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Ken-Tool® Offers New Replacement Handle For T11E®

Akron, Ohio (May 26, 2011) –

Ken-Tool®, the world’s leading manufacturer of professional tire service tools and related products, has announced a new replacement handle and other significant improvements to Ken-Tool’s T11E® Duck-Billed Bead Breaking Wedge tool. The T11E is a popular and widely used tire changing service tool for agricultural, heavy truck and off-the-highway tire service applications.

The changes appear at each end of the 30” handle, made from U.S. grown premium hickory, well-known for its strength and toughness.

The new T11EHS replacement handle is offered with an orange colored safety non-slip coated handle area. This coating is waterproof and oil- and chemical-resistant, plus it is impregnated with coarse crumb material, adding to the non-slip properties. These features give the operator greater control of the wedge head. The bright orange color adds to the tool’s visibility, making it ideal when used in roadside or off-the-highway tire service situations. The bright color helps assure the tool goes back into the service truck and is not left behind.

In addition to the new non-slip coating, the T11EHS replacement handle features the company’s new Sure-Tight™ bulb-style head that replaces the original tapered shank head. This shape provides a far more secure fit to the Bead Breaking Wedge’s head. Additionally, cross slots cut into the head end further assure a tight fit of the bulb-shaped area into the wedge’s head, and do not require the use of an expansion wedge to secure the head and handle. Combined, the two features deliver a larger contact area with greater pressure between the head and handle, reducing head slippage potential during use over time.

The standard Ken-Tool T11EH replacement handle now includes the Sure-Tight head, but does not have the orange non-slip handle. Also, the new T11EH handle is incorporated into the Ken-Tool T11E Duck-Billed Bead Breaking Wedge tool as a running line change.

These changes provide improvements in operator comfort, convenience and safety, plus adding longevity to the life of the handle.

Ken-Tool products are available through leading tire industry supply distributors worldwide. High resolution images are of the T11EHS replacement handle are available on line at http://www.kentool.com/kentoolmedia_images.html.

About Ken-Tool
Ken-Tool is the world’s leading manufacturer of professional tire service hand tools. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, Ken-Tool has been providing the tire industry and automotive aftermarket with quality products for nearly 90 years.

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Ken-Tool® Offers New Replacement Handle For T11E®