Make a Manual Tire changer machine Awesome
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- Simple mods to make a manual tire changer better and how they work.
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Thanks, I have done a lot of tires on it.
Except there are so many things for sale to protect the aluminum rim.
@@endeavorrv , don't you mean to protect the wheel? Every wheel has a rim around its circumference.
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You missed one step. . . new tires (usually) have a "paint dot" which identifies the lightest area of the tire. That dot should be aligned with the valve stem prior to setting the bead. That can help reduce the amount of weight(s) you might need to balance the tire properly.
just installed new tires yesterday, they did not have any paint dots.
@@hotrodpawns hit or miss. Some also have multiple dots. I've heard the yellow dots are light spots, the red dots are heavy spots, I've heard the opposite is true, I've heard they don't indicate a heavy or light spot anymore. Seems like it's some kind of relic of days past or a myth. I've done some testing on the nice coats digital balancer at work and never been able to prove one way or the other.
@@MegaDysart i lerned from youtube videos and google this: yellow dot is lightest spot so u mount the yellow spot on the tire to where the valve stem is, because the wheel (should in theory) be heavier there, the red spot shows the high spot on the tire, and if your wheel has has a mark on it (signifying the low spot) then u ignore the yellow dot and match up the red dot to the dot on the rim.
@@freeflub The valve hole is drilled at the low spot on aluminum wheels. Ford and Mopar after 97 "might"" have a white paint spot on the inside where the air goes on the steel wheels for the low spot.
One hint on using the harbor freight mounting bar to put the tire on; you need to keep the bar up at a high angle as you push the bar against the center brace. Doing that will keep the tire from going over the tip, and it angles it down into the rim properly, without having to pry it in small bites.
If you try using it at a shallow angle like when demounting, the tire will tend to slide off out of position.
Keep the bar high, and it's easy as pie - ;)
The moment I see your videos post is why I enjoy TH-cam. You make me a more capable person. Thanks
z dubs You're awesome.
Great lesson on changing out a tire. I appreciate the fact that you tell everyone what hasn't worked for you- like bolting it to a pallet. Sometime you learn the most from what doesn't work. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to the next video.
Salmoneggs85 Thanks Man.
sixtyfiveford Of course it depends on how heavy one is! While I preferred changing tire's with the Coats 10-10 Super Powerman I used at the service station I worked at When my boss lost his lease and had to close he wouldn't sell me the tire changer or his Dake 80 ton hydraulic press! He did tell me I could come over to his home shop and use them but I moved 40 miles north and A 80 mile round trip wasn't in the card's!!
I did buy A tire changer similar to the HF unit but I think it came from Tractor Supply. I bought it at A surplus equipment auction and it was out of the box so no idea where it really came from. Much of the equipment sold at this auction house appears to come from Tractor Supply returns or discontinued item's. My pole barn has gravel floors and I need to win the lottery or marry one of the Kardashian girl's to afford to put in A concrete floor! zI mounted it on A pallet and bolted heavy angle irons to the bottom. These dig into the gravel and with my 260 pound's standing on top I can remove tire's all day no problem. Putting tire's on rims were never A problem for me as when I was A young man an old Delaware Indian taught me how to do it. His brother owned several used car dealership's in northern Minnesota and my friend Bob Newcombe lived in the Twin Cities area. Bob had many contacts in the new tire industry so he could get blems and takeoffs cheap. He also knew of A tire dump that was west of Minneapolis that semi load's of tire's would be dumped (usually in the middle of the night!) and no one cared how many he took. He needed around 200 tire's A month and they needed to be delivered to his brother on the rims. Bob had no machine and wasn't about to buy one so all tire's were changed by hand. He started by breaking the bead with A Ken-Tool bead breaker and using quite long tire iron's and plenty of tire lube took off the top bead. The bottom bead would come off pretty easy on car tire's but truck tires could put up A fight! He then cleaned the bead seat and replaced the stem. Placing the rim on the ground he would block movement with his foot and pick the tire up by the bead swing it down from over his head and the back bead would usually seat itself in one try. For the front bead he would lube it and using A rubber or plastic shot filled hammer he would strike the bead as he held the tire down with his foot. The bead would slip over the rim edge like magic and then he could air it up and stuff it in his van for the delivery trip up to his brother's. I wish video cameras had been available back in the 60's and 70's so that A record of many tricks of the trades could have been archived. To watch Bob change tire's was A sight to behold and while I can do it I am not the machine he was.
