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..

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.

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

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.

i ordered 3 of the cheetahs and all of them had defects i called the manufacturer and they said they were having trouble with the nipple leaking air so did i, the nipple would not screw in and seal off on all 3 cheetahs i returned all of them, i need this product, but it has to work properly with out danger