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tire changer,
July 16, 2009
By wlou
from New Town ND
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"Holds rim sacurely so you can take tire off & on good tool"
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Home Handyman
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Mini Tire Changer,
November 18, 2008
By Daniel07
from Louisiana
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"Well, I guess I'll go against the grain here. I bought this tire changer to change smaller tires on walk behind mowers, sulkies, small trailers, and rider mowers.
I always lube the beads on every tire I change and let it sit for a bit. Yes, a few of my larger wheels required that I use a tire iron, but for two years now it has performed exactly the way I expected it to for the wheels I use it on.
I take all my larger wheels to the local tire shop. I used to take the smaller ones too, and they charged me an arm and a leg because they aren't set up for smaller tires. We have a lot of thorns around here and I'm always getting flats.
I buy good quality tires and don't want to put Slime in them. I've saved enough money on tire chanes to buy a few of these."
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POORLY EXECUTED PRODUCT,
May 5, 2008
By MrEngineer
from California
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"I bought this tool so that I could change tires on racing go karts with 5" wheels.
The idea of the tool is good, but the execution is poor.
First of all, the bottom cylinder is supposed to fit up inside the reverse side of the wheel. Unfortunately for kart wheels, it won't fit.
Secondly, the center shaft is too small a diameter, and will bend if you apply any significant amount of force - like when bead breaking. It needs to the the next size larger - a modification I intend to make to see if I can get this puppy to work.
Thirdly, the tire iron tool (the part that slides around the rim between the rim and the tire) is round rather than flat, and will damage any alloy wheel. This is another modification I intend to make.
In short, it's a good start, and may work in some very limited applications (as a few reviewers have mentioned), but it's not a universal tool, and it has some very significant deficiencies - and therefore cannot be recommended for general use.
I am a mechanical engineer, a racer, and an expert mechanic, so I know what I'm talking about."
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Mini Tire Changer,
April 20, 2008
By TracterGuy
from Chicago
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"This is a very handy tire changer. I would struggle before, now it is very easy to mount and dismount tires from my mower. It is importnat to have it mounted securely."
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Home Handyman
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Fell apart.,
February 28, 2008
By Cashinhand
from Burlington,IL
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"All the silver pieces that you see are made of cast aluminum. It may be light but it ain't strong. The machine broke on the second ATV tire. I do plan on fixing the machine using steel stock and not aluminum. The idea works great. But, they tried to shave corners on the quality of the tool and that never pays off in the long run.
I'm not sorry that I bought it. It does have a very good concept when compared to other tools on the market. But, if you don't own a welder-don't buy it."
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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4
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Tire Changer,
January 21, 2008
By Tajecc
from Virginia
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"I've used this a couple of times to chage/repair a tire on a trailer for a
garden tractor. It worked fine, no problems. The rim was in good condition.."
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Light Weight,
January 14, 2008
By WallytheArmor
from North Georgia Mountains
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"The vertical shaft bends over when I tried to use the bead breaker. It works okay when mounting and unmounting tires but the bead breaker problem makes the unit more trouble than it's worth. I could have drive the 30 minutes and had the two tires mounted and returned with less aggrivation. Bead breaking a small tire that has been mounted for any length of time is really going to be a problem."
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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If you are alone.,
January 14, 2008
By jbarbas
from Massapequa, NY
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"I used this tool to breakdown and install ATV Tires. This tool works well if you are alone and don't have a extra pair of hands to help change or dismount a tire. If you have a stubborn tire, I have found some metal components to bend under stress. Other than that the tool works as advertised."
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Tire changer to the rescue,
November 8, 2007
By tasdes
from Springfield, MA
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"30 year old tubed tire, off and back together in less than an hour; then on to the next one.,
Never get this job done without it..."
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Mini Tire Changer,
July 9, 2007
By MEMar
from NW Ohio
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"Can't believe I waited this long to make the purchase. Tire changer arrived last week...I've worked on three Wheel Horse tractor tires so far and it has already more than paid for itself.
Easy to use, and a real "knuckle" saver."
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