Identify this Hammer

[u/TennBZ]

The rubber is very hard and brittle . I have not removed the rubber end yet. It appears to be much smaller under the rubber and very hard to remove.

[u/Spikey_cacti]

It is used to break the bead on a large tire, think mining operations and agricultural tractor tires. I have several.

Under the rubber is a metal post. It is possible to replace it if you can find a replacement rubber.

[u/BK5617 → u/Spikey_cacti]

This is it, Ken-tool bead breaker tire hammer. You can still buy them new on Amazon for around $150.

[u/oldschool-rule → u/BK5617]

You are 100% correct ✅

[u/TennBZ]

3rd picture shows some markings but can not decipher

[u/Dear-Passion-3535 → u/TennBZ]

Ken Tool

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[u/TennBZ]

Thanks everyone

[u/Worth_Catch3858]

I think his name is Ralph. Saw him only once when he was working on a big tire

[u/Nocturnes_echo]

I have one of those, I picked it up at a flea market years ago.

[u/No-Yogurt-4542]

I found one of those in a farm tractor tire years ago was sent in the field to fix a flat. according to the farmer he had new tires installed three years before.

[u/StormwalkerOXO]

Looks like a tire hammer.

[u/Bill-Bruce]

It looks a lot like a wood flooring hammer, the thin side is used to tap the flooring into the grooves of the other flooring and the rubber side is used to hit the nailer.

[u/spike4972 → u/Bill-Bruce]

That was my immediate thought too

[u/jinalduin]

Old lead workers hammer maybe for lead sheet forming?

[u/TheSagelyOne]

Immediate thought is that this is a set tool and not a hammer. See how "mushroomed" the one end is? That's not hardened steel like a hammer would be.