Needed to process about 40 wheels with tires so I thought it would be a good time to try several methods. In the past I have used the old fashion method of Tire Irons...bit of a wrestling match but the more you do the easier/faster you get. This time I bought a Harbor Freight Tire Remover for $45 so I could run it thru the paces and see if it was a keeper.
At first it worked pretty good but then I started getting into some wheels that had sat for years and breaking the bead was a chore. My son who has worked a a tire place says that even with a nice machine old tires that have been on a rim for years can prove to be difficult...so I trudged forward but my time per tire grew.
About 25 tires in things started bending and loosing so I kicked the HF Remover to the curb and grabbed the sawzaw which I will give credit to Tatorjuice for saying, IIRC, this is a good way to go. Sawzaw works best if Bead is not broke and you can get a tire done in 3-5 minutes. I would start my cut across the tread then work my way down to the bead then flip. Propping the tire at about a 45 degree angle seemed to help, use your foot to steady the wheel. You have to cut into the rim to get the bead so plan on scrapping it.
HF Remover could be a keeper if a few things are beefed up but this one is done and will be returned. You can see in the pic how the bar has a nice Dog-Leg in it now.
I have a place not far from me that will take unsellable tires for $ .75 each.
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