Customer Reviews

Ken-Tool 35453 4 Piece Serpent Tire Changing Set

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hi all, KEN-TOOL makes a special set of irons for the 19.5 series rims cause they are extra hard to mount/demount ! go to the ken-tool site to get info on them.

It is hard to believe that a simple tool will get so much done and easy and with very little investment.

I've just spent two hours and I'm still working on my second tire. I'm installing some 19.5 in. tires and I suspect the .5 series tires are the problem as they have a much heavier side wall. If you are going to be mounting similar tires by hand you might check into this. But for now I'm sitting in a pool of sweat and thinking I'm an idiot. Now with regards to the tools themselves they are well made and the tips have good detents that hold on to the tire rim. The brass bead holding device actually works quite well. I was able to get the first tire demounted and mounted with some difficulty but the second second bead on the second tire would not slide off. Ken-Tool has a couple videos which you can watch on U-tube.

It's also possible that there are manufacturing variations in the tire and rim and my troubles have nothing to do with the tool. But, I suspect it is the .5 tire series tires and that Ken-Tool should have warned about trouble with heavy wall tires. Otherwise I'd give these irons a five star. For completeness I was trying to install 225-70R-19.5 tires on rims that have a large offset for duals (Ford F600).

Product works great. I have been around trucks most of my life but had never changed a truck tire before and have been putting off doing it even after buying this set. I won't worry about it any more. Just followed the instructions and found it very easy to dismount tires and mount tires.

Have only used this set a handfull of times but it is enough to know they are a very handy set of tools to have around if you change your own tires. I've used them on 11R24.5 and mostly 12R24.5 now and the tool makes it a breeze to pop the tires off and mount them back on. I watched a few videos prior to buying these and decided to just go for it. I would recommend searching for the video using this serpent tire set.

these tools are not long enough to give suficiant leverage, in my opinion they dont work very well

Very dissapointed... would rate 0 stars if I could. de-mount tool is pretty much useless. Mount iron works ok for mounting and demounting. Have used these irons on 11r-22.5, 255-70-22.5, and 385-65-22.5 size tires. Best I can figure these tools will only work under ideal conditions, i.e. clean wheels and tires, that are well lubed, and soft from age. Don't let the ads and the videos online fool you. Not the miracle tool they make them out to be. Definitetly not worth the $170.