TSI Cheetah Bead Seating Tool - 5 Gallon Capacity, Model# CH-5

This vs the cheapies you see everywhere for about half the price? no comparison , the cheap ones don't release the volume of air fast enough, this one creates an explosion of air instantly and seats the beads. I'll use the cheap one as a backup, but this is my daily workhorse.

The TSI Cheetah Bead Seating Tool - 5 Gallon Capacity, Model# CH5. It is well worth the money.. saved me a ton of time and it works Great !!!! I could not be happier. Thank You for an Excellent Product..

Works great however the product was damaged when opened box, pressure relief valve was broken. I replaced it and it is working fine, best bead blaster but poor packaging.

It’s powerful, easy to use, and inflates tires quickly and efficiently. Makes bead seating a breeze.

At 60 I decided I should mount and balance my own tires. Bought a Harbor Freight manual tire changer, and a Lucid duckbill adapter. Broke all four beads (awful job), and swapped all four tires. Didn’t really think it through. Had no problem seating the beads on my spreader tires, but this was different. Couldn’t even get one. The compressor wasn’t delivering enough air. Even tried to ignite wd40 (don’t ask). Did some research and a 5 gallon “blaster” seemed to be the way to go. $200 vs $75……. I usually go for quality, but they could overnight the el cheapo knock off $75 unit. So I ordered one. First, it was impossible to line up screw on part from which the air blows. I tried 20 times or more. Okay, I’ll just live with it misoriented. Then I filled it with air. Or I should say I tried. It leaked from everywhere in spite of me using pipe dope and Teflon tape. I tried it twice but it wouldn’t inflate past 80 psi and was losing pressure by the second. Returned it the next day. Got this oem Cheetah. Wow. Just wow. I only had to inflated four times because each tire took exactly one timeto seat both beads. I was easily able to inflate to 100 psi each time and leave it there as long as I wanted because there wasn’t any type of leak. Additionally, it has a mechanism for orienting the tube wherever you want it so it was easy to orient properly. Last thing the knock off unit had a ball valve that released the this cheetah does not have a ball valve. I don’t know exactly what it’s called but it’s a horizontal thin metal. If I had to make up a name, I would call it a swing gate valve. That allows the valve to open much faster than a ball. I think in this application 10th of a second account and this cheetah allows for extremely rapid airflow. Just buy it well worth it.

I'm a Do-It-Yourselfer who's been mounting my own tires at home for almost twenty years. And while I own my own tire mounting equipment, I've never owned one of these gadgets before. This unit is a bit heavy to hold, and it bucks like a bronco when you pull that lever... But it also works like a charm. I'm glad I bought this one instead of the smaller model which I almost bought, because this one packs a really solid punch. It tamed an unbelievably stubborn set of off-road tires I bought for my 4X4, that I was ready to take to my local dealership, and pay a ransom for mounting. Instead I bought this thing, and I'm glad that I did. It may be gross overkill for the wife's minivan, but once you start working on 4X4's or bigger stuff, believe me... You'll be glad you have it.

If you change tires on a regular basis, you NEED this! I probably won't tell you anything that you don't already know, but this Cheetah is great. After a few years of using the little blower on my tire machine, I decided to buy this after seeing someone use it. What a great buy this was! It does take a little practice to figure out what pressures will seat type and size of tire, but I have never had a tire that I couldn't seat with this tank. I have used it on rims from 14 thru 20 inch car and light truck tires. Like I said, once you figure out the pressure you need, you cannot go without this tank.

Should have bought this one in the first place instead of the bargain models on Amazon. Live and learn.