thanks for making a SHORT video! Seriously, it's really appreciated. Great job showing how it works. I wanted to see how this thing worked without listening to some slack jawed narcissist ramble in a slow drawl for 20 minutes.
Great job video. Doing it jnbolted down gives me more hope doing it the same way haha. folks seem stickler about bolting which certainly is the smarter way to go, but shoot i want mine portable. Seeing you use the ratchet strap to bead the tire was a good tip to see. Wouldnt have figured that for sure on my own willy nillying it. Be mounting my first tire for my zero turn tires next week once they come in!
I just picked one up the other day, the mounting holes on the base are 7/16" i went to home depot and bought 4 1/2" drop in concrete ancors 4 3" bolts and 4 washers 1/2" i also bought a 5/8 dia concreat drill bit to use in my cordless hammer drill Milwaukie 18 volt the 2amp hour battery lasted 1 hole but got deep enough i changed to a 5amp hour battery to drill the other 3 holes. Now if you notice the c channel dosnt sit flat on all poins becuse the base is not stright probly from getting to hot when it was welded on the tube. So the whole thing rocks side to side, the holes id drilled in the floor dont line up becuse the unit didnt sit flat when i marked them out. Thats ok the drop in ancors use a 1/2" 13 bolt your going to have to make the mounting holes larger i did that with a dull step drill even after the holes are larger they still dont all line up just 2 do on the main c channel the sides do not. So my advice is make the holes oversized to 3/4" that gives you fudge room and you should be able to use the drop in ancors spots and line up your bolts. Now 3" long bolts might be too long but i can always cut them down and get plenty of threds in the ancor. If you do this when you move it out of the way assuming you park in the garage put painters tape over the ancor holes to keep out dirt. But not mounting it down be is a pallet or the floor makes it harder to use. You look like a monkey trying to _____ a chiken chasing it around, if its bolted to the floor it will be a lot less work. Hey now with that 15 dollar bit i can mount down my drill press.
I appreciate the advice but this was still a hell of a lot easier than doing it by hand. I’ll just stick with how I’m doing it, it’s not nearly as bad as how you describe it lol.
Make a cross of wood that matches the metal base then mount the base to it. Grab a large pallet then mount that with some long screws and your good while keeping it mobile
I have the same Tire Changer, and I modified it, to improove it, I can know do motorcycle tires also besides Car and ATV tires! I have a much easier time using it because I bolted it into my Concrete Floor!
@@OgreMoto I used Lead Shields that are slightly below the level of the floor, so if i need to move the Tire Changer, I remove The Bolts (3/8" x 16) and I then have the free space!
I used an old Motorcycle Brake Rotor and welded a Threaded Acme rod (Same Size as whats already there) on the bottom and on the top center I welded a 3/4 x 10 TPI nut. This Rotor will then thread in to the existing unit, and once when it is threaded in I had drilled a hole through the top of the original housing to accomadate a 5/16" Pin to lock it in. When I put a Motorcycle Tire/ Wheel on top of this Rotor, I use a Threaded Rod through the Center of The Wheel into the 3/4 Nut that's welded in and Lock it down with Large Washers and another 3/4 Nut. I then use Tire Spoons to remove and install the Tires.@@dustindavis972
@@dustindavis972They sell a motorcycle tire changer adapter but it has been discontinued. The base tire changer itself was discontinued until a few months ago when they brought it back. There has been no word about the motorcycle changer attachment but my local Harbor Freight still had one last month… until I bought it. :) It doesn’t actually clamp down on your rims, the center post doesn’t fit any bikes I know of, and the mount/demount bar will scratch your rims, so there is a lot of room for improvement. I bought a used Mojolever and ordered some Mojoblocks to upgrade mine.
Eh, need some semi-permanent means to lock it to the floor. 🤔 two 2-inch ratchet straps can strap that "x" footing to the floor. Then u just need something to hook the straps to. Likely need to raise the tool up on a small platform. Good luck
thanks for making a SHORT video! Seriously, it's really appreciated. Great job showing how it works. I wanted to see how this thing worked without listening to some slack jawed narcissist ramble in a slow drawl for 20 minutes.
Great job video. Doing it jnbolted down gives me more hope doing it the same way haha. folks seem stickler about bolting which certainly is the smarter way to go, but shoot i want mine portable.
