Man, that tyre machine has been to hell and back, ever thought about maybe give it a clean and a good ol' service??Well I suck, I take mine to the cycle shop and pay
Always thought about trying to use my car wheel machine but I think the jaws would mar the hell out of the rim
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I have to look into those. I mean I like to give the business to frank so I don’t mind paying but it would be cool to do a swap out if I needed.Steven i'm jealous you live close to Frank . Would love to visit his place some day , and spend a little coin on something .
So Atlas makes plastic protectors for the machine you have . Motospace garage ( my friends place ) he has a Atlas machine we use with all the appropriate motorcycle attachments . Ill do sets of tires at Paul's private motorcycle club . No one beats me on the tire machine . Two ( front/ rear ) in under 3 minutes
Lol yea we are a fleet and truck shop so our stuff gets used and abused. It works very well though. You are right I should service it while it still works well.Man, that tyre machine has been to hell and back, ever thought about maybe give it a clean and a good ol' service??
As for the jaws, maybe use a rag on each one to protect your rims, if you wanna change tyres on it?
That is why I stopped doing truck tires that is some scary sh!t lol. Those 22.5’s are nightmares but it’s funny the company I now outsource to is mobile. These guys do this like it’s nothing. I have seen them replace outer rear tires on a truck without even removing the rim.I used to work on tractor trailers, so I've changed hundreds of tires. But our spoons were like 3-4ft lol. Had a tire explode once inside a cage. Flipped the cage, and sent a 55gallon drum across the room into a wall.
I was curious as I think I may start doing my own at home.
Aren't you glad radials came along and airing up a lot saferI used to work on tractor trailers, so I've changed hundreds of tires. But our spoons were like 3-4ft lol. Had a tire explode once inside a cage. Flipped the cage, and sent a 55gallon drum across the room into a wall.
I was curious as I think I may start doing my own at home.
Another vote for the
No-Mar tire changer .
I love mine
and has paid for itself ,
even with its high price tag .
Haven't you been paying attention Steve has been too busy cleaning every part on his bike for the past few months when not working. C10 is proud but not satisfied; now is working on getting him hooked on Pro Bolts and those are your cliff notes.Man, that tyre machine has been to hell and back, ever thought about maybe give it a clean and a good ol' service??
As for the jaws, maybe use a rag on each one to protect your rims, if you wanna change tyres on it?