DIY Tire Bead Breaker - 4x4 Build Ep.4

Taking apart the old struts with spring compressors to see how many of them are still usable and start hacking and modifying them for bigger ATV tires, custom rims and Volkswagen Golf 1 rear axle springs. The rims I'm using are original Peugeot Partner 14" steelies that I modified quite a bit to make them work with the Kenda Executioner 28" ATV tires on original Peugeot struts. I'm also fabricating a functional tire bead breaker out of scrap metal which I attached to the workshop ceiling support post so I don't have to drill into the floor to anchor it. Now I can break tire beads on various wheels.
This is part of a series of a four wheel drive utility vehicle build to lessen the work load on my trusty 2002 Honda Foreman Rubicon TRX500FA. This partially answers the question "Why?" but for those who want to ask "why don't you just buy a side-by-side instead of building one?" I just want to say - I'm not made of money. Side-by-sides are ridiculously expensive, even the car I drive around daily is worth less (not worthless though!), hell, it is even worth less than my 2002 Honda ATV.
"How much HP will it have?" - the 1.4 litre FWD petrol engine I'm planning on using has 55 kw and this will not change, but the torque will be tripled via the BMW differentials I'm using to transfer power to front and rear axles.
"It will be too heavy!" - this project just like the firewood processor project does not have to float. And a heavier vehicle will handle better anyway when hauling heavy loads.
Stay tuned for future episodes! Thanks for watching!
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#donndiy #homemade #4x4
Soundtrack:
Pomade - Silent Partner (KZbin Audio Library)
Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia:
Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder
Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet
Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

[@DonnDIY]

Want more fabrication videos? There are plenty on kzbin.infovideos

[@_andrey___]

I like your approach! So, it's going to be a wild beast.

[@akukorhonen5182]

I want to see a tracked vehicle with hydraulic differential steering. Use a pair of similiar diffs from independent suspension rwd cars, put them side to side and use them as planetary gearsets by turning inner flanges in opposite directions using hydraulic motors. So the moving power comes in equally on both diffs and goes out equally from outer flanges, unless speed differential is being put on the inner flanges. With a proportional valve (from a power steering?) it should make a smooth steering vehicle. Only minor problem is that steering works wrong ways when reversing. 4/2 valve on reverse light switch will undo that. Maybe it is necessary to put better bearings in the differentials satellite gears, casings fully filled with oil with separate reservoir etc.

[@_andrey___]

@@akukorhonen5182 He isn't your worker) Just make what you have wtitten and show us your video

[@akukorhonen5182]

Have no such facilities to do something that size, even if it fits a light trailer. A little tank for children would be nice to do. Something like a overshooted cartoon version of a T-34. Maybe using atv engine-gearbox, with reverse possibility.

[@censorshipiscommunistic]

I built one that plugs into the Hitich Receiver of a Truck, works best in one- or two-ton truck. (slicks and trailer Tires)

[@willwade1101]

I'm glad to see at least som young people still know how to do things the old way. Watching you reminds me of how we did things 47 years ago when I started at working on my own car at 15.

[@diamondcraw]

I cut out the center of the front wheels on a tractor one time and welded the in a set of ford truck rims cause i wanted something wider and that was cheaper and easier to find find when replacing tires.. I really like this dudes style. He takes scrap metal and what other people would consider junk and repurposes it into cool useful stuff. He is quite the engineer as well... He has WAAAY better tools to work with in his shop then i do though. 😞

[@Military-Museum-LP]

You sure did a good job welding the wheel. It was true and perfect when you spun in. I can’t wait to see what this machine will look like!

[@cmotdibbler4454]

Those wheels are looking great, I can't wait to see how the machine turn out.

[@chrisshores9465]

I sure do like your work. Good that you reuse old stuff. I’m a big fan.

[@jeepanimal2943]

Very nice job on the rims Donn. Looking forward to this build. You never cease to amaze us with your ingenuity.

[@CSWmanofsteel]

This video is great! You’re using whatever scraps you have and kinda returning to the basics but still making a very useful tool 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@barrywest3758]

Great job on the rims and struts!👍👍 I'll be watching for your next video. Thanks 😊

[@mattallica0]

Beautiful work, i love watching this channel as you actually make your stuff unlike most of the other so called "fabricators" on youtube who buy or are given items by sponsors then bolt them together and say they fabricated something,

[@kanartech]

Amazingly the tire was align with the rim without any single notice vibrations 😚 I can't wait to see such an amazing wheel's on track.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Hey Donn, that’s pretty awesome how you can come up with the fabrication ideas and then get them to work for you!! 👍👍👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Really gives others the good feelings to try some of the things you share. Always enjoy your videos.

