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I've used a ratchet strap too. In combination with a bfh. As you tighten the strap, it caves the tire in at the ratchet. When you hammer around the perimeter of the tire, it helps to make the ratchet pressure more even so it doesn't cave in as early. Works maybe 75% of the time. Helps too if the tires have been standing up for awhile, rather than laying on their side. Trying to bead a tire from the bottom of the stack is damn near impossibleA bead blaster (tire cheetah) would be the best thing to use. Not many people have them. Most tire shops or dealerships do.