I needed to replace the valve stems in the front tires of my garden tractor. I had filled them with RimGuard last summer and against their recommendations I left the standard valve stems in the rims, while checking the air pressure I pulled the brass inserts out. So I need to break the front bead loose to replace them. I was looking around my garage trying to come up with a a way to break them loose when I saw my Speeco 5 ton electric log splitter. I thought I would give it a try. I used a block of 4"x4" to pad the face of the wedge. It worked well but I should have drained the tire more.
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