Re: [MBZ] tire fixing
As far as twisting it around goes, yes I agree but for breaking a tire loose then I would say that 3/4" plywood would be better as I have found that even 4 ply 1/2" plywood tends to be a bit too shall we say pliable to be very steady for any but the most light work. Then again most of what I have done with the tire changer has been the bead-lock stuff on 3 and 4 wheelers. Breaking those loose is one mother of a job. Car tires are almost a cinch compared to the bead-lock stuff. Manfred Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 17:16:28 -0400 From: Mitch Haley MG wrote: > > I'm surprised that you got it to remain steady enough to be usable with > > it only fastened to 1/2" plywood. Mine does work quite well fastened to > > the garage floor though. When I'm not using it I just unbolt it and put > > it away in the corner. I think as long as the operator is standing on the same platform the changer is affixed to, you won't be moving it around when you reef on the handle. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] tire fixing
MG wrote: I'm surprised that you got it to remain steady enough to be usable with it only fastened to 1/2" plywood. Mine does work quite well fastened to the garage floor though. When I'm not using it I just unbolt it and put it away in the corner. I think as long as the operator is standing on the same platform the changer is affixed to, you won't be moving it around when you reef on the handle. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] tire fixing
I'm surprised that you got it to remain steady enough to be usable with it only fastened to 1/2" plywood. Mine does work quite well fastened to the garage floor though. When I'm not using it I just unbolt it and put it away in the corner. Manfred Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 06:45:53 -0600 From: Hans Neureiter I made it "portable" by bolting it to a 4'x4' sheet of 1/2" plywood with carriage bolts and wing nuts.. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] tire fixing
Thank you, Jim. I might buy one since they have it at a low price in the local store. Gerry I have the HF manual tire changer. POS, of course, but you can actually change a tire with it. Absolutely needs to be nailed down, a pallet is a half-decent choice. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4158 / Virus Database: 3629/6841 - Release Date: 11/16/13 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] tire fixing
I have the HF manual tire changer. POS, of course, but you can actually change a tire with it. Absolutely needs to be nailed down, a pallet is a half-decent choice. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] tire fixing
I made it "portable" by bolting it to a 4'x4' sheet of 1/2" plywood with carriage bolts and wing nuts.. On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 4:29 PM, MG wrote: > I have had one of those "portable" tire changers for years and it works > just fine. That's what used to be used to change tires for eons. Still > works as long as you don't mind the work. Not too sure about the portable > part as it does need to be fastened down to a concrete slab otherwise you > aren't ever going to get anywhere. The portable tire balancer is also very > nice as long as you remember to put the tire/wheel on there very gently. If > you drop it too hard the pin that the balance cone rides on will break. > That could just be a guess but... > > Manfred > > Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 07:44:07 -0500 > From: "Gerry Archer" > > > > Back in the 40'-'50s-'60s I mounted and balanced my own tires when it was > possible to do by hand. Since then I've been looking for a DIY rig that > can > change/balance modern tires. > Harbor Frt has one which looks like it "might" work. Has anyone tried it? > > http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/tire-wheel.html > > Thanks, > Gerry > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- Hans Neureiter, Katy, TX '82 300SD '01 VW New Beetle 1.9L TDI ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] tire fixing
I know the one you mean, Manfred. I used it working at a service station as a teenager. The one I saw at HF was not nearly as heavy or sturdy as the commercial models, so I was think perhaps someone on the list had bought one and had an opinion on it. I agree that it would need to be fastened down considering the force that must be applied. Gerry From: "MG" I have had one of those "portable" tire changers for years and it works just fine. That's what used to be used to change tires for eons. Still works as long as you don't mind the work. Not too sure about the portable part as it does need to be fastened down to a concrete slab otherwise you aren't ever going to get anywhere. The portable tire balancer is also very nice as long as you remember to put the tire/wheel on there very gently. If you drop it too hard the pin that the balance cone rides on will break. That could just be a guess but... Manfred Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 07:44:07 -0500 From: "Gerry Archer" Back in the 40'-'50s-'60s I mounted and balanced my own tires when it was possible to do by hand. Since then I've been looking for a DIY rig that can change/balance modern tires. Harbor Frt has one which looks like it "might" work. Has anyone tried it? http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/tire-wheel.html Thanks, Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4158 / Virus Database: 3629/6841 - Release Date: 11/16/13 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] tire fixing
On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 6:44 AM, Gerry Archer Back in the 40'-'50s-'60s I mounted and balanced my own tires when it was possible to do by hand. Since then I've been looking for a DIY rig that can change/balance modern tires. Harbor Frt has one which looks like it "might" work. Has anyone tried it? http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/tire-wheel.html Dunno about the tire changers, but their wheel weights work great in Lionel locomotives! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10581441/ -MMM- That's cool! vehicle in the foreground looks like an old time streetcar like I rode many times during the 30s. Lionel trains seem to have gotten much bigger. As a kid, my Lionel train set was much smaller. Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] tire fixing