sixtyfiveford Of course it depends on how heavy one is! While I preferred changing tire's with the Coats 10-10 Super Powerman I used at the service station I worked at When my boss lost his lease and had to close he wouldn't sell me the tire changer or his Dake 80 ton hydraulic press! He did tell me I could come over to his home shop and use them but I moved 40 miles north and A 80 mile round trip wasn't in the card's!!
I did buy A tire changer similar to the HF unit but I think it came from Tractor Supply. I bought it at A surplus equipment auction and it was out of the box so no idea where it really came from. Much of the equipment sold at this auction house appears to come from Tractor Supply returns or discontinued item's. My pole barn has gravel floors and I need to win the lottery or marry one of the Kardashian girl's to afford to put in A concrete floor! zI mounted it on A pallet and bolted heavy angle irons to the bottom. These dig into the gravel and with my 260 pound's standing on top I can remove tire's all day no problem. Putting tire's on rims were never A problem for me as when I was A young man an old Delaware Indian taught me how to do it. His brother owned several used car dealership's in northern Minnesota and my friend Bob Newcombe lived in the Twin Cities area. Bob had many contacts in the new tire industry so he could get blems and takeoffs cheap. He also knew of A tire dump that was west of Minneapolis that semi load's of tire's would be dumped (usually in the middle of the night!) and no one cared how many he took. He needed around 200 tire's A month and they needed to be delivered to his brother on the rims. Bob had no machine and wasn't about to buy one so all tire's were changed by hand. He started by breaking the bead with A Ken-Tool bead breaker and using quite long tire iron's and plenty of tire lube took off the top bead. The bottom bead would come off pretty easy on car tire's but truck tires could put up A fight! He then cleaned the bead seat and replaced the stem. Placing the rim on the ground he would block movement with his foot and pick the tire up by the bead swing it down from over his head and the back bead would usually seat itself in one try. For the front bead he would lube it and using A rubber or plastic shot filled hammer he would strike the bead as he held the tire down with his foot. The bead would slip over the rim edge like magic and then he could air it up and stuff it in his van for the delivery trip up to his brother's. I wish video cameras had been available back in the 60's and 70's so that A record of many tricks of the trades could have been archived. To watch Bob change tire's was A sight to behold and while I can do it I am not the machine he was.
Just a note, read through the Harbor Freight comments, lots of great ideas. Taken from there, for the manual bar tip, use a good thick walled shampoo bottle to make a shoe for the tip. About 6" long section, cut the side so you can fold and flatten it, then a cut half way, so one part can be flattened to match the tip, and the other wrapped around the bar to hold it on. Punch holes and use zip ties to hold it together and on the bar. Then that tip will ride the rim with the plastic shoe on and not mar everything to hell and back.. Don't get me wrong I'm ordering the tip and bearings and making your bar, but a DIY plastic shoe lets you use this bar immediately and not tear your rims up..
With advice from motorcycle forum members, I made several very worthwhile changes / modifications to mine and now it’s just for motorcycle tires. Nylon rim edge clamps, no-scuff bead bar and some other stuff I can’t remember because I haven’t used it for a few years. This is gonna sound insane but after wrestling with them on the floor for so many years I finally got all the little details of technique figured out and it actually takes me less time.
Perfect timing Moe. I've just been contemplating buying one of those.
Yeah me too, but after watching this guy and a few others, I think I'll go and buy one from harbor freight. I gotta change my motorcycle tires.. Don't wanna pay 50 to 125 bucks just to change my tire.
