Thread: Portable tyre changer

Originally Posted by fraser130

Just saw these if anyone is interested:
Portable Tyre Changer - Automotive - DealsDirect.com.au Australia

For someone with everything?

Edit: could weld on a 2" square tube 1/2 way down, cut the rest of the bottom off, and it could go in the hitch when needed?


Fraser

Looks pretty nifty, price is good too, but would it be up to the task, knowing how hard it is to remove tyres off Landy Alloys.

Baz.

Don't know what it is like to change tyres on Landy alloys. I have Wolf steel rims that Michelins, which sometimes seem to be harder to get off than other makes come off easily.

Probably the tire changer is good in a workshop, but appears rather cumbersome to cart around in case it is needed. I normally carry 2x24 inch and 1x20 inch tyre levers plus an impact slide hammer to break beads. The latter seems to often come in handy for other purposes such as a lever, crowbar and rammer as well as occasionally its intended use.

Those are more suited to a workshop as it needs to be bolted down or else it will spin around when your using it.

For portable tyre fitting and removal on STEEL rims only unless you dont like your alloys much:

- Tyre pliers to break the bead, these are briliant and very small
- 2 spring steel tyre levers
- Get a tyre bloke to show you the proper way to take a tyre off and the hint is....It's all about putting the bead in the well of the rim, the rest is easy as long as you dont try to take too bigger bite.

With that combo it is a 5 min job to remove or fit a tyre and isnt hard work once youve done a couple.

For Alloys, I would prefer a tyre machine but you can buy Nylon coated tyre levers and there are bead breakers which you wind down a beam that is clamped to the centre hole which I think would be better suited to alloys than Tyre pliers but not as quick.

1 more little trick is if you are going on a big trip where you may be doing plenty of tyre repairs, bring a tube or 2 as sometimes you can roll a tyre off but 4wd compressors dont have the oomph to pop them back on due to the tyre being out of shape so you can do 1 of 3 things :

- The aerostart/petrol trick,
- Fit the tube between the bead and the tyre and semi inflate it and then pump up the tyre to pop the back bead on and then use a block of wood to make the outside bead seal by puting the block on the ground and leaning the back of the tyre on it and using your foot to push the centre down and then pump up and the front will pop on as well.
- Or fit the tube in the tyre.

I'd like one of those. I have considered them in the past but I didn't know they were available in Aus.

I have a R&R Bead Breaker which is a pain on LR alloys. It works fine on Disco and Series/Defender steel rims but not on the old Rangie ROStyle rims. The R&R needs a depressed centre on the rim to work

P38arover,

A lot of the big 'Chinese tool' shops carry them.

Here is one in Carrum Downs, Vic
Big Trevs Imports

Great web site to browse and dream about all those tools you 'need'.


Colin

Thanks Colin. Same price as Deals Direct, too. I will check out my local GasWeld or similar.

Ron