This technique is necessary only on the most stubborn wheels, and sometimes on wide ATV wheels, on the side opposite of the drop center. Break the bead in one spot, extending the Ram ony about 3/4″-1″, and then work your way around, every few inches…this will minimize how much you have to stretch the Bead Bundle. Instead, you need to take more frequent, smaller ‘bites’ around the rim.
#Bead buster 550 full
For these cases, even some very stubborn ATV wheels, to prevent bending the ram foot you need to avoid trying to use the full travel of the Ram Foot. The reason is because when you start to break the bead on one side of the wheel, it is putting the steel cord (Bead Bundle) in hoop tension, and you are essentially stretching it.
The stock Ram Foot can withstand a tip load of at least 2,000 lbs, but in some cases these tightly fitting tires can exceed even that. Some wheel types (such as Sprint Cars) have a very tight interference between the Tire and Wheel, and the force required to break the bead is very high. On very old and stubborn tires, you may need to use the tool 3-4 times around the rim. If you cannot break the remainder of the tire bead loose by hand, move the BeadBuster XB-550 HD to another location on the rim, adjacent to where the bead is broken. This works OK for some kinds of tires, like cars, trailers, and some motorcycles. A curved metal ‘shoe’ pushes down next to the bead using a long lever. Shown below is a conventional bead breaker, it uses a mechanism that we call the Shoe & Lever to break the beads.
#Bead buster 550 how to
As with any tool, use care while operating the BeadBuster.Ĩ. How to change your ATV tires with the BeadBuster XB-450 bead breaker. After you get the feet fully inserted, back off of the clamp bolt until the BeadBuster XB-550 HD is realigned perpendicular to the rim, but still fully inserted. Often, in order to get the feet fully inserted, you have to 1st clamp so much that the tool does lean into the rim, which is OK. If Under-Clamped and leaned away from the rim, the Ram Foot could slide down the sidewall and possibly damage the tire.This is the most common problem users have with using the BeadBuster. If Over-Clamped and the tool is leaned in toward the rim, the Ram Foot could gouge the bead retainer causing damage to both the tool and rim.> IMPORTANT NOTE << If the bead breaker is not properly clamped, and not correctly aligned with the rim, the Ram Foot may be bent or damaged while breaking the bead! This product does not work well on large tractor/implement tires. Make sure the BeadBuster feet are fully inserted, on some wheels when fully inserted, there may still be a small gap between the tool body and rim. Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2023. Tighten the Clamp Bolt until the BeadBuster XB-550 HD is perpendicular to the face of the rim, and the tool body is touching the rim. Small enough to break the back-side bead of a tractor tire without removing the wheel! If you are a farmer, business owner, or a large vehicle enthusiasts you can now can easily change your own tires whenever, and wherever you want.5. Heavy Duty, works on LARGE tires (Farm Tractors, OTR, etc). Manually operated, use with a impact wrench or ratchet.
#Bead buster 550 portable
Its still far more portable than any other large tire bead breaker, and much less expensive. The BeadBuster XB-550 HD has value in spades 4x4 trucks & rock crawlers Forests, sand dunes, rivers, boulders, swamps, weekend adventures and rock crawling meets. BeadBuster XB-550 HD Tractor Tire, OTR, Heavy Duty Bead Breaker Tool.
There are 4 different foot length configurations, so that you can get the feet as close to the Bead Seat as possible without touching the Bead Retainer, but still get good purchase on top of the Bead Bundle.
However, we created a patented configurable ram foot that can accommodate a large range of rim lip sizes, and it will still work on ATV/UTV. BBXB550 - BEAD BUSTER ATV/UTV - TECH Ecommerce Specifically designed for difficult-to-remove ATV tires. Heavier steel, thicker walls, more extension the 550 was designed to handle the BIG tires that you’ll find on farm tractors, agricultural and industrial OTR wheels, large trucks, military vehicles, etc.
#Bead buster 550 series
All of the 45X series tools have the same design geometry, the 550 is larger in every way. The BeadBuster XB-550 HEAVY DUTY is the big brother of the original XB-450. The BeadBuster XB-550 HEAVY DUTY is the big brother of the original XB-450.
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