LeMay it’s all about ingenuity and doing with what you have!!

Complex Equation thanks

I only plan on using this setup for the cheap and used tires I got for the Astro van, NOT going to be my "way of life"... Most places will mount for free if you buy the tires there, balancing is maybe 10 bucks more, but when you buy used or online, you don't get those 'freebies'! Thanks for watching!

@@bobsbarnworkshop 50.00 can make one of my days, LOL 112 bucks a good day, they don't charge 10 bucks more around here. they charge you ten bucks for the disposal of your old tire ( each one) , they charge 25 each for mount and balance, there is no free bees here, a freebee for these hard core folks is making it 75 bucks for mount and balance if you get all 4 done and BUY THE WARRANTY. it's not a meager savings. I can literally buy the tire I really want rather than pick some on sale budget ones at the shop, and afford them easily, not old ones, not seconds, still get the factory rebates if applicable, sometimes get free shipping and save not just a few bucks but hundreds of dollars one ONE deal. LOL makes no sense to me to not do it myself. I made mine so I can bolt it with removable studs to the concrete and remove it and set it all away so its not sitting out all the time, takes about ten minutes to set up nice. also, I went a head and got the motorcycle tire attachment. that's pretty slick as well, works better for small wheels as well.

Ha-ha! Yeah, that rim was a real keeper! I get a lot of criticism and suggestions to “use this or that”, or “buy this tool or that tool”.... point of this video is... I used what I had around the shop in a pinch to get the job done, just be inventive and use your head. Thanks for watching!.

I have to disagree! Stooping or kneeling on old knees is no fun! Plus the bench is where the nut and bolt rig is set up. Thanks for watching!

Most of the tires on my Astro have slow leaks so I’m going to dismount, clean and bead-seal the beads when I remount.... my most popular videos are tire related, so I may as well record it! Thanks for watching!

Mike mömō yeah, I know it’s a bit long and tedious but instead of doing a magic edit and bingo, all done! I like to show how much work it really is in real time. Thanks for watching and commenting!

In my original bead breaking video, I used pliers to turn the bolt, so use what you have! Coming up soon, I will be assembling my 347 stroker for the 67 Mustang! Good luck 👍 Thanks for watching!

Kevin Pilkington maybe I’m just cheap? Ha ha!

Ron Stewart yep!!! I was figuring it was I went!

Thanks for the nice comment! This setup has been in the shop for years as a motorcycle tire changing station, so last fall I used the threaded rod double nutted through the bench and then I turned the top nut down with pliers (the rod stuck through to far for a socket) so that's when I though a welded nut and long 'bolt' would work better!! I use this method because... it's what I have!

Steady Eddie point is, some people like to watch “the struggle”! (AKA mustie1) Thanks for your comments and watching.

As I’ve said before, there’s many ways to get it done, I just figured out a way with what I had around the shop! Thanks for watching ! Please check out my 100+ other diy videos!

I’m building a new addition to my barn so soon I will design a new version, but I want to use wood instead of steel just to keep it similar to my original design, which as I stated in the video, was originally just a station to change motorcycle tires! Thanks for Watching!

Michel Nadon I always do , guess I just forgot and/or this is one of the first tires I’ve done,so it’s a learning curve. Thanks for watching!

53 minutes of “entertainment”! Thanks for watching!

I suppose you could use the center hole, it would just take a little more force

William Treat 5/8” rod I had set up to replace motorcycle tires. I never planned on this being a tire changing station! But it turned out that I’ve used it quite a few times. I might weld up a better “ pusher “ with a steel lip that will sort of slip right in between the rim at the bead. Thanks fo commenting and dc watching! I have a series coming up restoring and upgrading an off road go kart! Stay tuned!

I realize that! This was one of my first attempts to change a tire and we learned through trial and error together! I’ve done many more tires since much quicker and efficiently. Plus, my videos are supposed to entertain! Thanks for watching!

I know it’s long but I do indeed turn it several times to get the bead to break Thanks for watching!

Jeff Gordon yep, great idea. I think I mention in one of my tire videos that it could be made portable. I may build one from metal when I get time . Thanks for watching!

yeah. I've used a small C clamp for that purpose

Gaetan Marseille hey any way you can figure out is fine. I’m thinking of making a portable unit with a board on the bottom to do just what you suggested. Thanks for the comment!

you can always use the hub hole

Keith G mason yes, I suppose I could, originally the rod was installed to change motorcycle tires. Thanks for watching and commenting

That wouldn’t make a very good DIY video however! Thanks for watching!

Every time I use it I think I should improve it… but then I just keep using it as is!!!??? Thanks for watching!

I was thinking of welding up a metal ram with a slanted shoe of thin metal so it will slip right into the bead. Thanks for watching!

That’s literally a $79 welder, flux core. 4 voltage settings and wire speed is all it has. I have a gas shielded welder now, much better welds.

Mike, thanks for the comment. I’ve been corrected many times since I released this video 5 years ago. Thanks for watching and commenting, I appreciate your support!