You are correct about using a pallet. I have one bolted to a plastic pallet and have wrestled across the pasture too many times. There just isn't a decent place around the shop to mount it that it wouldn't be in the way. I've used them that are mounted solid and it makes a big difference. For breaking the bead a hydraulic wood splitter is the best ticket. I was out fighting a heavy truck tire in the sun when my son said "It would be nice if you could use the wood splitter to do that". So he taught me a lesson that hot day.
Great idea with the log splitter.
unblock aertery
get an old tractor rim.
i have a solid oliver 34"
Dude, I'm loving these videos. I think I'm going to binge watch them tomorrow while it's storming thank you for your content!
Awesome! Thank you!
I like how people went from a nick or scuff being expected almost every time to the tiniest chip being noticable on the shitiest of rims. Even the newer levered machines area still going to leave a mark once in a while.
Quick, concise and to the point, good video. You did it pretty much the way I do with the same changer.
Instead of mounting mine to the garage floor, I bolted a 3 foot piece of 2" heavy walled square tubing to the tire changer and then I just slip it into the receiver of the trailer hitch of my truck. Solid and I just keep it in the backyard when not in use.
The plus side is I can put down the tailgate and have tools and such handy. The down side is I had to build a short platform for support of the tire during bead breaking, but I also use it as a step when working under the hood.
The hitch mount is a good idea.
Thanks for your video. Just ordered a tire changer from Harbor Freight. Thanks again 👍
Best video on manual tire changer I've seen on TH-cam, thanks dude,
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
I’ve watched a ton of your videos in the last couple of days. Great work. Keep me coming!
Awesome, Thanks. -Moe
Great explanation. I'm tired of paying full price for anything anymore...gonna start mounting and balancing my tires too!
It's a fair amount of work for truck tires, but car tires are a breeze. I do all my own tires, tires for friends and for family. At nearly $100 to mount balance 4 tires this thing has probably save me over $2-3000 over the years. That's not counting the money you save to buy new tires online(AMAZON) or 2nd hand tires.
This is one of the better tire changing videos on TH-cam. Thanks
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
I like your attitude in your videos, keep it coming mate!
Great demonstration of your knowledge of this tool.
I just used mine to mount 4 - 35 x 12.5/15's. I agree completely with your balancing theory.
I would only have them done if you feel an abnormal vibration.
I also reinforced the bead breaker shoe arms, they flex too much!
I had to weld the bung nut in the end of the pole(top)where you thread the
long sleeve acme nut down to secure the rim. When I went to tighten it the nut pulled out.
I am going to deploy some rubbers pieces as you have done, great idea!
Thanks for your great video & TIME!!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
I seen a number of demo videos on using one of these manual tyre changing machines. This one is the best demo thus far. presenting and camera work is good as well. No wasting time but right to the point. However, I prefer to use a better tyre wratchet I find those that come with the machine dangerous and tend to damage the wheel.
Hey brudda I learned a lot of good tips from you! I have mine bolted to a concrete pad with 3/8 bolts and do up to 37” tires. It is the only way to secure it unless you have a 1/2 or thicker plate of large steel to weld it to lol.
I put the date on the outside as well! By the valve stem for easy reference.
I wanted to mention that I have found that the little nook on the end of the bar will put the tire all the way on if you go COUNTER CLOCKWISE. Of course you also have to lube up and keep the tire in the appropriate position so it will set. If you ever find that the tire is not cooperating check your 180 degree side and either push up from bottom or down from top. I ruined a tire muscle nibbling it on learning that tip!
Thank you again and happy tire mounting buddy!!
PS: I totally agree on your balance hypothesis! I know people think we’re nutso but I have found it to be true! Balance if you have a issue!
BTW do you know about the red and yellow dots? I’ve heard something about the heavy/light part of the tire? You’re supposed to put one of them by the valve stem?
Take care!!
I brought one of these for my workshop several years ago and it's one of the best tools you could have, saved me hundreds on tyre fittings, also i built what's known as an alloy mate, the nylon ended bars which remove tyres one end and roll on the rim and fit the other, pukka.
redfourtrack I've seen one of those nylon ended tire bars, buts it's been a few years. I'll have to make one. I did take some PVC pipe and heat it over the end of my standard bar to protect some rims. It slides on and off but wears out fast and I can l only get a few wheels in.
