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1. [Shop-talk] HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>; Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 21:03:30 -0500; I currently have 9 wheels with trash tires taking up space in my garage. Someday I'll get around to selling the ones I don't want, but for now I'd like to get rid of the tires and store the wheels in; /html/shop-talk/2009-10/msg00043.html (7,261 bytes)
2. Re: [Shop-talk] HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: Steve Dillen <sdillen@telus.net>; Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:54:59 -0700; I just bought one of these last month to handle a bunch of tire/rim swaps I wanted done. My observations..... You need to bolt it down VERY securely. I initially tried to bolt it to a plank and to th; /html/shop-talk/2009-10/msg00044.html (9,572 bytes)
3. Re: [Shop-talk] HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 22:12:09 -0700; I'll ditto pretty much everything Steve said, except that I was able to reinforce the original arm for the bead breaker with some bolts & pipe; which has been enough to break everything I've tried i; /html/shop-talk/2009-10/msg00046.html (7,910 bytes)
4. Re: [Shop-talk] HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:49:34 -0400; Been using one for years, done well over a hundred wheels on it. Works well, very well. _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Shop-talk mail; /html/shop-talk/2009-10/msg00047.html (9,664 bytes)
5. Re: [Shop-talk] HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>; Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:04:07 -0400; recycling center, Jim, You might check your area and see if you have a Community college that has an automotive course, or even one of the commercial schools like ATI, ECPI. Run by there and see if t; /html/shop-talk/2009-10/msg00048.html (8,695 bytes)
6. Re: [Shop-talk] HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: eric@megageek.com; Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 08:37:41 -0400; I have one of these and they will work, but you need a little bit of strength and resolve. 8>) It REALLY needs to bolted down secure to work. I've mounted mine to a heavey duty pallet, so I can move; /html/shop-talk/2009-10/msg00049.html (7,896 bytes)
7. Re: [Shop-talk] HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 08:09:11 -0500; Thanks Guys. Everything here sounds about as expected, except Steve's comment about not using it on any wheel I want to look nice. 5 of the wheels are alloys that I bought for one of my Alpines. It w; /html/shop-talk/2009-10/msg00050.html (10,541 bytes)
8. Re: [Shop-talk] HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: "Eric J Russell" <ejrussell@mebtel.net>; Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 09:40:50 -0400; I have the HF tire changer but use it mostly with their motorcycle adapter for, umm, motorcycle tires*. (Motorcycle dealers charge full retail plus often exorbitant mount & balance fees. 10,000 miles; /html/shop-talk/2009-10/msg00051.html (9,167 bytes)
9. Re: [Shop-talk] HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:34:12 -0400; Any tire changer that works with a bar in the center going around the rim will rub the rim and marr it to some degree. If you need to avoid all contact with the rim you need to find a shop that uses; /html/shop-talk/2009-10/msg00052.html (8,473 bytes)
10. Re: [Shop-talk] HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>; Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:19:08 -0400; Check out this site for some cool tire changing equipment: http://www.nomartirechanger.com/ Take a look at their videos. They make it all look so easy! Anyway, I think the reason to have a tire chang; /html/shop-talk/2009-10/msg00054.html (8,655 bytes)
11. Re: [Shop-talk] HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 12:04:13 -0700; Oddly enough, my local Wally-mart has two of those machines. Unfortunately, it appears that only a few of their technicians actually know how to operate them. The first one struggled for over an hou; /html/shop-talk/2009-10/msg00067.html (8,266 bytes)
12. Re: [Shop-talk] HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 17:03:13 -0400 (EDT); I can see something like that setup if you don't have power or air available, but when basic powered rim clamp tire machines are $900 or so new and used can be had for less, I think a hand powered s; /html/shop-talk/2009-10/msg00072.html (9,915 bytes)
13. Re: [Shop-talk] HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 18:47:03 -0500; I considered that, but it would seem to me that trying to remove tires this way would potentially be more difficult (and damaging) than using a cheap changer. Is there a way to safely do this? _____; /html/shop-talk/2009-10/msg00074.html (8,662 bytes)
14. Re: [Shop-talk] HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 17:27:56 -0700; If there is any way that is even easier than using a changer, I'd sure like to hear about it. Even sidewalls are incredibly tough; let alone the steel belts behind the tread. Randall _______________; /html/shop-talk/2009-10/msg00076.html (8,101 bytes)
15. Re: [Shop-talk] HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 20:45:47 -0400 (EDT); Beats me. I'd do it with my tire machine. Mark _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Shop-talk mailing list http://autox.team.net/mailman/l; /html/shop-talk/2009-10/msg00077.html (8,315 bytes)
16. Re: [Shop-talk] HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: Battmain <battmain@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:40:16 -0700 (PDT); Unless you're using trailer wheels or regular passenger tires with large (read-soft) sidewalls don't bother. I have one of those changers. I've suceeded in changing trailer tires. I carried two trail; /html/shop-talk/2009-10/msg00083.html (8,898 bytes)
17. Re: [Shop-talk] HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>; Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:17:05 -0400; If you go to the tirerack website, you can get a list of installers who will install tires purchased from them. I have found that as online dealers like tirerack have caught on, more places are willi; /html/shop-talk/2009-10/msg00084.html (8,177 bytes)
18. Re: [Shop-talk] HF Tire Changer (score: 1): Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:00:26 -0500; I found the same thing in St. Louis a few years ago. In fact, the guy who mounted my TireRack tires told me that was the only reason he was one of their installers. once I learned that, I would check; /html/shop-talk/2009-10/msg00085.html (9,723 bytes)

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