Back in the 40'-'50s-'60s I mounted and balanced my own tires when it was
possible to do by hand. Since then I've been looking for a DIY rig that can
change/balance modern tires.
Harbor Frt has one which looks like it "might" work. Has anyone tried it?
http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/tire-wheel.html
Thanks,
Gerry
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From: "Richard Hattaway" <rhatta...@rocketmail.com>
Ran into something similiar here, only stricter.. the shop would not mount
my tire no matter the age. Safety concerns.
I've dealt with the shop for years, had a poor puppy dog look I guess...
they told me to tip the mechanic, he'd be on break in 5 minutes. So I got it
mounted, and it only cost me 10 instead of 12 (c: Everybody left happy.
On Friday, November 15, 2013 6:48 PM, Rich Thomas
<richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote:
I had a slow leak on a tire on my truck, and a take-off from one of the
SDs I wanted to put on a rim I bought, to use as a spare. I go to this
tire place, they have a small corner lot, and the parking spaces in
front are numbered with 2 floor jacks at each one. They have 5 or 6 in
front, a few along the side that are covered, and some space out back
for parking. You pull into a spot, the guy jacks the car and does the
tire changing there, with a coupla bays for mounting, spinning, etc.
Very efficient. I got the leak fixed (small nail) but he would not
mount the old tire (which still had a fair amount of tread) since it was
a 2002 vintage and he couldn't do anything over 10 years. I guess that
makes sense at some level, but for a spare...
Anyway, interesting shop but the spare deal kinda annoyed me. The
intersection of trial lawyers and the nanny state...
--R
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