Many of us here in magazineland don't run bead-lock wheels. The problem with that is that we still air down when we are wheeling, often to 8 psi, which means we tend to blow the tire bead off the rim ...

Bead locks are all the rage-- if you don't have a set already then you've probably at least thought about getting some. Problem is, they're not all the same. Sure, they all have a common goal: to ...

ST. LOUIS — Hunter Engineering Co. has developed a "top-side blast inflation" system called FastBlast that the shop equipment maker said is optimized to seat even the most difficult tires in a matter ...

Regent Manufacturing has introduced a Universal Bead Breaker designed to meet the needs of all existing narrow- and wide-body commercial aircraft tire beads, for both bias and radial tires, according ...

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Gaither Tool Co. has introduced a second generation "Bead Bazooka" tire bead-seating tool. The range includes three new models: the Bazooka 3L2, Bazooka 6L2 and Bazooka 10L2, ...

Replacing a tire — as in, removing the tire from the wheel and replacing it with a new one — is a fairly labor-intensive task. Even in a professional shop with tire machines, the process requires an ...