Best way to remove rubber tires from wheels

[hyderconsulting]

I need some advice on the best way to remove rubber tires from steel wheels. I have access to several for the steel.

 

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[DemonWolfe]

flatten them, and saw them off, best way that I have found. Unless the tire is still good!

 

[jerseyben]

A pry bar + pressure.

or

A sawzall.

Please wear goggles.

 

[jeff of pa]

take the valve stem core out

Lay it flat in your Drive way

Drive over the edge or the tire
till it pops in

turn the tire over Walk on the edge till it
pops in also.

Take a Pry Bar & Pry it off.
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Or Lighter fluid & a Match
(Warning this is Illegal in most areas though)
some people have a problem with Burning rubber

 

[jeff of pa]

 

[DemonWolfe]

however you do it, just don't spend alot of time or money doing it, around here steel is still only 7 or 8 cents a pound, I know in some areas steel is 240 dollars a ton, about half of that around here.

 

[ivan salis]

put foot on brake and punch the gas - used to burn that rubber right off in high school.

 

[hobo finds]

Drill a hole in the side and then use a sawsall to cut around the rim

 

[fmerg]

c4

 

[boogeyman]

Sawzall across then cut the bead with a Harbor Freight cable cutter. No de beading etc. Removal time under 4 min.

 

[choate_paul]

A "Metabo" saw or just about any brand of 6" grinder with a metabo style cutting blade is the fastest,easiest way to cut tires from rims that I have found. It's just an all around valuable tool for anyone who is serious about "scrapping"

 

[Davers]

If one could avg-1 tire under 5 min or so GREAT , then you have to worry about getting rid of all that left over rubber. WHAT A PAIN TIRES CAN BE . SEEMS best to know someone with a tire shop or de - riming machine & not to mention a truck w /lots of room to [pile them high] I drive a Buick. Happy Scraping.

 

[brad6]

Deflate the tyre, get out angle grinder with cutting disc, cut straight through bead and lever tyre off really easy i do it all the time, just make sure air is out as it will blow up if you don't.

 

[gunsil]

I wouldn't even bother on steel wheels unless you like to work for a dollar an hour. Aluminum wheels yes, but not the steel ones.

 

[brad6]

I need some advice on the best way to remove rubber tires from steel wheels. I have access to several for the steel.

Oh, yes if it's steel rims it's not worth the hassle, thought it was for alloy rims, that's the only time i bother to do this as they sometimes bond against the alloy bead.

 

[dumpdigger]

I have a 23 ton log splitter that cuts pretty good

 

[autogreen]

I use sharp knife to puncture sidewall then a jigsaw, and cut round the sidewalls, then cut the bead with a hack saw or angle grinder.

 

[jeff of pa]