[Tigers] Tire Changer - there is a difference

[michael at michaelshortt.com]

Is this it.

http://www.google.com/url?q=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dj0Hx_rpdxJY&sa=U&ei=zEgWU-7RM4aPkAe-44CwBQ&ved=0CBUQtwIwAQ&sig2=yWtKjoQoAI9VGD-X4x37mg&usg=AFQjCNHAMhX9YhN2gyuU8qx7ZJ9bZRWhyQ

Michael Shortt
On Mar 4, 2014 4:37 PM, "Jay Laifman" <jay.laifman at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm telling you, you have to see this machine.  It was nothing like any
> machine I've ever seen before.  It had 6 arms that came in from all
> directions and grabbed the tire and pulled it off.  It did not hook on to
> the bottom rim.  It did not expand out inside the back of the wheel.  It
> did not use a lever arm to pry off the tire.  It was phenomenal.  I'll see
> if I can get the name of it.
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Sandy <sganz at pacbell.net> wrote:
>
> > I had similar issues for some 3 piece rims for my Mustang years back. I
> > hate tire guys they are brutal to your rims. My solution to the problem
> was
> > on that next bonus check to buy a tire machine and balancer.  I hate tire
> > guys like that.
> >
> > First off their is no such thing as a no touch machine, any machine has
> to
> > clamp the rim to the device and how that goes is from not much touch to
> > metal gouging the back side of your rim. Some clamp the rim edge some
> clamp
> > the inside with the spiked fingers leaving a pattern stamped in the rim.
> >  Mine came with plastic protectors for the rim grabbing feature.
> >
> > What I can say is that mounting tires with the `no touch` machine that I
> > have still required a good amount of operator care.  I have not tried the
> > super latest ones but they looks better the the single head style.
> >
> > The other side of the no-touch machine is the head and it can be set to
> > not touch the rim after you touch it to the rim for measurement! It has a
> > nice piece of protective plastic that keeps things safe, that is if it is
> > still on the machine in good shape. Most tire places don't care so it's
> not
> > ever kept in good shape.
> >
> > Mounting of the tire is usually not to bad, but at some point the bead
> > will always tear over a portion of the rim edge. Set expectations
> > accordingly.
> >
> > Removal of the tire is where I have seen the most damage, the metal pry
> > bar is usually the problem. Again a tire guy doesn't really care it's not
> > his and doing tire work is a dirty thankless job ask him about it :)
> >
> > Blue tape on the rim edge can help and give a clue to be careful, but bad
> > use of a pry bar and tires bead can make of short order of it.
> >
> > And never ask the tire dealer to align the Goodyear Blue Dot on the
> > sidewall to the valve stem, they will look at you with a question mark
> > floating over their head and mutter something under their breath ;)
> >
> > Sandy
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