Seeing you use the ratchet strap to bead the tire was a good tip to see. Wouldnt have figured that for sure on my own willy nillying it.
Be mounting my first tire for my zero turn tires next week once they come in!
This man gets it
Well done
I just picked one up the other day, the mounting holes on the base are 7/16" i went to home depot and bought 4 1/2" drop in concrete ancors 4 3" bolts and 4 washers 1/2" i also bought a 5/8 dia concreat drill bit to use in my cordless hammer drill Milwaukie 18 volt the 2amp hour battery lasted 1 hole but got deep enough i changed to a 5amp hour battery to drill the other 3 holes.
Now if you notice the c channel dosnt sit flat on all poins becuse the base is not stright probly from getting to hot when it was welded on the tube.
So the whole thing rocks side to side, the holes id drilled in the floor dont line up becuse the unit didnt sit flat when i marked them out.
Thats ok the drop in ancors use a 1/2" 13 bolt your going to have to make the mounting holes larger i did that with a dull step drill even after the holes are larger they still dont all line up just 2 do on the main c channel the sides do not.
So my advice is make the holes oversized to 3/4" that gives you fudge room and you should be able to use the drop in ancors spots and line up your bolts. Now 3" long bolts might be too long but i can always cut them down and get plenty of threds in the ancor.
If you do this when you move it out of the way assuming you park in the garage put painters tape over the ancor holes to keep out dirt.
But not mounting it down be is a pallet or the floor makes it harder to use. You look like a monkey trying to _____ a chiken chasing it around, if its bolted to the floor it will be a lot less work.
Hey now with that 15 dollar bit i can mount down my drill press.
With 1/2" bolts to the floor its not going anywhere by the way the drop in ancors are flush to the floor
And you can remove the bolts.
I appreciate the advice but this was still a hell of a lot easier than doing it by hand. I’ll just stick with how I’m doing it, it’s not nearly as bad as how you describe it lol.
@@bobbg9041 How long are the bolts?
Make a cross of wood that matches the metal base then mount the base to it. Grab a large pallet then mount that with some long screws and your good while keeping it mobile
That’s a good idea!
Can this be used for motorcycle tires?
They used to sell an attachment for it for motorcycle tires, but in its stock configuration, no.
I have the same Tire Changer, and I modified it, to improove it, I can know do motorcycle tires also besides Car and ATV tires! I have a much easier time using it because I bolted it into my Concrete Floor!
Yeah I’d bolt it down for sure if I had more space
@@OgreMoto I used Lead Shields that are slightly below the level of the floor, so if i need to move the Tire Changer, I remove The Bolts (3/8" x 16) and I then have the free space!
I would love to know what you did to make it work with motorcycle tires. I want to do this
I used an old Motorcycle Brake Rotor and welded a Threaded Acme rod (Same Size as whats already there) on the bottom and on the top center I welded a 3/4 x 10 TPI nut. This Rotor will then thread in to the existing unit, and once when it is threaded in I had drilled a hole through the top of the original housing to accomadate a 5/16" Pin to lock it in. When I put a Motorcycle Tire/ Wheel on top of this Rotor, I use a Threaded Rod through the Center of The Wheel into the 3/4 Nut that's welded in and Lock it down with Large Washers and another 3/4 Nut. I then use Tire Spoons to remove and install the Tires.@@dustindavis972
@@dustindavis972They sell a motorcycle tire changer adapter but it has been discontinued. The base tire changer itself was discontinued until a few months ago when they brought it back. There has been no word about the motorcycle changer attachment but my local Harbor Freight still had one last month… until I bought it. :)
It doesn’t actually clamp down on your rims, the center post doesn’t fit any bikes I know of, and the mount/demount bar will scratch your rims, so there is a lot of room for improvement. I bought a used Mojolever and ordered some Mojoblocks to upgrade mine.
Dude that needs to be mounted to the floor
I know it’d make it easier, but it needs to remain mobile. It works fine as is.
Eh, need some semi-permanent means to lock it to the floor. 🤔 two 2-inch ratchet straps can strap that "x" footing to the floor. Then u just need something to hook the straps to. Likely need to raise the tool up on a small platform. Good luck