Tip: I bolted mine to a four foot piece of 2x2 square steel tubing and now I can just insert it into the receiver of one of my vehicles and it will not move around at all.
FYI ......Use 2 red head brand female 1/2” concrete anchors! Then you can mount it securely when needed and put away when done and the anchors stay there and they don’t get in the way since they are flush with the concrete floor!
@@TrainHardLiveFree It's a 1982 Honda trx200. The tires are the right size. I was eventually able to get it, but it involved a perfect balance of all the elements. I ended up getting the tire changing tool from HF which made getting the tire off SO easy, but it simply wouldn't work for getting it back on. I had to do that on the ground with a LOT of patience, and a LOT of sweat.
Same problem for me with Honda Foreman 450. I can get the front mounted, I can get the rears off, can't get the rears mounted. I've tried starting on each side. Seems a little better if I have the back of the rim facing up. I can get to about 60% on and then in video where you use the flat side of the bar to finish it, mine has too much left and that just pulls the other 60% off.
@@artsmith103 Yup, bolts with full thread, no shoulder, from the under side of the pallet with nuts on the top side, then set the changer over those bolts and just finger tight the nuts on the top or just use wing nuts.
The old shops always had them bolted to a wooden platform that was worn down over the years. You'd stand on it when operating the machine. Worked much better than this and made the process go very smoothly.
he made it look pretty easy as it was,with out mounting the tire changer to the ground, he was the best i seen for that setup,had he mounted it to the cement,would of made it look even easier, he did a great job.
Absolutely, I just didn't wanna drill holes in my garage floor. What I've also found that works really well is parking an ATV on the back "leg", that really helps keep it more stable and is obviously temporary
Looked like a complete pain in the dick to me. Glad i caught this video....i was omw to Harbor Freight this weekend to pick one up. I'll save the gas and pay the local garage to swap my tires out instead.
I have the mini version from Harbor Freight which is made by Pittsburgh and is more suited for ATV, Lawn Tractor, Wheelbarrow sized tires. My Can Am ATV has large 204/80 R12 Tires and works perfect. The one being reviewed is for car and pickup truck size tires. Too big for what I want. I have a sturdy workbench and drilled the holes to mount the Base for the tool and then unbolt and store the whole unit in its box when not needed. It is important to either the big one or mini that the tool is mounted securely because the tool has long bars that put large mechanical advantage forces into the base and if that is not secure the tool is much more difficult to work as you are not using the available force to remove and replace tire off and onto the rim. You see that as this guy has to use his feet to try to fight the movement of the tool as it moves around. Also soapy water should be used to lubricate the tire bead during removal and install of tire to wheel. the tools need to slide with least amount of friction to make job easier and preventing any tool damage.
