Which Tire Changer do you have?

[cjack]

What kinds of tire changers do you all have at home? Good ones? Bad?

[PAGoldsby]

What kinds of tire changers do you all have at home? Good ones? Bad?Armstrong. The same folks who made the "power" windows in my '67 Chrysler.

[118078]

Harbor Freight and Mojo lever. Works for me. Also a Marc Parnes balancer.

[cjack]

Harbor Freight and Mojo lever. Works for me. Also a Marc Parnes balancer.

Do you use anything on the wheel clamps to protect the alloy rim?

[Jamming]

Do you use anything on the wheel clamps to protect the alloy rim?

Here's the modifications I made to my HF Tire changer. Works really well, no scratches.

http://www.motorcyclistcafe.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3737

I also use a Mojo lever, however I have ordered the Nomar bar as well.

Rog

[cjack]

Here's the modifications I made to my HF Tire changer. Works really well, no scratches.

http://www.motorcyclistcafe.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3737

I also use a Mojo lever, however I have ordered the Nomar bar as well.

Rog

Very good. Thanks for the great ideas.

[bluwing]

I have the Coats 220. It works great, but I do have to work to protect the rims.
Nomar makes a conversion for it that would make it awesome, which at some point I will buy. If you want quick and easy, the Nomar is the way to go... but it isn't cheap.
Bluwing

[SHawn_P]

Here's the modifications I made to my HF Tire changer. Works really well, no scratches.

http://www.motorcyclistcafe.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3737

I also use a Mojo lever, however I have ordered the Nomar bar as well.

Rog

Nice mods Rog - very creative!

The ol' bike inner tube trick just isn't working for protecting the rims... :( so I may have to try the cutting board idea....

[Jamming]

Thanks guys. I've looked at and even used a Nomar tire changer. IMHO the Nomar is the best thing going for the home shop. Right now I don't have the spare cash, but as soon as I do, one will be bolted to my garage floor.

Right now, my highly modified HF changer does the job. BTW, I have a bunch of rim savers I keep handy. I use a Beemer Balancer or a Marc Panes, either or.

Rog

[wsteinborn]

I use MasterCard

[JKERSH1]

Harbor Freight and Mojo lever. Works for me. Also a Marc Parnes balancer.

Ditto except I use the NoMar lever. I dipped the HF wheel clamps in PlastiKote to protect the rims. I also have a couple of pairs of levers (long and short) and some rim protectors that I use as needed to stop the tire bead from walking out, or to get that particularly stiff tire on.

[osbornk]

Big C Clamp, 2 blocks of wood and a couple of bars that came with my 85 K bike.