The square thread shaft in the Moto attachment is a tad bit off pitch. I think the tire changer is worth the $40, but it will break soon after using it a few times, so be ready to modify the thing, Robbie GRM+ Member and UberDork. Please email me at prestondrake@comcast.net to confirm availability and receive payment instructions. Unlimited Duckhead Upgrade for Harbor Freight. 5. This manual tire changer requires no power hookups or pneumatic lines to operate and is suitable for all tires from 8 in. Both get the job done, but one does it right out of the box. Mount only to a secure, level surface able to support weight of Mini-Tire Changer and tire assembly. Thread: Tire Changer Duckhead Modification. interesting. The only reason I am considering a NOMAR at this point is the bead breaker on the Harbor Freight is 'on the floor' and I am getting tired of bending over. You bet! Motorcycle Manual Tire Changer; Feature products. Click Push comes to shove I could easily do without one but what would be the fun in that? An R1150RT to be exact. I bought the machine last night and started looking at it to see what I had to do. If I need new tyres I generally sell the bike. (LOL). I change about 12 tires a year on mine. Im assuming it was an old three piece truck rim and your uncle wasnt using a tire cage. I would pinch the tube nearly every time I put a tire on that bike. Posi-Clamp Wheel Clamping System. The reason is not high volume- I typically will change tires maybe two times per riding season. Very good write-up Joe and am interested in any future mods you do. here to view the installation manual. Get the best deals for harbor freight tire changer upgrade at eBay.com. Ultimate Manual Tire Changer Attachment Filter by All best changer diy garage harbor freight manual manual tire changer mechanic shop tire ultimate ultimate manual tire changer upgrade Sort by Featured Best selling Alphabetically, A-Z Alphabetically, Z-A Price, low to high Price, high to low Date, old to new Date, new to old More ExNotes product reviews? interested in a Mojolever. I have mine mounted on a roughly 5x5 piece of 1/4 plate, and I still tilt it once in a while when working on a stubborn tire. You must log in or register to reply here. nitrogen for tires. Summary. You are using an out of date browser. Motorcycle Automotive Tire Changers . I then watched the NOMAR video and bought the bar. I should be able to thread it with my die. Made from steel, with zinc-plated and powder coated features, this tire changer is incredibly lightweight, which makes it highly portable, but durable, which ensures that it will last a long time. Verify that mounting surface has no hidden utility lines before drilling or driving screws. Which was cool you were doing until the place you used folded. I didnt need to buy the tire from them, as they dont stock sizes to fit the Husky. Add to My List. JavaScript is disabled. But the motorcycle attachment that goes on it was apparently designed by someone who never tried it out. I bought a Coats bar that uses plastic covers on the ends.this was long before the Mojo, NoMar or any of the nylon tipped bars were available. This seemed like a good deal. Follow up video with a small improvement to the tire changer. I guess striving for credibility is somehow giving in? I see the tire guy knocking old weights off, putting new back on in the same spots. This does not work well as the bolts are squeezing on square tubing. $689.00 $629.00 Sale. c) Slide tire off rim. The undersides of the duckhead have replaceable pieces of nylon that prevent nice rims from getting scored-up. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for For Harbor Freight Car Truck Ultimate Upgrade Manual Tire Changer Centering Cone at the best online prices at eBay! Select Options. I'll have to pass on that. Price out what you need to NOT mark your rims if you are one that cares what they look like and you will not pay that much more for a beefier unit that NOMAR sells. I've changed ~30 tires on it. interested in a Mojolever. $38.79 . We have a great online selection at the lowest prices with Fast & Free shipping on many items! One time after pinching the tube four times trying to get the last bit of bead over the rim I stuck the only tube I had in the 150/60-17 back wheel: a 21-inch dirt bike tube. The NOMAR is higher quality and you do not have to place the tire on the floor to break the bead. I figured I paid for mine with the first two tire changes. Location: West Central (Georgia) U recently picked up a Harbor Freight tire changer with the motorcycle adaptor. On the really stiff tires - Bridgestones and the Shinko's I just mounted, I had to use my tire irons at the very end to get the bead over the rim. I have been using the same HF changer for years. I think it needs a sturdier center cone to hold automobile rims but maybe not. Quick links Home Page Online Customer Service Store Finder No Hassle Return Policy 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed You get a lot of steel for your money with Harbor Freight and I loaded up the weighty boxes of metal and drove home. In-Store Only. $5999. I knew of three others who had truck tires blow up on them, two survived and one didnt. