Being avid Powersports enthusiasts and DIY mechanics, like many of you, we had set out to change our own tires on our personal vehicles. We like wrenching on our machines, knowing that the work is done right. When it came to swapping tires on our ATV’s, we quickly learned that it was quite a different job than changing our oil. We tried all of the DIY tricks: 2×12’s, bottle jacks, you name it..the beads wouldn’t budge! We bought cheap bead breakers, only to find that they didn’t work either, and we actually managed to ruin an expensive aluminum racing rim in the process!

So we put our heads together, and tried to come up with a better way to change our own tires. Instead of suffering with bloody knuckles or ridiculous dealership service charges, we endeavored to design and build our own manual tire bead breaker that does the job properly and efficiently, every time.  It started out for just our own personal use, but soon our riding buddies kept asking to use our home-made ATV bead breaker…again and again. So we decided to take a chance, refine the design, start a company and manufacture our tool to give all of our fellow riders a helping hand.  After all, you need the right tools to do a job, and there is no better manual tire bead breaker than the BeadBuster.

The founders of BeadBuster, Warren and Lucas, have been friends for years, and met on the job as Product Development Engineers at one of the oldest and most prestigious tool companies in the USA.

BeadBuster has some pretty humble beginnings. We both have alot of experience in Mechanical Engineering & product development (almost 50 yrs combined!), but we had no idea what we were getting into when we decided to start a new manufacturing and retail business. If we’ve learned one thing, it’s that commercializing a product is A LOT OF WORK! Just having a good idea is not enough, its one small part of a much larger puzzle.

But we are very proud of what we’ve done so far, and where we think we’re headed. We made our 1st production run (of 10 whole tools) and officially launched in Oct 2012. After Lucas made the 1st website, we stood back and watched what happened. We were actually amazed that people wanted to buy what we made…and we grew steadily in the following years. Now we manufacture manual tire bead breakers in lots of >5,000. However, you can always be guaranteed that as a small business, we take alot of pride in our work, and we believe that exceptional customer service is the single most important thing we can do for our business.  As of October-2024, we have sold more than 54,000 Bead Breakers!…so when we say that the design is ‘Tried-and-True’, you know we are telling the truth.

Another major update in the Fall of 2024 is we redesigned the entire product line, and replaced 7 different models with just 2, a single small frame tool and a single large frame tool.  The original design of the BeadBuster utilized fabricated and welded assemblies.  The updated design utilize single piece investment castings made from hardened alloy steel.

Take a look at some of the pictures of where we started, and where we are now.

BeadBuster has been going to trade shows and Powersports events from the beginning.  As with everything else we started from grass roots…but now we’re doing it with a little more class. Here’s a small progression in how we’ve changed what our setup looks like when we’re on the road.