<div dir="ltr">Hi Eric,<div><br></div><div>Yes, your comment:</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:sans-serif"> </span><font face="times new roman, serif"> I am glad I bought them. The money is hard to justify as it will take over a hundred tire changes to pay for itself, but I really like it</font><span style="font-family:sans-serif">.</span> <br></div><div><br></div><div>Hits to the heart of this discussion. Over the decades I have changed scores of tires on the floor with tire irons because in my mind I was being smarter for not spending hundreds of dollars for something that I could do "for free" with the tools I had.</div><div><br></div><div>I wish I had been better to myself all those years. I really enjoy using high-quality tools. Using good tools improves the quality of the shop experience.</div><div><br></div><div>Some of you may have read <i><b>Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: an inquiry into values</b></i>, 1974, Bantam Book. If not, I would suggest it, particularly if you are not a motorcyclist. </div><div><br></div><div>He states, to the effect, that (my paraphrase) We should not rush through the maintenance process, that we learn about ourselves during the process. The process has value. We should enjoy the act of maintenance</div><div><br></div><div>I believe it, and using high quality tools for the process greatly enhances the experience.</div><div><br></div><div>best,</div><div><br></div><div>doug</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 4:55 AM <<a href="mailto:eric@megageek.com" target="_blank">eric@megageek.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><font size="2" face="sans-serif">OD,</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Thanks for sharing the tire tool experiences.</font>
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I purchased their 'no mar' bar and used it with a Harbor Freight tire changer
for years, until I finally just bought a automatic tire changer and balancer
combo.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">I am glad I bought them. The money
is hard to justify as it will take over a hundred tire changes to pay for
itself, but I really like it.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">While doing the restore on my dually
F350, I found out that my inner tire was cut from my last scrap yard run.
With the changer being so easy to use, I removed the tire, checked
out the damage, and tried to patch it. Total time, about 15 mins.
Without the changer, I don't think I would have tried to do a dually
tire on my manual one, so I would have been at the mercy of just buying
a new tire and paying the price.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">I look forward to your tool reviews.
I may add one or two.</font>
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"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
Waldo Emerson <br>
-Who is John Galt?</font></blockquote></div>