How Ryan changes a tractor tyre with tyre irons

When Ryan wants to change a tyre on a tractor he is restoring, he thinks about buying tyre irons and doing it himself. Thinking better of it, he buys a few jemmies (pry bars) and brings them to my forge. Together we reshape them into tyre irons. This was more challenging than making bicycle tyre irons (see earlier post) because the stock was much thicker, and the heat treatment had to be just right because of the greater leverage needed.

Ryan breaks the bead with a chain and jack.

Then he levers the tyre off with the hand forged tyre irons (Ryan calls them "spoons").