bead blaster

kansashunter

I am sitting here after spending an hour and a half trying to air up a tire. My jeep has load range e tires and they are so stiff sometimes they are a pia to air up. Part of it may be rim design but I am ready to buy a bead blaster. There are some really cheap ones on amazon but I also want one that isn't going to explode in 2 years because it is so cheap. Some are asme certified, will they be worth the extra money. I can't afford a professional one ($400) but would like to keep my head attached. Anyone have experience with one. And yes I know you can use either but been there done that, I will pass.

bullsi1911

I think we used a Cheetah one when I worked in a tire shop while in college.  It worked great setting a bead, and it could also land a lug nut into the Concho River if you stuffed a shop rag down the bore as a wad.

IIRC, this is the one we used (it's been 20 years, so I could be wrong):
https://www.amazon.com/TSI-Cheetah-Bead-Seating-Tool/dp/B000VNHWUM

earlyagain

knitepoet said:

Ether's more fun...

WHOOOOOOMPH, and it's seated

(Then count fingers and look for hair)

They did that with big truck tires at the freight yard way back when. Memorable.

Jermanator

We picked up one of those cheap Amazon ones. It works just fine.

Old Ron

I would pull the tire off the rim & clean & seal the tire on it. If it is a constant problem after that get new rims.
Or put tubes in. A bead blaster is not fixing the root problem.

tennmike

I just use the redneck method. That's using a 5 ton manual ratchet cable hoist come-along wrapped around the tire and cranked until the middle of the tire is squeezed tight enough to mash the tire bead into the rim seat. Add some air and then ratchet the cable hoist loose. If ya get frisky with the air fill, ya might have to release some to get enough tension off the hoist to allow it to work.

One like this in 3-5 ton range will work just fine. And they're handy for other stuff, too.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MBWCIU/ref=sxbs_sxwds-stvpv2_1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=4228958869635247268&pd_rd_wg=6V2pj&pf_rd_r=WYV3BYZCFCVDT4AT25QR&pf_rd_s=desktop-sx-bottom-slot&pf_rd_t=301&pd_rd_i=B000MBWCIU&pd_rd_w=lOeKu&pf_rd_i=come+along+winch&pd_rd_r=ce248be4-f54c-4f58-a3a7-2b8910437562&ie=UTF8&qid=1534445290&sr=1

Farm Boy Deuce

You have a welder. Build one. 
You have a torch. It won’t take but a few seconds to put enough oxy/acetylene to seat the bead. 
Come on be creative. 

kansashunter

I thought about building one but it would weigh a 100 lbs Today I got to thinking about it and I could mount it on a stand and just let the spout down when I need it. I need to do a little more studying on that. Mike I tried what you are talking about with no luck. I don't know if it is the tires or the wheel design or what, the tire shop where I bought them had to use a blaster to seat them. I fought it for about 45 minutes after I posted the first time and ended up using either. I thought I ruined the tps but it started working after a few miles. Old Ron I am not sure what you are talking about. 

Old Ron

Oh now I see ...... it is a newer vehicle with a tps in it. Those get expensive to replace. I was thinking older tubeless tire .  Those you can still put bead sealer on the rim if that is where your leak is.