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, ...

Ken-Tool has released the Mega AirBlast, a bead seating tool designed to properly seat the bead of tubeless tires to the rim. The Mega AirBlast has an operating maximum pressure of 165 psi (11 bar) ...

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 ...

ESCO has joined forces with Ochoa Roadrunner Products to increase their already extensive line of tire service equipment in the 2011 year. Roadrunner is the original inventor and manufacturer of the ...

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 ...

Occurred on August 25, 2022 / Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Info from Licensor: "A few years ago we convinced the new lube tech that the tire bead seater “the cheetah” needed to be cleaned. Large ...

If you’re a dedicated DIYer, chances are you’ve replaced a tire or two. If it’s something you do with any frequency, you probably know from experience just how frustrating it can be to seat a stubborn ...

You’re railing that descent, nailing every line and feeling like a world champ, when suddenly you smash a wheel into a big square-edge rock. Quite literally, you can feel the air go out of the ride.