Tire machine

[wburke2010]

We own a equipment rental store and have 50 or so trailers or machines mounted on trailers. Looking to start buying tires myself and installing when needed. We go through at least a dozen tires a month on trailer from customers hitting curbs or overloading. I know coats is a good brand. Would like to buy used but I'm not sure what machine we would need. 95 percent of the time we would be doing trailer tires. I do not want to buy a cheap piece of junk though. Not many used machines in my area that I have found so far. Does anyone have expierence with the atlas brand. Are they good machines? Looks like I can get one for around 1800.

Thanks

 

[theoldwizard1]

Depending where you are at, you can frequently find a used Coats machine for a couple hundred dollars. They are pretty indestructible. I'm sure everything you rent has steel wheels so stick with an old fashioned center post. No need for a rim clamp.

 

[WhiffySpark]

Get a rim clamp. Much safer and easier. You don't want anyone inexperienced on a single post. There's a reason there so cheap

 

[pelletman]

Coates 40-40's are usually cheap and abundant and will do steel wheels easily. I supposed you could hurt yourself, but I never have

 

[Marcm157]

Where are you located? We have an older machine that still works fine at work we are looking to get rid of fairly inexpensively (Couple hundred will do it) PM me if you are interested.