John, I use the larger one, like in the link. I also have a small one and found it pretty useless, although I think that's what Stu has mounted on the floor in his trailer. I have the larger one bolted to my garage floor and it's been one of the best "investments" I've made. Strong enough to do the job but small enough too. You really only need about a 2 foot radius around the machine to get the job done. But it really has to be bolted down solidly. And it will rough up the edges of your rims because of the friction from the hand tool (rod?), but it's never been a problem and I've never bent a wheel.....yet. -Jeff
John Whitling wrote: >Jeff >Are you using the small one they have, or the unit that the link went >to? There is a big difference in the room they take up and I would like >to try the smaller unit to save rig space. > >JBlumenthal wrote: > > > >>Just get the Harbor Freight machine. Bead breaking takes about 1-2 >>minutes. You'll spend a lot longer than that and swear a whole lot >>more trying to cut the tires off. Just use plenty of soapy water, >>like was mentioned earlier. >> >>Lee Tilton wrote: >> >> >> >>>Thanks for the replies. I generally refuse to let anybody touch >>>anything of mine automotive. I have been looking at the HF unit. >>> >>>Can old tires just be cut off the rim? >>> >>> >>> >>>>Subject: >>>>Re: [F500] Mounting Tires >>>>From: >>>>"Richard Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>Date: >>>>Sun, 12 Nov 2006 16:46:55 -0600 >>>>To: >>>><[email protected]> >>>> >>>>To: >>>><[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>>Lee, >>>> >>>>I would not trust my rims with the "tire hackers" at the tire >>>>shops. This >>>>is something I would want to do myself. Get a couple of motorcycle >>>>tire >>>>irons to remove the old tires and replace with the new. Use plenty >>>>of soapy >>>>water on the bead. >>>> >>>>If you must go to a tire shop, ask first if they can guarantee not >>>>to bend >>>>or gouge the rim edge. If no guarantee , then I would go somewhere >>>>else. >>>> >>>>Getting the old tire off the bead is the tuff part. I used some >>>>2x4's, some >>>>chain and a hinge to make my own bead braker. >>>> >>>>Good luck, >>>> >>>>Richard >>>> >>>> >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Lee Tilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>To: "F500 Mail List" <[email protected]> >>>>Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 2:06 PM >>>>Subject: [F500] Mounting Tires >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I need to mount my new Hoosiers on one piece Douglas wheels. Can >>>>>this be >>>>>done by myself? If not, would you recommend a place like an ATV >>>>>service >>>>>center that deals with small wheels? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> >>>>Subject: >>>>Re: [F500] Mounting Tires >>>>From: >>>>Frank Varano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>Date: >>>>Sun, 12 Nov 2006 15:32:45 -0800 (PST) >>>>To: >>>>[email protected] >>>> >>>>To: >>>>[email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>>I use a tire chager I got from harbor freight. Breaks the beads >>>>easily. The >>>>tires seem to go on with just a bit of force. >>>>http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=34542 >>>>----- Original Message ---- >>>>From: Lee Tilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>To: F500 >>>>Mail List <[email protected]> >>>>Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 3:06:47 PM >>>>Subject: >>>>[F500] Mounting Tires >>>> >>>> >>>>I need to mount my new Hoosiers on one piece Douglas >>>>wheels. Can this be done by myself? If not, would you recommend a >>>>place like >>>>an ATV service center that deals with small wheels? >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>F500 mailing list - >>>>[email protected] >>>>To unsubscribe or change options please visit: >>>>http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 >>>>*** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe >>>>requests to the mailing list! *** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> >>>>Subject: >>>>Re: [F500] Mounting Tires >>>>From: >>>>"jd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>Date: >>>>Sun, 12 Nov 2006 18:48:05 -0500 >>>>To: >>>><[email protected]> >>>> >>>>To: >>>><[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>>I've used an ATV bead breaker like this... >>>> >>>>http://www.tyrepliers.com.au/Products/bb100atv.htm >>>> >>>> > >[demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name of >jwhit.vcf] ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
