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 trailer spares on my
trips.. Race tires, I did one, well half of one. After that I got fed up with
it.
The race tires were so stiff, I had one person standing on the bead to get
it to the groove of the wheel, while I was prying with the bar. We got one
side on and gave up. A tire machine is on the list as soon as I find
space. Locally, it's $25 average to change one tire and some places
will not mount tires they didn't sell you. That's my reason to justify a tire
machine. A real one. :)
Brian
battmain@yahoo.com
----- Original Message ----
From: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Sent: Thu, October 8, 2009 10:03:30 PM
Subject: [Shop-talk] HF Tire Changer
(snip)
Has anyone ever used one of these or one like it? Is it more trouble than its
worth?
Thanks.
Jim
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