Removel of tires from 41 Chev DND

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

Rookie
Just been through all this 2 weeks ago. Really the only option is go to a tyre seller who specialises in trucks, the local Beaurepairs I went to had this magnificent machine, bascically a 4-jaw chuck to hold the rim, and a hydraulic arm with a "plough disc" on the end of it. The older tyres will have had the bead fused (and do I mean FUSED ) to the rim, the disc is forced in to the bead seat while tyre is rotated. This is the work of about 1-2 minutes, per tyre. I meant to take a photo of the process, but by the time I remembered it was all over. $10.00 per tyre removed, about the same to leave the old ones behind. Without doubt a real bargain.
Have fun
Rich.