Removing Tires fom Wheels

Wish there was a place near here which I could sell worn tires like that. Here you have to pay someone else to take them.

I have been thinking about trying to design something based on using a hydraulic lift.

I have an old Rim Clamp machine that I picked up at least 10 years ago for a couple hundred dollars
That thing paid for itself in about 2 months. One of the best investments I made

I put the tires back in cars, allowed 5 tires per car and I am paid by weight >> current .09 a pound / $180 a ton

please be careful if you try this some log splitters are not as strong as the old homemade one i have so just go slow if you try this

i have an old log splitter that my dad made years ago...it is what i use to get tires off rims...it works great for me....i can tell you if you have a store bought log splitter to be careful..i recomended this to a good friend and the next day i had to go weld the foot back on his splitter....after we added some braceing to his foot ( or stopper the flat piece the log sets up against ) he can now use his lowes splite to remove tires also......

just be careful and go slow with your controls so you can see if it is going to work or break..i hate to see someone ruin a good piece of equipment...so be careful

You must be stronger than me. I put my full weight into a few beads and still couldn't get them to pop. Didn't bend the bar though. So I'd reset the tire and try another spot and it would break free. Had to do that on a few. Also what helped with dismount is a spray bottle of soapy solution.

I put a magnet on the tower to hold the bead breaker up while flipping the tire over.

Bought it on Monday, set it up Tuesday and broke down about 10 tires, so perhaps too early to give a tried and true review. But so far, so good.

Speaking of tire disposal, my yard docks me 100 lbs PER tire. They screw me enough as it is, so I don't take anything in with tires.

had an old man tell me to take one of those old stand up car jacks. Put the foot next to the bead by the rim, the other part under my bumper and raise it up till the bead popped. hope that makes sense.

Interesting. On the really stubborn tires I used a "hammering" action with the bar against the tower, and it's holding up. Maybe when I get to the 40/50 tire mark it will fatigue. Time will tell. At $6 per tire the shop wants to charge me, it's already paid for itself.

When I was looking around to buy one, I thought about getting the unit Northern Tool has. Some guy on youtube did a side by side comparison and says NT is a lot heavier, but both work "okay". So I figured I'd save $60 and give HF a try.

Even thought about welding some scrap together and make one, but I figured at $38, my time was better spent just getting the thing.

A few on youtube have reinforced their HF unit. If the tire iron is the only thing that is giving you an issue, you might see if you can find a solid piece of iron then heat up the end and hammer it into a spoon.

Just a question and a word of caution. Do you need permits in your states to haul tires? Here in California you need a permit to haul (ten is the limit) tires. It's a stiff penalty as it's considered hazardous waste. Not trying to ruin anyones activity, just trying to maybe keep you from a big fine.

i have used the bumper jack method to remove tires also ,,,it works well on most tires ..it seems now and then youll find one too stuborn to get off this way though....there are laws in my state about the amount of car tires or batteries that you can haul....ive never heard of them being enforced though..if i was going to do it all the time id look into it....

i actually have a place where i use alot of old tires...i stack them up on top of one another then fill them with dirt..then i tamp it down and just stagger the next layer and repeat the process...i haul them off for a couple semi repair shops around here...they pay me 5.50 per tire plus gas.....

I have a yard (not my primary) in Albany, NY that takes tires on rims. They have to be 16's and smaller. Last time I was there in December, they were paying about $40 a gross ton for these. Price may seem low, but unless you have a place to dispose of the tire, it's not bad.