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    buy one, their handy to have at home and will work easily on any wheel ud be running on a keto or 86 (13-16") low profile tyres can be a hassle on these.

    aswell for strech u dont need a bead blaster, a can of wd40 and a BBQ lighter will do the same thing but allmost perfect every time (with a bit of practice)
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    Me and my dad once changed a tyre on my car by putting the wheel on the ground and running over the tyre with his truck. Was amusing as well as actually working.

    These sub $500 machines people are talking about are they second hand units right?
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    Our range of tyre changer are suitable for removing and mounting of tyres. These are used for mounting and demounting of car & lcv tyres. Further, our range is capable of handling different sizes of wheels.

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    Well thanks for that. Who are "you"? What is your company, and are they manual/auto? $30 or $30,000? What sizes? Etc, etc.

    And Sam, in my case, yes, my $300 machine was second hand.

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    i have one of those red tyre changer machines, picked it up for $100 at RADIUM in tullamarine, Victoria.
    has been one of the handiest things i own. i am not stupid enough to use it on alloy rims and scratch the shit out of it.
    but have changed hundreds of steel rims for skids and what ever.
    it takes maybe 10 mins to take off a tire and fit a new one if you have a mate helping you.

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    i used a crappy chinese tyre machine.

    had pluses and minuses from the more expensive ones that tyre shops typically use.

    first of all, it had a bearing/wheel thingo in the head that can come in contact with the wheel without damaging it as opposed to others that can flex and scare the rim, definite plus.

    the negatives, the arm ( or what ever the technical turm is) did have a bit of flex in it, more then a reasonable machine, so you had to set it higher from the wheel to begin with. also the arm was 100% manual you adjusted it by screwing in or out a stopper depending on the diameter of the wheel. the head peice also had a manual locking mechanism.

    also the way the arm was positioned made it hard to leaver the tyre as it came to the right side not the back of the wheel.

    all in all it was bearable to use for a set, would not use it in a tyre shop it takes way too long to use it, would prob completely shit its self after a few weeks of constant use.

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    No chance youll get streched tyres or low profiles off useing that.

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