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Message started by runwyrlph on 05/03/13 at 12:10:12

Title: Anybody ever use a manual tire changer?
Post by runwyrlph on 05/03/13 at 12:10:12

I've been thinking about getting a manual tire changer.

I have snow tires mounted on/off my wife's car every winter/spring, so it would pay for itself pretty quickly if it works (Hf has for about $40.) There is also a manual balancer for about $80.

I'm getting pretty comfortable with MC tire changes using spoons - have never tried a car tire.

Just looking for a few anecdotes. (I'll believe the ones favorable to the decision I want to make!) :D

Title: Re: Anybody ever use a manual tire changer?
Post by bill67 on 05/03/13 at 13:20:09

With tubeless car tires you have to have a way to tighten it to get them to seal,It can be done with a rope if its not to big of a tire.They have that air thing for that,You know a little rope like tube you air up to tighten it.

Title: Re: Anybody ever use a manual tire changer?
Post by WD on 05/03/13 at 13:24:31

Quite often, a friend has one we use as needed. Harbor Freight cheapy, they just need to be bolted down securely.

Tubeless radials are easy to inflate, pull the valve core, hit the filler trigger. Seats them in seconds 98% of the time, all the way up into the tractor trailer super singles that are over 400mm wide and 24.5" rims. A little squirt of soapy water around the bead helps prevent sticking and speeds up seating times.

Title: Re: Anybody ever use a manual tire changer?
Post by runwyrlph on 05/03/13 at 19:42:00

i saw a friend of mine seat a big tractor tire.

he had the compressor pumped w. pressure, sprayed (i think it was) starting fluid into the tire on the rim. then LIT IT ON FIRE! WHOOMPH! bead instantly seated, he put the air hose to it and pumped it up. he said you have to get air into it before it cools down or it will pull back away. he's a farmer and trucker- said they used to do it all the time ?

Title: Re: Anybody ever use a manual tire changer?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/03/13 at 20:05:36

I have a spark plug wire boot on a Milton fitting thats threaded into another Milton. The boot is tie wrapped onto the Milton. I pull the valve core, lube ( OOOOKay, I Spit on it,, allright?) the boot & shove it down on the valve stem ^& plug the air hose in. It shoves so much air in so fast I can almost always seat a light truck tire. Thats whats on the front of the backhoe. I have sealed leaks at the bead with the tire on the machine by hammering the tire away from the rim a little( with the leaky area at the top) & squirting Green Slime in & airing it back up. I like Green Slime a lot. NOt for its flavor or texture on the palate, but for how it helps with tire problems. Rassling the tires on that b/hoe has taught me a lot. I also have a HF tire tool. Ive never needed it for a car size tire, but it worked great on bustin a lawnmower tire off.

Title: Re: Anybody ever use a manual tire changer?
Post by Boofer on 05/05/13 at 19:48:12

A good quality manual works fine, but it needs to stand up to a good bit of force (That you supply.) and has to be bolted down well. Lots of tire shops use Ether to blow the beads out on the rim, but it is an art, not a science. They usually keep it a secret, though. Also probably illegal and dangerous unless you like the smell of singed eyebrows. ;)

Title: Re: Anybody ever use a manual tire changer?
Post by RidgeRunner13 on 05/05/13 at 21:29:52

I bought one of those H-F manual changers back in '91 when I started racing again. Also bought one of their bed extenders & a hitch receiver. I mounted the receiver to the bumper of my truck on the pass. side & used the bed extender U-bolted to the tire machine to secure it. I don't know how many tires that thing has mounted since we let anyone who needed to use it. The bead breaker is great for m/c tires too. 8-)

Title: Re: Anybody ever use a manual tire changer?
Post by runwyrlph on 05/06/13 at 04:52:12

thanks for the info, guys