Beetle tires were easy to change with two tire irons. Breaking the bead loose could be difficult, though. Breaking the bead on the newer, wider rims without a professional tire changer was nearly impossible. Gerry I changed a tire on my old VW bug once, about 1972. Taught me that while you CAN do it, the proper tools are really very very nice and save lots of work. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] tire fixing
On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 6:44 AM, Gerry Archer wrote: > Back in the 40'-'50s-'60s I mounted and balanced my own tires when it was > possible to do by hand. Since then I've been looking for a DIY rig that > can change/balance modern tires. > Harbor Frt has one which looks like it "might" work. Has anyone tried it? > > http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/tire-wheel.html > Dunno about the tire changers, but their wheel weights work great in Lionel locomotives! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10581441/ -MMM- ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I changed a tire on my old VW bug once, about 1972. Taught me that while you CAN do it, the proper tools are really very very nice and save lots of work. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] tire fixing
I have had one of those "portable" tire changers for years and it works just fine. That's what used to be used to change tires for eons. Still works as long as you don't mind the work. Not too sure about the portable part as it does need to be fastened down to a concrete slab otherwise you aren't ever going to get anywhere. The portable tire balancer is also very nice as long as you remember to put the tire/wheel on there very gently. If you drop it too hard the pin that the balance cone rides on will break. That could just be a guess but... Manfred Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 07:44:07 -0500 From: "Gerry Archer" Back in the 40'-'50s-'60s I mounted and balanced my own tires when it was possible to do by hand. Since then I've been looking for a DIY rig that can change/balance modern tires. Harbor Frt has one which looks like it "might" work. Has anyone tried it? http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/tire-wheel.html Thanks, Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] tire fixing
Back in the 40'-'50s-'60s I mounted and balanced my own tires when it was possible to do by hand. Since then I've been looking for a DIY rig that can change/balance modern tires. Harbor Frt has one which looks like it "might" work. Has anyone tried it? http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/tire-wheel.html Thanks, Gerry .. From: "Richard Hattaway" Ran into something similiar here, only stricter.. the shop would not mount my tire no matter the age. Safety concerns. I've dealt with the shop for years, had a poor puppy dog look I guess... they told me to tip the mechanic, he'd be on break in 5 minutes. So I got it mounted, and it only cost me 10 instead of 12 (c: Everybody left happy. On Friday, November 15, 2013 6:48 PM, Rich Thomas wrote: I had a slow leak on a tire on my truck, and a take-off from one of the SDs I wanted to put on a rim I bought, to use as a spare. I go to this tire place, they have a small corner lot, and the parking spaces in front are numbered with 2 floor jacks at each one. They have 5 or 6 in front, a few along the side that are covered, and some space out back for parking. You pull into a spot, the guy jacks the car and does the tire changing there, with a coupla bays for mounting, spinning, etc. Very efficient. I got the leak fixed (small nail) but he would not mount the old tire (which still had a fair amount of tread) since it was a 2002 vintage and he couldn't do anything over 10 years. I guess that makes sense at some level, but for a spare... Anyway, interesting shop but the spare deal kinda annoyed me. The intersection of trial lawyers and the nanny state... --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4158 / Virus Database: 3629/6838 - Release Date: 11/15/13 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] tire fixing
Ran into something similiar here, only stricter.. the shop would not mount my tire no matter the age. Safety concerns. I've dealt with the shop for years, had a poor puppy dog look I guess... they told me to tip the mechanic, he'd be on break in 5 minutes. So I got it mounted, and it only cost me 10 instead of 12 (c: Everybody left happy. On Friday, November 15, 2013 6:48 PM, Rich Thomas wrote: I had a slow leak on a tire on my truck, and a take-off from one of the SDs I wanted to put on a rim I bought, to use as a spare. I go to this tire place, they have a small corner lot, and the parking spaces in front are numbered with 2 floor jacks at each one. They have 5 or 6 in front, a few along the side that are covered, and some space out back for parking. You pull into a spot, the guy jacks the car and does the tire changing there, with a coupla bays for mounting, spinning, etc. Very efficient. I got the leak fixed (small nail) but he would not mount the old tire (which still had a fair amount of tread) since it was a 2002 vintage and he couldn't do anything over 10 years. I guess that makes sense at some level, but for a spare... Anyway, interesting shop but the spare deal kinda annoyed me. The intersection of trial lawyers and the nanny state... --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] tire fixing
I had a slow leak on a tire on my truck, and a take-off from one of the SDs I wanted to put on a rim I bought, to use as a spare. I go to this tire place, they have a small corner lot, and the parking spaces in front are numbered with 2 floor jacks at each one. They have 5 or 6 in front, a few along the side that are covered, and some space out back for parking. You pull into a spot, the guy jacks the car and does the tire changing there, with a coupla bays for mounting, spinning, etc. Very efficient. I got the leak fixed (small nail) but he would not mount the old tire (which still had a fair amount of tread) since it was a 2002 vintage and he couldn't do anything over 10 years. I guess that makes sense at some level, but for a spare... Anyway, interesting shop but the spare deal kinda annoyed me. The intersection of trial lawyers and the nanny state... --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