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. I have this same setup also Joe. Brand New. To $169.00 $149.00 Sale. Motorcycle Manual Tire Changer. Grab a pair of wire cutters (ya know, the heavy-duty kind) and cut towards the bead, then cut the bead. The thought of taking a motorcycle in for new tires was as alien and hoity-toity to me as having a live-in maid. You use the (included) long tire iron as a lever. I modified mine to the use nylon spools to grip the rim, like the MOJO set up. Thanks for showing me to never get one of these. Since this was just the first one I bought the 4' piece and the 6" female pice from a trailer place and they are not cheap. About Us; My Account; Events; Shopping Cart (0) Sign in or . View cart for details. At $39.95 and with the prospect of not having to pay for tire changes in the future, I decided to go for it. http://home.comcast.net/~prestondrake/mojoweb.htm. All FS, WTT, WTB threads are subject to the specific rules outlined in their respective subforum. The third leg has a screw-driven rim-grabber that tightens onto the rim like a vise. If tires are off bike, can swap a set in about 10 min. He had brain damage and lost his sense of smell. Pray tell, why did you bolt it to the floor in front of the overhead door? Their mount/dismount bar is all steel. Roy had a hard time welding the legs because the powder coating was very thick. One "trick" I use and have read those with the NOMAR also take a strap/rope and wrap it around a wheel spoke and one of the arms to prevent the rim from turning while dismounting and mounting the tire. ALL For Sale (FS), Wanting to Buy (WTB), Wanting to Trade (WTT), and similar threads MUST be posted in the correct subforums. With a set of Mojoblocks, you can easily retrofit your Harbor Freight tire-changing stand so that it will grip your rims without scratching them. tire-changing stand so that it will grip your rims without scratching Regular price Its not in front of the overhead door, comrade, The Wayback Machine: Seven Favorite Baja Destinations, The Rimfire Series: An Early Ruger Single-Six, The Wayback Machine: 66 Triumph TT Special. for Motorcycle Tires. My first thought was to just get the adaptor and make my own base. Sale price It works great. These go on sale or you can use a coupon. It's a tough, heavy-duty motorcycle tire changer with a bead breaker, for a price that won't leave you bankrupt. In an effort to protect their rims, users have tried lining those jaws with all kinds of things: electrical tape, duct tape, sliced-up rubber hose, and plastic dip, to name a few items. The strap saves a lot of frustration. The hammer works good to pound on the tire at the very last. The long tire iron that came with the base is sort of fat for motorcycle tires so I may look around or make something different, maybe something with plastic tips to keep from scratching chrome wheels. Since that time, no one in my family ever changed a tire. With rotator cup problems I still take wheels into a shop mostly if I have the money but not the time to fiddle with them. Love to see when someone makes something work with a little ingenuity instead of throwing money at it. Naturally anything Mike gets I have to copy. After screwing the motorcycle adapter onto the base, I crossed drilled through the hole in the motorcycle tire adapter, the thick wall round section on the base and through the acme screw in the motorcycle adapter, and tapped it for a 7/16" hex bolt for a more secure method of keeping the motorcycle adapter from unscrewing from the base during use I've only had one rim spin ~ an inch when installing a tire. Do not modify Mini-Tire Changer to perform tasks for which it was not designed. I stripped off all the car tire parts and only use the rim vise and bead breaker. FOR MOTORCYCLES YOULL ALSO NEED THE HARBOR FREIGHT MOTORCYCLE ATTACHMENT**>. Directly to your inbox. I just put my knees on the tire when installing to help push it on. The tire changer features all-steel construction for durability. 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With some of the more stubborn tires (Bridgestones) it is next to impossible to get the rim clamped tight enough. to this chart: The price is $30, and that includes postage to It also was not listed on their website anymore. The HF has to be modified. Motorcycle Manual Tire Changer. I have the same setup as Phil, it works great for me. I never changed a tire in my life. Follow up video with a small improvement to the tire changer https://youtu.be/ktpKwpRWN40Skip to 1:12 for tire changer stuff. What's included in the Mojoblock package, and how do I install them? 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