2 thank yous,
thank you for posting a brilliant presentation.
and i thank me for watching too.
First thing tomorrow, i'm cutting up an
old mud flap and stick'em on my changer.
Second thing, purchase a pump up garden sprayer,
to really drench those wheel rims and and tire beads.
For reasons i can't understand, i'm not using
enough, seeing you in action really open my eyes.
'Slime' works great, it would ever work better
if i used more of it. Great suggestion.
lastly, the concrete on our property dates back
over 100 years ago, it won't hold, and so i use
the pallet. And yes, your right, that pallet
thinks its michael jackson doing the moon walk.
But now i'm thinking, a large sheet of plywood,
with blocks underneath, and then setting the
corner into the corner of the garage, and let the
walls of the garage resist the torque for me.
Counter sink the carriage bolts and use wing nuts.
this way i can set up and dismantle quickly, lean the board,
and store the changer until needed again.
Your vid was a real inspiration, thanks.
Good Video, very informative. I have my tire changer mounted on a pallet, no problems works real well. I staked the pallet to the ground.
I found it OK on a pallet for small car tires. I then mounted it to a 2x12 and would park my truck on one end and it was better. I couldn't do truck tires at all without breaking the wood. I finally anchored it and couldn't believe how much smoother the process went.
Thanks. I am a few days behind watching. 12.4 seconds wow!!!
Bruce
Bruce Pender Thanks.
Great how-to. Thanks for posting.
+Mothership Videos Hey Thanks.
Never thought of the rubber ! now I got a use for my dead mud flaps ! thanks !
It really helps to keep the rim stable.
What is not to like. Another great vid Moe.
59chevt Thanks brother.
I followed your recommendations, and it worked great.
Awesome.
Your video helped me the most, I was able to change 4 trailer tires after watching. I especially liked the part about the tool not worked my too well to finish off the top bead, and to instead nibble it home. Only problem? I tweaked my back, sucks getting old... so be careful everyone, and best of luck...!
Thanks, I'm glad it was helpful. Changing tires is a tough work and I feel beat up every-time I do a full set.
thanks for making this video ! I have to buy one of these tire machines...... I had a master blow out and so I went to the tire shop to get a new tire. No problem they had a match to it there so I was happy until they told me the cost for changing the tire , they wanted 18 to change the tire and I brought the wheel in with me ! What a rip off ! I thought that those machines were a total fight but you proved that wrong ! Thanks again !
It has definitely paid for itself.
Slide plastic hose over the tyre lever to reduce the chances of wheel scratches.
Great video thanks.
A split piece of black PVC pipe around the shank of your bead tool will help protect the aluminum rims a little bit.
You gotta remember that these tools were designed back when all rims were steel and nobody gave a **** about a couple of scratches.
Nice video on a skill that every red-blooded American male used to know.
You're a life saver. This video was great now lets see how I do with my cherokee tires thank you.
Quique Morales It's fun and rewarding to do your own tires. Good luck and I hope some of the tips help.
very helpful, and insightful..thank you
Thanks for the video, it was very helpful. I like how you used the side of the tire for support. Very ingenious idea. I have few tires here that I'll use😁
I don't plan on changing any tires at home but great video Brother. If I ever do decide to buy a tire changer your video will definitely help.
Tim datoolman Yeah, I never thought I would either but here I am.
Great ideas on the tire changer mods and the other vid on modifying the break / put on bar, i'm gonna try to build a simple tire changer keeping your insights in mind, thanks.
Thanks.
Thank you for the video, PAL. Learned a lot.
Hey Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
You're the man for the stubborn proud do it yourselfers! All the savings do add up
It really does add up.
Great job as usual. Been waiting for this exact vid. Thanks
Jovush Sweet. I'm glad you like it.
Can we get your opinion on the use of balancing beads in tires?
They seam great.
