I have a tire shop. Been there 15 years. The only thing I can see this machine being useful for is low profile tires if it can even handle it. I would consider getting this machine if I could get rid of an employee but I don’t see the part where you can “walk away from it”. I also hired an employee that worked at a shop with one of these and he said no one used it.
The first tire has to be done step by step, then the remaining tires can be removed by walk away. During walk away mode the tech would be balancing the tire that is finished. It does low profile 100% I would say it wouldn't save time vs. A fast tire person, but it is consistent. Whether normal, low pro, run flat etc. Same time to change. Tire machine doesn't get tired. If scheduling cars could be tightened up as a result, maybe worth it. But most of my students report that the dealers don't have them. Or some do but many won't use since the training was not offered so I hear you. Not a rep, just a guy here.
Um, just a suggestion Hunter; you might want to do a good deal more Beta testing before rolling out expensive new equipment to your customers. Those technicians in the background are working circles around this unfortunate soul. He was hung out to dry by 'too much lubricant' after advising to 'liberally lube' the beads before beginning the mounting process.
Una buena tarde .. es una maquina muy impresionante ..felicitaciones a los constructores de tan formidable maquina ..soy de Ecuador me gustaria saber el precio y como se la puede adquirir
Lol I could have done that with rebuilding TPMS sensor in under 2 minutes on a manual machine. Cool for highly expensive assemblies but unnecessary for most applications.
It's just for show, no one who needs to pay their bills are going down this trench knowing what it is... where's the flame thrower reset button? And as always swamped by friendly chinese just waiting to go home and start copycating...
Unfortunately this machine has serious reliability issues in my experience. Ours is throwing errors every few days and goes down at least 2x per month. Our Hunter tech doesn’t seem to be able to figure it out and makes excuses before leaving.
Any real techs out there, how do u think this machine would hold up to a completely gone tire shredded to nothing. U guys know those ppl who drive on a flat for 10 miles to get o the shop and the rear bead is stuck on.