[@carlosmaple162]

Must be an engineer.

[@phammanhhung79]

Wow It's amazing... the idea transform the wheel is so interesting but you made it done like cookie. Hurry up, I want to see more

[@dakotamax2]

The jigging and set up for your welds was genius. Great work!

[@nikitakuchura1072]

Красавчик! Всегда приятно слышать как Фрониус варит)

[@user-kt9ff8wx6q]

Парень ты молодец, очень интересно смотреть за твоей работой, и самое главное все продумано и качественно👍👍👍✊

[@user-kx3nw8ps1t]

Как у тебя на всё время хватает. Не перестаю удивляться твоей смекалки и работоспособности. 👍👍👍🤝😊

[@user-ru6fe7so1q]

У эстонцев этого времени вагон

[@antsraivet2476]

@@user-ru6fe7so1q Вы должны сами найти это время.

[@user-hy5se5jj6u]

Главное не торопись 😀 показывай всё что будешь делать. Смотреть очень интересно...

[@wearemilesfromnowhere4630]

Many years ago in the US, most of the cars had bumper jacks. The shoe for the jack had a lip with a radius. This was designed to break tire beads. Looking good Don Don.

[@aserta]

Yeah, but those were actual cars, not plastic junk.

[@wearemilesfromnowhere4630]

@@aserta yeah, imagine trying to use a bumper jack on a Nissan. LOL

[@bl00dh4nd4]

bro keep em coming, I love your amazing builds

[@johnnyaguinaga8661]

Awesome engineering! Especially out of scrap pieces, I’m going to copy this idea in my garage & just bolt to a stud in the wall, keep up the fantastic ideas

[@kimmy_future4265]

Just absolutely brilliant! I tried setting tires on a rim one time and it was honestly so stressful lol.

[@paulmartin3340]

WOW! Pretty good once again. I really like your thought process In getting things done. Great work once again Donn. Cheers from Sydney Australia MATE 👍🇦🇺🍺🍺🇦🇺👍

[@Mrreconditioning]

I really like what you do! Good luck in the future!

[@Hackbridge1963]

What's not to like?? You always leave us wanting more.

[@lucasvanhamburg4937]

awsome work as always, keep it up👍

[@AutodidactEngineer]

I really like how rhis project is coming together! I'll also make sure to watch the other videos as well.

[@berndodin817]

well done ! a lot of work but everything is good. you are really a very good mechanic! 👍👍👍👋👋👋🇩🇪

[@robertmanley7556]

Wonderful work !! Love the ingenuity !! 👍👍 can't wait for more video's !!

[@c.mikelongo6628]

Love the look of the wheels and tires.

[@puncherdavis9727]

Doing great buddy really nice job on those wheels. Keep it up the content is great !!

[@FatHulkRideEbike]

Tires and wheels looking good. Lots of work, but a good result!

[@heroxtr]

Master of creation in action. It's nice to watch your movies

[@eliasharaldset9152]

Awesome video! Would really love to see you make a mini log forwarder with a crane!

[@MakinEndsMeet69]

It doesn't matter how many times you do it when the bed Pops in you always jump. LOL. Another great video Don DIY I appreciate it so much keep them coming. Stay safe stay well and as always God bless.

[@wheelie63]

this is essentially the same way i do it, just good tire irons and muscle and determination, i like your bead buster method, that's an improvement over mine, i will try and emulate yours. i would have soaped up the beads though, during mounting, and especially when blowing the beads out. i find it helps them get all the way out more evenly and easily. thx, Will

[@aleckaleck2492]

Молодец, ты обладаешь умениями утраченными в конце ХХ века. Сейчас даже шиномонтажника способного монтировками натянуть шину на диск не найдешь. Все только на станках наблатыканы. А раньше не редкость было встретить на обочине жигулиста орудующего монтрировками, не говоря о дальнобоях.