Great vid as usual. U.K. Watcher. I was told that on tires there is always a little circle somewhere on the side wall and for best balance that circle normally coloured should fit adjacent to the valve for best balance. On large tires we use a bit of grease around the bead to help seal when you start to inflate. Look forward to the next vid thanks
Mark Lambert I'll have to look close the next time I swap tires.
Thats good to know next time i get tires put on, thanks!!!
This is the kind of stuff I like. Good job!!
MrMunchiemo Awesome.. Thanks.
Thanks so much for doing the videos you do!!! You have inspired me to make one of these from scratch as a project, and i want to make it in such a way that the lower portion can be bolted together so i can keep it in the trunk and it will take up less space, i realize it will be largely impractical to carry it around, but when i take long road trips it could come in handy if i brought a spare tire rather than using the pos donut spare, thanks again!!
Ps, now if only there was a way to make a manual wheel/tire balancer lol!!!
GHOSTGXZ That's a good idea.
@@GHOSTGXZ , there is. Super-easy rolling bearings on a stand. Set the wheel on it. Spin. Mark the lowest point when it stops. Repeat a few times
Add a weight opposite the heavy-end mark.
great tips. I never realized what the other end of the bar was for. guess its better then using my old tire irons. I will try it next time
Thanks man.
Great videos, best one I've seen, thank you.
Thanks for the video Moe. Always fun.
EdOfTheNorth Thanks Man.
Catch a broken bead wire and you will get a brush, trust me on that one. I also had to weld the bead breaker, also welded the bottom legs. Have had it about a year now doing mostly motorcycle tires with the adapter. Some friends found out though and now I do a regular amount of Jeep tires, up around a 35" is about the limit for this machine though.
Great tutorial. Thanks for taking the time to share.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Great video, Murphy's oil soap is a good alternative for bead lube,won't harm rubber.also a piece of rubber hose or heavy truck airline plastic cut length wise on edge of wheel to prevent scratches works .
The force is strong within you! Would you believe that I DONT have a tire changer? Frankly,I'm embarrassed.
BCtruck, rebuild, repair,repurpose Knowing you, you'll find one for $5 at a yard sale next week.
Have mounted 265-75-16's and 33's on 15"rims with the same changer. Cut bar in half and welded pipe extensions for more leverage. Broke and reinforced almost every part on that little changer. Harbor Freight bubble balancer works okay too. Clamp a pin or bolt on to the side of hold down tube extending above the tube enough to give balancer clearance. You'll have a waist high tire balancer. Scrounge weights at your local pick and pull.
A little rubber saves a lot of grief. A little lubricant helps everything slide smoother.
Best video on this machine. From a fellow FORD MAN i thank you ! 66fordfairlane 2door coupe fanatic !
Thanks Man
Something you can use to prevent the lever from gouging up the wheels is a piece of plastic cut from a laundry detergent bottle or a shampoo bottle. It's a bit of a juggling act, but you can wedge the plastic between the lever and the wheel and do whatever you need to do without scraping up the wheel. Or you can buy a mojo lever or make one yourself to do the same thing.
Great video!! Thanks for posting.
Thanks Man.
Man buddy good thing I watch your video I'm learned what to do with my manual tire changer appreciate for the video good luck
Thanks, I'm glad it was helpful.
I have one that I modified to slide into a 2 inch trailer hitch so mine is portable. I have a draw tight hitch welded to my box blade on my tractor so when I lower my box blade the tire machine has down pressure on it and it stays put. I can see you know how to work the machine and it does vary by tire, same with mounting them. You are actually fighting the machine some, I did the same for a year or 2. I have had mine for like 15 - 18 years and I only use it when I need to. Aluminum wheels are tough sometimes. Pretty good video as to show these people what that machine is really like without modifications.
I love my little dewalt 20 volt impact for replacing tires and everything else I haven’t found a lug nut that hasn’t defeated the gun in terms of civilian vehicles heavy duty vehicles like semis tractors and RVs I’ll just skip to a 1” pneumatic impact but a Manual tire changer has changed the way I buy tires next step is to buy a balancer and some weights
Thanks Moe, your vid made me go to HF and get a changer.
