{"title":"Commercial Bead Breakers","description":"\u003cp\u003eManual and portable bead breakers for commercial vehicle tyres — made for the big stuff. Whether you're working heavy commercial, HGV, agricultural or plant tyres, these Sheffield-forged tools break stubborn beads out in the field or at the roadside where a machine can't reach. Once the bead is broken, see our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/truck-commercial-tyre-levers\"\u003eTruck \u0026amp; Commercial Tyre Levers\u003c\/a\u003e for the matching lever range. Not sure which bead breaker you need? See our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/which-bead-breaker-do-i-need\"\u003ebead breaker buying guide\u003c\/a\u003e, or \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bead-breakers\"\u003ebrowse all Bead Breakers \u0026amp; Wedges\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"melco-bb-0-bead-breaker-with-guard-20in-500mm","title":"Melco BB\/0 Bead Breaker with Guard – 20″ (500mm)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA manual bead chisel for breaking the initial seal between tyre bead and wheel rim. Hot forged in Sheffield on 28mm carbon steel with an EVA chisel guard to protect the user's knuckles - introduced after fitters kept striking the wrong end of a TL\/50 lever. The bead end is shaped to get behind the rim and into the bead. Struck with a lump hammer. A blunt, purpose-made plate, not a sharp masonry chisel - it is only ever striking rubber.\n\nPlace the chisel where the tyre bead meets the wheel rim and strike the end with a lump hammer to break the bead, then finish with tyre levers.\n\nCommercial tyre fitters, farmers, HGV and agricultural mechanics.\n\nWipe down with an oily cloth if left standing. The chisel face will mushroom over with heavy use, like a cold chisel - dress it back on a grinding wheel. On slide-hammer types check the welds and reinforced ends. Wear eye protection when striking metal on metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKey features\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForged bead-breaking chisel end\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEVA chisel guard protects knuckles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsed with a lump\/club hammer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e28mm carbon steel bar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZinc plated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Sheffield\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eApplications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreaking the bead on heavier-duty tyres — vans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4x4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etractor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eagricultural\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003econstruction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecommercial. 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