Ken-Tool unveiled a new tool designed to address the challenges of demounting truck tires affordably and efficiently – in the shop or on roadside service calls, the company said.

According to the company, the Blue Cobra truck tire demount tool (pn 35440) is ergonomically designed to allow a technician to quickly remove the tire from the rim on the floor with a single tool. The “Blue Cobra” tool is designed to service 20-, 22.5- and 24.5-in. rims mounted with tube or tubeless style wheels up to 13-in. wide.

The tool’s head is made from premium grade steel and equipped with two heavy-duty, industrial nylon rollers that protect the rim and provide rolling fulcrum points to reduce user fatigue. The head is press fit into the ergonomic shaped handle, fabricated from heavy gauge steel tubing and equipped with a non-slip handle grip, the company said.

When servicing the new generation of “wide” tires, a forged aluminum bead support above the head grabs the top bead when lifting the bottom bead off the rim, improving the technician’s efficiency. The tool reduces service technician back strain and cuts down the time needed to demount the tire, the company said.

While the Blue Cobra is not likely to damage steel or alloy wheels, Ken-Tool said, it includes the patented leather wheel protector (pn 31810) with each tool so that technicians can show their customers that every step is being taken to protect their wheel investment. The company also offers a service kit to replace worn rollers (pn 35441) with two nylon rollers and roll pins.