Tyre changer.

Nekarsulm

Has anyone on here made themselves a tyre-changer? Thinking about building something along the lines of one which has a hydraulic bead breaker, and hydraulic wheel clamp, and which you use a bar against a central column to pull the tyre on and off. Any thoughts, or just bite the bullet and buy something second hand?

knotknowbody

Have something similar that I made years ago, the bar against the central column works well to lever off the tyre and is a great job for steelies, but it is difficult to manage alloys without damaging/scratching them.

I've fixed plenty of punctures with mine but in the last few years with alloys everywhere its gotten less use, only really use it now on the trailer wheels.

CJhaughey

Nekarsulm wrote: »

bite the bullet and buy something second hand

By the time you factor in time, materials and labour it will be better and cheaper to buy a 2nd hand unit.

fastrac94

knotknowbody wrote: »

Have something similar that I made years ago, the bar against the central column works well to lever off the tyre and is a great job for steelies, but it is difficult to manage alloys without damaging/scratching them.

I've fixed plenty of punctures with mine but in the last few years with alloys everywhere its gotten less use, only really use it now on the trailer wheels.

any chance of a few pictures of that tool,only just finished making a bead buster here and thankfully works grand.any i seen for sale looked very light and dear for what they r so put one together,wont b using it all the time but very handy to have on a sunday morning and wheel flat on baler kinda thing....