[@Ringo-675]

Коментарий зачет👍👏 это действительно правда и от этого грустно. Я в свое время, что бы не мучаться с уголком и молотком. Ставил домкрат на колесо и поднимал машину))) О другом хотел сказать. Он сделал приспособу для разбортироки, почему не воспользовался ею же для сборки колеса?) Заправил борт, придерживай пяткой и нажимай рычагом) Зачем эти танцы с монтировками?) А по факту, парняга МОЛОТОК!!!👍

[@roarlyng]

That smile, though - feels good! Good outro :)

[@clydebalcom8252]

Great start to my weekend! I was wondering when you were going to build yourself a beadbreaker.

[@Rinat928]

Мужик! Это круто! Развернуть диски, мощно. Красивые колёса.

[@tectalabyss]

Outstanding has always. I Liked,shared. All my best.

[@DonnDIY]

Thank you very much for that! 💪👍

[@koenjanssen81]

Again, as always, cool video!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@francistheodorecatte]

now you just need a stand to put the wheel and tire on, with a post up through the center for swinging your tire spoon around. I have one I can bolt to my workshop floor, and a tire spoon I lengthened quite a bit to give me lots of leverage. not as nice as an automatic tire machine, but I only change a couple tires per year at most...

[@CainecoolcainecoolStinson]

That looks awsome. Good idea and i think ill steal this and adapt it to fit on the towbar of the landrover 👍🏻

[@jamesa7506]

Some pretty nice wheels you've got there.

[@prophaniti1]

Great fab work loving this series.

[@goochi5544]

you are a natural engineer

[@danf4616]

Donn has got one heck of a great scrap metal pile. Wish I had that much good junk!

[@DonnDIY]

😀 Yes, there's more where that came from!

[@opendstudio7141]

By far, you are one of the most dedicated and resourceful builders on YouTUbe. Flipping an old rusty wheel hub is way too much work. One is too much, but add three more would be cause for a pause and redesign. When you spun the tire, it showed no wobble at all it made me go Wow! That's amazing, now if all four are like that. 🤔

[@DonnDIY]

Three of them are actually spot on. One is an odd ball that's not round anymore, some stress was released when the center was removed. Now its a bit egg shaped.

[@scummyinoz]

@@DonnDIY well thats the spare lol geed enough to get u home cheers

[@mechanicalmonster2115]

Amazing work as usual!

[@philandminiphil]

Can't believe you didn't have a homemade machine to help remove tyres. Great videos BTW keep them coming.

[@kellarihiisi]

Great, you do what you want, others do what they can. 10 pistettä...... Kiitos hyvästä kanavasta.

[@pvthdat]

Wow! How good the wheels. I wait more video about this project! C'mon bro

[@surfernorm6360]

i really liked your homemade bead breaker nice

[@atamangalkin]

Как говорят немцы, das ist fantastisch. Like immer wieder

[@ricardolovatel]

Amazing job. Greats.

[@ambroiseriboldi4952]

Curieux de voir la suite. Comptes tenu des précédentes constructions, je suis persuadé des performances de celle-ci, en fin de construction.. Merci.

[@marcomartin9128]

You are the beat. On a Next video can you make a boat, or a quad. Thanks.

[@craigsaunders1728]

Sweet job on the rims

[@harveypyke4897]

Great video, when you don’t have something, just make it out of what you have on hand.

[@petetheprettygooddog]

I an glad the bead went down instead if the post going up.

[@DonnDIY]

😂

[@SG-uh6sw]

True engineering at its finest

[@thai.tv.you.]

Thank you for making an economical tire rim press machine.

[@izzzzzz6]

This gave me an idea to simply ratchet strap a bead breaker to a tree, instantly adjustable height no solid mounting needed. I was going to build something akin to one of those modified harbor freight tyre machines but only wanted to cement a square pipe in the ground flush with my driveway, the problem would have been how to stop it lifting when using the bead breaking attachment, now i can just make the bead breaker to strap to a tree and continue with my plan to mount the square tube in the ground to fit the manual tyre machine into.

[@jackalister1662]

Made one that fits into the receiver hitch on my truck. Came in handy a few times

[@AK-yb8yr]

16 eps again ... cheers mate

[@SWTWHITEGSR]

Entire time i thought he was making a diy tire changer lol! But man sick video hands down lot of work.

