Coates and Corghi are the two that I sold a ton of. Both are excellent
brands.
JBC/Hoffman/Snap-On (Same machines, different paint) are okay,
Stay away from the Eagle machines that can be seen in some of the tool
catalogs. Spotty quality, crappy service (parts come out of the Far East),
Great price though.
PZ
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of TeamZ3@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 11:41 AM
To: marka@telerama.com; autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Mounting Tire$
In a message dated 2/6/01 10:06:33 AM Central Standard Time,
marka@telerama.com writes:
> Consider getting a tire machine of your own as well. A new tire machine
> that'll handle big rims is $2k to $3k. Its a lot of money, but you'll
> eventually get it back and its really nice to walk out to the garage and
>
I'd recommend a Coates rim clamp model as one of the lower costing
alternatives. Been seriously considering it for years. If you live in an
area with a lot of fellow autocrossers you can help offset the cost by
charging $5/wheel for hassle-free mounting to the solo community. Somebody
needs to look at this in the Atlanta area if $25/wheel is the commercial
norm. I've seen 4 year leases on the model above for $50/month; you can
easily justify that cost, but you also need either an air or increased
voltage source for the machine.
Mark
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