We've never seen anything not good from EOP, but the new 'pliers are so much gooder they're worth mentioning, even though Tyrepliers aren't new per se (see Four Wheeler, June '99 for details). But ...

Esco says its new pneumatic truck tire bead breaker breaks both tough-to-break truck tire beads at the same time. The Model 20425 eliminates the need to lift and turn the 200-pound heavy truck ...

The Model 20425 pneumatic bead breaker breaks both beads simultaneously, eliminating the need to lift and turn a heavy truck tire/wheel assembly over to break the second bead. Powered by standard shop ...

The John Bean ATC 900 Dual Bead Breaking Tire Changer is leverless to help prevent tire bead and sidewall damage. Featuring an electronic sync dual bead breaker, the ATC 900 has a laser pointer for ...

OWATONNA, Minn. — OTC, a division of Service Solutions L.L.C., has unveiled a line of Tire Bead Seaters, product numbers 5700, 5702 and 5713. The OTC Tire Bead Seaters feature a unique air trigger, ...

A new truck tire bead breaker from Esco can break both truck tire beads at the same time, eliminating the need to lift and turn the truck tire/wheel assembly. With the pneumatic truck tire bead ...

Esco’s Model 20425 pneumatic truck tire bead breaker is designed to eliminate the need to lift and turn the truck tire/wheel assembly over to break the second bead; simply roll the tire/wheel assembly ...

A new bead holder from Ken-Tool includes a special C-Lok shape, allowing it to hold a tire bead tightly in place, preventing creeping back below the rim edge during the mounting or demounting process ...

Changing truck tires isn't rocket science. It's a skill diligent technicians can get proficient on in a few days. Since tire service isn't cheap -- because the good shops invest in the training and ...

Truck tires are designed to combat extreme road stresses, so it’s easy to conclude that when a repair is needed, almost any repair technique will do the job. But tires are fragile in many respects.