In the "Garage/driveway thread" Timbuk asked about the tire machine I had posted in a picture. Rather than have the details on that buried in the thread that trumps all threads for length, I thought maybe I'd post this here. I thought there was a thread like this already going about the tire machine but I guess not.
If you wait for a sale and have a 100 bucks to spare, this is a pretty handy tool to do tire changes at home. If you pay someone to do them you can pay for this thing pretty quick.
Modifications by me in this picture:
1) Vertical square tube is the holder for the bar when it's not in use
2) Horizontal square tube connects to the truck hitch using the items in #3
3) Threaded rod is the holder for the pieces of round and square tube that connect the horizontal tube and the truck receiver tube
4) 2 nuts welded on the underside of the wheel mounting flange and 2 wheel bolts with nuts welded to them thread into the nuts to secure rim to flange (the wonky thing Princess supplied doesn't hold the rim very straight or stable)
5) Angle iron brace welded in between the parallel arms of the bead breaker portion to fix a weak link
6) Gusset between the vertical tube and the base to correct the weak link ( the tube tries to bend away from the base without this gusset)
The first 4 are my own vision for improvements it needed, the last 2 are courtesy of Beaumontguru. When I went to see a hands on demonstration of his Princess Auto machine he pointed out these two weak links in the design. Thanks Dave!
I had the smaller one from Princess Auto and also broke the bead breaker. My brother has it now and I upgraded to the up to 20 wheels tire changer that Princess Auto sold but has now discontinued. I put thread inserts in the floor to anchor it down and I can remove it from the floor if needed. The one I have has been bulletproof and works great. I think with the difference in price it probably didnt sell very well.
yes my changer is quite different than that but it i quite old had to weld up bead breaker and has a threaded clamp to hold tire on,nice mods carl be ggentle on the body
I had the smaller one from Princess Auto and also broke the bead breaker. My brother has it now and I upgraded to the up to 20 wheels tire changer that Princess Auto sold but has now discontinued. I put thread inserts in the floor to anchor it down and I can remove it from the floor if needed. The one I have has been bulletproof and works great. I think with the difference in price it probably didnt sell very well.
Paul
I would have liked to put anchors in the floor but the garage has floor heat and I wasn't going to risk damaging a pipe. It actually works really well in the truck hitch. If I ever am to the point that I have no hitch to anchor it I think I'll make a bracket that fits around one of the posts on my hoist and anchor it that way.
I don't have enough room in the garage to leave it set up all the time so the ability to remove it was #1 priority.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars (now converted to a "factory" 4 speed)
And if you attach the square tube to the vertical tube with a muffler clamp like I did the height adjustment is simple. I debated welding the square tube to the post but then if my truck happened to have an engine or something heavy in the box, the hitch would be a lot lower and it would be more detailed getting the tire machine to the right height.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars (now converted to a "factory" 4 speed)
I bought one that does the small tires but was not thrilled about drilling the floor. I really like your receiver idea
I'm sure you could find a hitch around your place somewhere!
I also thought of a flat steel plate I set on the floor. It would have two uprights with a 2" square tube on it that pokes into square tube attached to the tire machine. Drive a vehicle onto the plate and that would anchor the machine as well. I went with the hitch idea because it seemed simplest and most stable.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars (now converted to a "factory" 4 speed)
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Here's a deal. Same machine as the Princess Auto $99 machine except it has the pin that sticks up through the lug hole to secure the rim. Only $1447.95 plus $40 for shipping!
I bought this one Carl and it seems to work good. I need it more for the tractors and golf cart. I did try to break the bead on and old 14 tire but the dog kept slipping on the tire
I bought this one Carl and it seems to work good. I need it more for the tractors and golf cart. I did try to break the bead on and old 14 tire but the dog kept slipping on the tire
Yes, they can be stubborn. You kept rotating it and trying different spots all the way around the rim? Usually if you persist it will eventually give in if you do that.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars (now converted to a "factory" 4 speed)
I came back here because I keep seeing this in the "recent threads"; I find it a bit funny, because, in my opinion, the title should really have maybe been changed from "Princess Auto Manual Tire Machine review" to "Modifications required to use Princess Auto Manual Tire Machine".
I found the thread useful, but it taught me that the thing as-sold doesn't cut the cake.
-- Edited by unruhjonny on Thursday 24th of February 2022 02:12:43 PM
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red on black (std) interior "no drivetrain option" car (same base drivetrain as GTO) 1:411 1970 Firebird Formulas originally sold in Canada
Was changing out all the tires and had trouble with the Kubota 8 inch tire seating the bead. i bought some quick start but the stuff would not explode just burn. I ended up cutting an old hose, screwed into tank with no quick connect and put hose right over stem. WorkEd great
