Tire changer

[rosadoauto]

Need advice on tire changer for small garage 1500 dollar limit and will a tire machine work with 40 gallon 8cfm compressor

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[IndyGarage]

small garage for personal use or professional use?

I have one of the Atlas rim clamp ones that Greg Smith sells. I didn't buy it from them, I bought it used.

It has worked fine for me for a couple years - probably about 100 tires across it in that time.

 

[Flivver250]

Sometimes you can find a used Coats. I like the 4040

 

[rosadoauto]

Personal

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[devoncoolman]

I just picked up a used snapon changer off my dealer for $1500. Buy used dont buy new. New machines will set u back more than $1500. Also buy a rim clamp machine. Check craigslist.

 

[theoldwizard1]

Your compressor should be fine as long as it can make 100psi. Most changers have a "surge" tank built in so volume is not that big of a deal.

The older Coats machines are great, you can usually find them reasonably priced on CL (<$500) and you can rebuild them ! But unless you are EXTREMELY careful you can scratch the rims.

 

[rosadoauto]

Thanks

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[Chuck122]

I would be careful with used machines, parts can be hard to get a hold of. I prefer machines with a thinner hand rather than the bulkier ones on newer machines. If you plan on using just occasionally on run-of-the-mill wheels I would not pay a premium for a machine with extra arms or rollers. With a second bar and some elbow grease you can usually get by.if you plan on doing more expensive wheels or low profile tires, I'd go for a machine with more bells and whistles.
I am not particularly fond of bar-less machines. At least the coats bar-less machine I tried left me very unimpressed

 

[ccbrett]

Hi guys new here we have in the shop a center post tir changer is that not recommended for 17in aluminum rims. In the past I've always used rim clamp type. Any thoughts would be helpful.

 

[vpd66]

If it is for personal use and you are only doing a couple sets and some tire repairs a year. I would recommend the simple Harbor Freight $50.00 center post manual tire changer. Upgrade to a Nomar tire bar and you have a very handy tire changer. Once you get the hang of a manual changer they aren't that bad. I've had one for about 9 years now and i've got pretty handy with it. I've got less then $300 in the setup and it doesn't take up much room in my shop. Now I need to find a cheap tire balancer!

 

[sberry]

I want a real balancer, its on my short list. I just changed and mounted a new tire by hand on alum wheel with manual bead breaker and 2 screwdrivers, wasn't even worth the effort to walk it to the other building.

 

[DieselRiver]

How many tires do you change at home? Best bet would be to find something used, new ones are pricey

 

[theoldwizard1]

If it is for personal use and you are only doing a couple sets and some tire repairs a year. I would recommend the simple Harbor Freight $50.00 center post manual tire changer. Upgrade to a Nomar tire bar and you have a very handy tire changer. Once you get the hang of a manual changer they aren't that bad. I've had one for about 9 years now and i've got pretty handy with it. I've got less then $300 in the setup and it doesn't take up much room in my shop. Now I need to find a cheap tire balancer!

The Northern Tool version is a bite nicer.

Manual Tire Changer Comparison - Harbor Freight 69686 vs. Northern Tool 13474


For those of you to lazy to lok up NoMar, here is a video showing their system. The mount/demount bar and proper lube are keys to the system.

Change a car tire on a No-Mar scratch proof tire changer

And in case you think manual changers can't do truck tires ...

No-Mar Tire Changer - How to change the tire on a Hummer

(I don't know why this guy refused to wait until all of the air was out of the tire before trying to break the bead ? )

 

[MackMan]

I got a used Snap-On changer and balancer along with a bunch of other misc stuff for $500...

 

[kevinnewcom1]

Hello, I was able to get a Coats 20/20 tire changer for free that actually works. However, the 7 inch diameter cylinder is low on hydraulic fluid, how much does it hold and what is the best way to get it in that little hole.