$34 Harbor Freight Tire Changer for ATV Tires
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- Опубліковано 20 лют 2020
- Unbox to 1st tire mounted review of the Harbor Freight tire machine. Quality is what you would expect for a $34 machine. Bead breaker worked great
Tire off is smooth
Tire on with included tool sucked... After this video the next three tires I simply put the top bead on with 2 spoons, way easier than messing with this.
All and all, great tool to have in the garage for random tire needs.
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.
Man I struggled like that the first time I tried putting a rubber on in the dark.
😂😂
You Accidentally pulled a hair and peed all over yourself.😄
InstaBlaster...
🤣🤣🤣😂 best youtube comment ever!!!!
Glad you demonstrated this, I will definitely not be buying this one.😁🇨🇦
I like how you made the base out of 4x4s everyone else mounts it to their floor but I don’t have the garage space to do that.
Obviously makes it more stable, but still cAn be a challenge to hold it with your feet while working. I didn't want to dedicate a spot either
I bolted mine to a full size heavy pallet. Take it off the pallet when I'm not using it.
@@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.
@@davidkeeton6716 I used lag bolts, tighten with ratchet wrench. Try to position over thicker wood.
Wow that looked so much easier than what I'm going through. I swear my tires are made for a smaller wheel. I can't get it over the rim.
What ya working on
@@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.
Make sure ya lube the bead liberally and you've gotta have the bead down into the "dip" of the rim as you're working the rear around
@@TrainHardLiveFree I used lots of soapy water. My tire lugs are so much heavier, I think it reduces the stretch.
Need to get me one of these. Running tires over to bread the bead is getting anoying. Thanks for the video man.
Glad to help
a few steps he skipped that mad the removal and installation harder then it had to be, but in the end he got it done. well worth the $35
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!
yes exactly what I was thinking,
What a great idea. Put some plastic plugs in them to keep dirt out of them when not in use.
@@davidkeeton6716 yes or I usually just hit it with a shop vac!
I been parking SXS on the back part and that holds it down perfect
Didn’t work on my 2024 rubicon. Take it to the shop. I tried for 3 hours to break beads and got lucky once😂. They make this seem easy but it’s not.
Great video, but what happened to the audio?
Sometimes the beads are hard to get broken lose from the rim. Sidewalls are so soft in the cheap tires.
For sure, that doesn't make it any easier
Be nice to hear what you're saying
Yeah I plugged a shotgun mic in and never turned it on, didn't realize till editing time
Anybody tried this one compared to the mini one for ATV/UTV tires?
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.
I've not tried the mini
Use soapy water for removal also makes it much easier
Absolutely 💯
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
I was just about to to say drive a vehicle on a board.@@TrainHardLiveFree
Completely worth it at $34 now they are $59. Guess it depends on how often you change tires.
Dunno if you did or not but remove the valve stem before sealing the bead and no need for the strap to set the bead
Yes it was out, those stiff sidewalls still needed a little help to seat
What size post did you use
4*4
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.
Definitely would be easier bolted down
Does that metal bar scratch the wheels?
It definitely will if you're not careful
Use some lube on the bead for removal makes it a lot easier
Yeah this old video made it look way harder than it is..lol
$34? When
Feb 2020
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.
Hahah..It's not horrible, I've done quad and trailer tires with it
@@TrainHardLiveFree gootta laugh looked so easy,some guys its a job to make their own coffee, rather go to tim hortons looks like a big job,
wow! $34 canada quebec is $150
holy hell
Wow, that's crazy
No sound
Rookie camera malfunction
Should always use soapy water
I feel like if it was mounted to the ground it would be alright
Yes that would make it 100x better
ATV rims are made of molten monkey poo. Be careful or you'll bend the lip on the rim...
Hahaha, Very true
No
That's what she said.
😂😂
This thing is trash we already broke 2 welds within an hour
Weld her back up and move on