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25-02-09, 12:21
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Only remembered today that I would need a spare. So after sanding the cab top and seats and fitting mirrors I started to remove the old tyre from the spare rim, the tube still had air in it. The first side came off in half an hour but the second side is deeper than the thread on the beed breaker so I will have to go around again with blocks under the breaker
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Robert Pearce. Last edited by hrpearce; 25-02-09 at 12:26. Reason: missing leters 
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25-02-09, 12:53
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Bead breaker
Is your bead breaker a currently available tool or one of those wonderful simple pieces of kit that still serve a purpose but just can't be found in this modern age? You've probably seen lots of us commenting on how much work it is to take tires off CMP rims. It seems that your tool has all that is needed. It clamps to the rim to hold it in place and uses a simple screw to press down on the tire carcass. Has someone been using a cheater bar on the handle of the screw and bending it? If so does that mean that the machine is at the limits of its capacity working on these tires?
If it is a current piece of kit, what is the maker/source? Thanks.
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25-02-09, 20:39
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Grant,
The T bar was bent when I had around six foot of pipe on it only to discover the nut had been welded on. The bead breaker was a Christmas present from Vicki a few years back so I could change the rear tyres on the tractors without having to remove the heavy wheels from the tractor, saves a lot of back work. It was bought through the local John Deer agency and had been advertised in their anual catalogue for a fiew years. Vicki thinks it cost around $400.00 Aus. back then.
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26-02-09, 11:44
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The tyre is off and I had a bit of luck today I went back to where I bought the four tyres on the blitz from onl to find out they are discontinud, but another worker there said there is one out in the written off stock pile and I could have it for $150.00 ( the original four cost $230.00 each as a field day special), they only got five originally and now I have the lot.
 Finished the painting today at long last 
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28-02-09, 11:29
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At long last it's out of the shed and looking like a blitz again
Still a bit of work left to do like add a tray and aim headights. Today I redesigned the 4WD engaging leaver to fit around the hadbreak rod and fitted the seats and droped the roof on. No time to make a box so I'll drop the spray rig on and remove the equiptment that will hae to do for now
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03-03-09, 11:33
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It's not finished but I'm having a rego check tomorrow to see if I can drive it at Corowa. I'll hit the tray with a bit of paint on Friday. Fingers crossed.
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03-03-09, 13:54
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morning Robert ........
well speedy Gonzalas would be proud !, truck is lookin fine, amaizing that your gonna put here back to work, should be a great rolling business card so to speak. Yes you need to Corowa is I can watch all the trucks in the next YOTB video  wish I could be there but for now will,have to rely on all you down under to snap lotsa pics and post them on MLU for all of us around the world to see. keep up the good work !
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Terry British Columbia , Canada 1942ish F15441-M
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