Jovush Awesome.. They're a lot of fun.
Love your videos man . Thank you Merry Christmas and Peace
Seriously man, damn good video! I made protectors from some old floor mats
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Great tips 👍 thank you..
Wow? You've got Truck Mags. Nice!
8: 47 - Remember to loosen the top clamping pipe before adding air, so the wheel will be loose enough to remove the top pipe when done adding air. Otherwise the added air tightens everything all the more.
And those pieces won't protect the rim.
Every wheel has a rim around its outside perimeter.
I used a heavy duty pallet for holding bricks. I measured where the mounting holes would be drilled & drove a couple of 2x4s down the length of the pallet & mounted the changer with lag screws. Never a problem with stability - but yes, concrete mounting would be the preferred way to go.
I was amazed how much easier it got when I mounted it solid to the concrete, especially with truck tires. Car tires come on and off fairly easily so a pallet is more than enough.
Thanks for the video, I just mounted mine on the small cement slab just outside of my small door to garage. I went to lowe's and ended up with 1/2 studs that go in the holes that I had to drill, the 1/2" masonry bit was $10.50. I got 7", they are way too long, gonna have to cut them shorter. Also had to drill out the HF tire changer holes with 1/2 drill bit. I did my best to drill the holes perpendicular to the cement, slight angles on the studs that required some light hammering to straighten, no big deal. Had to blow out the holes with my air compressor. The next size smaller they had was 3/8, but they weren't long enough. I like that I can just unscrew the nuts and remove it when I don't really need it. Not sure yet what I will do with those studs, maybe just stick a 5 gallon bucket over them.
Maybe better luck at home depot with being able to use smaller bolts and save money on drill bit. A little over $20 with the bolts/nuts(one unit) plus the drill bit. It's very stout with the half inch bolts, so I'm real happy. Thanks again!
Great setup.
great video, very helpful
I agree about balancing - usually you counter the weight of the valve (which is already done) and tires are usually not weight warped - but yeah, if you feel something weird at high speeds - get it checked
What was the reply and your thoughts about Balancing? That it's not always needed?
What was the reply and your thoughts about Balancing? That it's not always needed?
What was the reply and your thoughts about Balancing? That it's not always needed?
So very helpful! Thank you!
Dudes a true legend.
Great video
If I may make one recommendation for a mod is to weld a couple of lug bolts onto the tool and u no longer need the spider tool or the rubber pieces on top just tighten down a couple lugs on the welded studs
GREAT JOB, !!!!! HAD THE IDENTICAL ISSUE WITHE MOUNTING ON A WIDE ALUMINUM WHEEL, HAD TO USE EXTRA MOUNTING BARS, BUT WORKED FINE for 76 years old. REGARDS
This is how it's done year's ago and I own the same tire tool. It helped me save and make good money with it. That's the way to do it. The millenials ask me to do that.
Full size spare... aka racing slick haha! Another great vid :)
bourkeygx Yeah, it is a racing slick for sure.... But on the plus side I can drive at full highway speeds and not worry about a mini tire.
Best yet on this tire changer by far.....
Thanks, I'm glad you liked the video.
Thanks for the work in the presentation man
Glad it was helpful!
I replaced the cross clamp with a cone,better location and no damage at all. Rubber protection on bottom of bead breaker to prevent slippage and damage. I also use rim protectors.
What are rim protectors?
@@aa-vb9tj 3inch pieces of plastic you can slide on your rim, they have a cord so you can hold it while holding the bar so it slides on the protector instead of the rim. Cheap and easy
Where did you get the cone? Or did you make it?ive destroyed two crosses.
Dad also made a manual tire machine. I ended up leaving it when his estate sold. Now I wish I had lugged it home. I buy tires from the tire rack and they send them right to my home, but then I have to bring them to walmart to have them mounted and balanced. It's not that cheap for them to do that. I do have his balancer. Your balancer looked easier to use.
Молодец мужик хорошая работа, мастер на все руки
The Harbor Freight is strong with this video. :)
Nice Job!
russtang Hey Thanks Man.