[@creamtube]

Excellent!! Im stealing ur flat plat bead breaker design... I always used the edge of an rim that i cut out and put on an metal bar, but it can sometimes get stuck. And for some reason it seems so much easier to watch u centerflip and install tyres than when i do it, and i used to do it alot by hand xD

[@hunt4fish]

Great work there!!

[@norddeutschermaurer4635]

Great Job 👷‍♂️👍

[@BarnStangz]

Bro, I was REALLY waiting for you at the end to say "PRETTY GOOD" I'm kind of disappointed a bit, but man, that came out awesome! The wheels look MINT! You're going to tear it up with those babies!

[@gasperajdnik5627]

Keep Up The good work 👍

[@Prash1c]

Man, just imagining how to get a wheel rim true doing things manually drives me batty... lol Good job, sir!! :D

[@mikedaigle9781]

Great idea awesome video , the strut and hub assembly after you clamped it in the vise would've been a great idea for mounting the tire on the rim with a few more mods could be a whole new video for a tire changing machine...

[@renemllermadsen8509]

Woooow theese wheels look awesome ! daaamn they look ewil :D

[@jeanbernier]

Super 4x4 en vue avec des roues pareilles !!!!!!

[@knobsdialsandbuttons]

Great videos ! 👍

[@diyhamza9191]

I can't wait for the next video

[@scottsmith6322]

Look up manual tire machine and build one out of scrap metal I built one works pretty good can't wait to see this adventure

[@shaman3931]

Друг у тебя руки золотые,,, удачи в делах....

[@Kultakala_Design_Studio]

Great work !!!

[@JohnSmith-ud9ex]

Always good, mate, always good ! = )

[@ldnwholesale8552]

Having made a couple of bead breakers from scratch you need at least 2" sq tube as an upright. And you need the wheel and tyre on the frame of the machine with a stop to stop the rim sliding away. I have also owned the generic 'Harbor Freight ones. They are at best very average though can be modified to something usefull and you can wind most tyres on and off. Pulling tyres often bends the wires sligfhtly then near impossible to inflate, and when you do the tyre still goes down. I have done thousands using old basic equipment inc impact bar to break the beads. These days a decent tyre machine can be had for not a great deal of money. As for those rims, dodgey at best and you need a deal more clearance to the spring cup as those tyres will move on the rims a lot

[@lowellfunk8974]

Those rims look great the way you modded them, only thing is they should be wider for the Executioners. They are too "crowned" when they are mounted up. Executioners have much better traction when the tread portion is more of a flat profile. I have run through 2 sets of these tires on my rhino and while they are a heavy tire, they offer very good traction in most conditions.

[@robertkeime4907]

Great video

[@Z-Bart]

Next week Donn builds his own hydraulic tire machine. 👍

[@danf4616]

How many YT DIY guys cut out, move and reweld the center of their wheels to get more offset? Only DONN!

[@frankdeegan8974]

I have done this since welding class in high school in 1966 started with 1947 Chevy wheels.

[@blerpii]

a spacer would've done the same, right? sincerely asking, not being a smartass

[@McMikeful]

@@blerpii yes but weight and cost :/ and the spacer would be like 12-15 cm right?

[@SocietyUnplugged]

​@@blerpii When you only care about track width (result) they may look the same. When you look at it from an engineering perspective they are far from the same. Not only aesthetic but also different in performance.

[@billthomas274]

Great job....👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@MAJ_T_Bagger]

Could also use this as a spring compressor with a few mods. Very clever.

[@ludo2311]

GREAT JOB.

[@busancun]

I like your cutter.

[@user-mt2tq6xi2z]

В прям мои мысли читаешь, я только думаю а он уже делает Молодец 👍

[@BrucePierson]

Nice bead breaker. Some specifications on the materials used, size, thickness, etc, would be helpful to anyone making one.

[@totalletgo3762]

Чувствую пушка будет💪

[@nicodirocco4858]

Congratulations!!!!

[@malhzmn2769]

Wow doing 4 wheel👍👍😁nice

[@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic]

Nice work! Would wheel spacers have worked instead of cutting the centers and welding them?

[@yourselfdotcom]

Love the pic on the saw 🤣

[@danielboom26]

good job man

[@amilcarmoncada1801]

Muy interesante el contenido del video, saludos desde venezuela.

[@hbibemimoun5965]

Wonderful wonderful. Can you explain to us how to make tools for expanding wheels and working on them?