My Review and Modifications to a Harbor Freight Manual Tire Machine for Slicks .
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- Опубликовано: 28 июл 2024
- In this video I explain and show what modifications I had to make to a Harbor Freight Manual Tire Machine. I had to figure it out, so I could mount my Hoosier Drag Slicks on my Weld Racing Wheels. I couldn't find a tire shop that could mount them in less than 3 days. Now I won't have to worry about it in the future.
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I worked at tire shops most of my life. Look like a good setup to me.
Thank you. It worked out pretty good.
Thank you for the information. I saw another video where someone had welded angle iron piece connecting the bead breaker arms together and painted it. It looked like a good idea.
Anything would help. It is flimsy.
That's a great setup. I'm looking to do the same thing for my motorcycle tires.
Cool! I guess it would work on that to.
bien joué ! c est du beau travail
Merci d'avoir regarde'
Great job beefing that up!
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
I just bought one these tire changers and having watched many RUclips videos, I have noticed that the base components provided for bolting the unit down seem to be problematic in a number of ways, and so I decided to discard them and simply bolt the square flange at the base of the tube directly to the concrete floor. I used flush drop-in anchors so I could remove the machine when not needed, with no protrusions. Mounting in this way removes anything from the equation that can flex, and has resulted in an absolutely rigid installation. This mounting option also eliminates anything that can mar sensitive rims during bead breaking.
That's a pretty good idea. I can see how breaking the bead would be easier without the legs.
Good video!
Thanks.
I LIKE it.
Thanks.
Nice job with the upgrades, I don’t know if you’ll ever see this comment but my question is why did you take off your slick flip it over and put it back on? I don’t know much about drag racing. Use to go to Ohio valley race way in Louisville and the Harley drags at beach been in bowling Green Kentucky. Anyway thanks for your time and knowledge.
Thanks...I just did that for demonstration purposes.
Oh man i installed my slicks this morning with the same machine, didnt have any trouble breaking the beads
I had a hell of a time until I beefed it up. I even tried a set of radials, and the thing was just bending... I've have seen other video's where they didn't have a problem. I wish I had the camera on the first time.
If you are looking top down on your setup, you should be rotating the duck-bill in the clockwise direction. Otherwise, that's some ingenious re-engineering. Thank you for some ideas I will surely consider when I make one from scratch. Those "HF" ones need so much 'Upgrading' out-of-the-box that I think just making one would actually be cheaper and faster, lol.
Nicely done. Greetings from the Great State of Alaska. . . . . (Air Conditioning? . . . I have trouble keeping my garage warm!)
Wrong, never use a duckbill in a clockwise direction!!! Always work a tire on in a counter clockwise direction, If you go clockwise you could damage the tire with the horn on the duckbill. This is much more common to see people miss using a tire machine with high profile tires because they are so much easier to mount. You can not use a duckbill clockwise on a low profile wheel setup. Counter clockwise is the only correct way to mount tires.
I just got one of these a couple of weeks ago and decided to bolt the square base flange directly to my concrete floor. This has resulted in an exquisitely rigid installation. I really don't understand what the "cross" components add to the equation besides something to introduce flex into the system. I have had no trouble breaking beads with the wheels flat on the floor, and they don't wobble around like I've seen many of them do on other videos.
I'll have to give that a try
size of pipes ect parts list to make that? I really want to make this setup.
The square tube is 2"x2". It's welded to a piece of scrap I found that measured 2-1/32" inside diameter. It's an odd size for sure, but I got lucky when I found it. That slides over the factory piece, and is retained by two 2" collar clamps... I hope that helps. Thanks for watching.
@@jimkiernan2855 What are the the lengths of the main shaft on the tire machine as well as the lengths of the other pieces of metal
Had one of the old red ones but lost the center post cap. Just bought one of the new 2023 black ones and the post cap is cocked to the side, rubbing the center post so you can’t just spin it on and off. The tab on top is just tack welded in four corners and you can see a gap underneath. The threaded rod looks all mangled and the welds don’t look complete… though it’s hard to inspect since they are under the tab and painted. Going to exchange this thing right away. There’s no way yours was like this if you added a duckhead without even a bearing. I mean, the duckhead would be moving up and down, in and out if it were on mine… tilted like the rings of Saturn. Completely unacceptable considering a new post cap was the whole reason I bought another.
That sucks! It's hit or miss with Harbor Freight machines. I did find the whole thing to be junky. The tab on the top of mine actually broke off. The tack welds looked like a child did them. I didn't put it in video, but I did have to weld it back on.
@@jimkiernan2855 Making me even more jealous. Need to get me a welder! :)
That thing you bought was a Harbor Freight that's made in China now it's 90% American 10% China
Lol. I know right! If I had known, I would have built one from scratch.
@jimkiernan2855 that's what I'm thinking about doing, just building the whole tire changer from screatch!!
I don't think it would be very hard. It's definitely doable.
To all: USE china methods, BUT, use REAL STEEL ! plastic cheap china junk.......called steel. Crap...
THE problem : ' chinese '' steel , is more of a ' plastic '. CHEAPEST CRAP THEY CAN FIND, THEY USE ! USE the ' ideas ' but make it yourself. My experiences, over life thus far, proves this to me. I modify, almost everything i have ; mowers, snow blowers, weed whackers , generators,.......ANYTHING.
Nice, a hot rodder with an air conditioned garage what else can a man want, maybe reopen Raceway Park Drag Strip again. Nice job, if nothing else the HFT tire machine gave you a schematic to build one of your own, nice video.
I wish they would open a drag strip anywhere close at this point... I was thinking the same thing. I have plenty of scrap steel, and they gave me a map. Thanks for watching.
is ATCO still open, which was your home track my neighbor was a big stock eliminator guy with his 340 duster we use to hang out at Raceway park & ATCO before I moved to Florida but I'm back and a lot of things changed and not for the better I might add.@@jimkiernan2855
It was... Atco just closed their doors abruptly a few weeks ago. It was a surprise to everyone. There is one track left in Nj up north, 3 hours from me.
Your right I just heard What happened at ATCO, that's sad all those great memories like "Crazy Eddie's night of Thrills" Sammy Miller rocket car and the jet cars. I am gonna miss it. Great memories for an old bag. LMFIAO@@jimkiernan2855
3:55 Time. WoW factor, X 10 . Am in the process, of making my own tire machine. Railway track, 2 inch thick walled oilfield pipe, and some angle iron, square tubing. NO MORE CHEAP SHIT for me......Take their idea, and use REAL METAL ! GOOD BOY, MR RACING FAB ! ( Fabricators Unit, to beat chinese crap.....) amen bro ....
I'm glad you liked it. I usually have to modify or build it myself too. I hope I can inspire people to just get out there and try something. We've become a buy it throw away society.
What do you think 60 bucks gets you,not much everyone who buys these knows upgrades are needed to make it useful,changing $1000 worth of tires with a $60 tire changer is just not using your common sense.
The moral of this story is he made it work. It’s about $100 every time you have set of slicks mounted and balanced. Not everyone has a $5000 Hunter Machine in their shop . Personally, I appreciate this video and I thank the man for sharing his ideas and mods. I changed a rear slick at Bradenton last year, on the ground, with pry bars and screwdrivers cause the M/ T tire shop was tending to the Pro Mod cars and couldn’t get to me until after the next round. This HF machine will easily store in my trailer. Keep smiling 👍