I love my little dewalt 20 volt impact for replacing tires and everything else I haven’t found a lug nut that hasn’t defeated the gun in terms of civilian vehicles heavy duty vehicles like semis tractors and RVs I’ll just skip to a 1” pneumatic impact
Great video, thanks for sharing the info.
Superiorpowerwash Thanks Bro
Great info. Thanks for the video.
Thanks Man.
Nice. I live in an apartment -but my bedroom has a poured cement floor. Could put a tire changer in there.
***** I don't see why not. I welded on the carpet in my first apartment.
I had a dirt bike in a 100sqft dorm room
z dubs I see your priorities were right on.
sixtyfiveford I'm guessing you boys didn't get your cleaning deposit back when you moved out. :)
z dubs I once completely rebuilt a Honda NSR125 in the attic room of my upstairs flat - I took it up in bits, restored it over winter, then carried it back down in bits and put it together outside ;)
Perhaps placing the bead in the deep section when mounting the "new" tire would've helped. My old H.F. changer looks exactly like yours, faded from many years sitting outside. Mine is mounted on a doubled sheet of 4'x4' MDO (3/4+3/4=1-1/2 thick) which has survived lots of snow & rain and gives me the portability I need. I replaced the C-channel base with a larger steel plate to eliminate rim scratches when de-mounting. I like the old sidewall trick but I think larger with a hole in the middle would be better than the small pieces. I cut up some sort of rubber tile to use as a rim protector underneath and on top. I usually only lube the bead but since I still experience the loud pop, maybe some lube on the rim would help. Then there's the corrosion usually found on aluminum rims, and don't forget to align the colored sidewall dot with the valve.
Good job! I've got mine mounted on a pallet, it does move around alot.
+Martin Elam I was amazed how much easier it was to do a tire when I mounted it to the cement.
Huge, huge difference when it's mounted securely in concrete. Pallet mounting doesn't work because it doesn't allow you to push hard using your body weight without shifting around. It's the difference between awesome and feckless. lol
As always a lot of good tips .Thanks
Thanks, I'm glad you liked the video.
Plain ole Armourall works great for slipping tires , I usually just walk both beads on.tire down in safety bead helps.
my local tire shop will put the wheel upside down to protect the front of the bead so any damage to the edge will be on the back out of sight.
A lot of wheels can't be done this way due to the rim well being only on the face side. If the rim well is centered then it can be done(some steel rims) but these are far a few between.
Thank so much for your great details video
Thanks for watching.
I used a coats 40, the tool had a thick plastic cover to prevent rim dammage. but I would definitely put much more soap on with a swab
Good call on that rubber to protect the wheel!
Thanks. It seams to work out very well.
Appreciated brother, thanks!
Thanks Man.
Good work I found if you pull the lever anticlockwise when putting the tyre Back on it slips on easier maby the head of the tool is designed to be pulled that way thanks for the video 👍
Thanks I'm glad you like it
Nice tips. I will apply them to my next tire I am about to throw away and acquire the necessary parts to the collection. Peace, Reese
Reeses Pieces Thanks.
great video, thanks. like the safety shoes too 😁
You wear these and you make sure your feet are always out of the way. Safety shoes.
I wish that American Racing 5 slot at the beginning was a 15x7/5-5.25... Need one for a matching “spare” for my ‘50 F-1. 😉. I’ve found 15s but not 5.25” bolt patterns. Nice vid. I have same TC bolted square in the middle of my shop. I need a good duck head lever and to add at least rubber pad on base breaker foot. Thx
Wish I would have bolted mine down 30 years ago!!! So much easier your way!!!
I use a rubber edge protector slide for my alloy rims, they’re cheap and effective to protect scuffing the edge. Practice on a non important rim first, though! ( don’t ask me how I know that....). For popping the tire back in, weld a small ball on the end of the “T” and make the stem round, you’ll be surprised how much easier it becomes to turn the edge back over the rim. No more “nibbling” as you call it (which looks like rim edge destruction to me). Thx for the vid 👍
great video..thanks for posting
Glad you enjoyed it