AN OLD MAN AND HIS MANUAL TIRE CHANGER

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  • čas přidán 23. 04. 2022
  • Today I use my HFT manual tire changer after 14 years of sitting outside just to prove that it can do the job of changing tires fairly easily.

Komentáře • 118

  • @ChipsAndSparksGarage
    @ChipsAndSparksGarage Před 2 lety +4

    Good demonstration. That old machine has probably paid for itself many times over, not to mention, saving you the hassle of taking your stuff to someone else.👍

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety

      Yes Tony I love do everything my self my rim clamp and my 40-40 do all my tires on my cars and I was lucky enough to get a snap on wheel balancer for $350 I even align my own cars and have gotten really good at it with just bubble gauges and toe plates.. Thanks for stopping by.

  • @thecrowsblow
    @thecrowsblow Před 9 měsíci +2

    Great video.
    Good to see it doesn't have to be brand new and shiny to do the job.
    Hey, 60's not old. It's just older than you used to be.😉

  • @HeatGeek1
    @HeatGeek1 Před měsícem +1

    Got to respect the "Love me Elmo" jammies. Deep appreciation for The ensemble.

  • @musclecarmitch908
    @musclecarmitch908 Před 2 lety +5

    Cool old changer! Sure beats using a bumper jack like I did back in 1978 and into the 80's! Great video! Thanks for sharing!

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety +2

      Thanks but it's so much easier with my rim clamp!😁

  • @whoiswaynereynolds5457
    @whoiswaynereynolds5457 Před 2 lety +3

    Awesome! Great video! Where is that Iron Horse guy? 😂

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah he's a good guy with a big heart and muscles to match 🐎 💪👍😁

    • @whoiswaynereynolds5457
      @whoiswaynereynolds5457 Před 2 lety +2

      @@moparnut6286 He sure is! I see a future tire video 😂

  • @dfactoryrat653
    @dfactoryrat653 Před 2 lety +2

    Now I know where to go when the grid goes down. 💪 Great information. I mounted a lot of race car tires back in the 80s 🐭👍

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety

      Oh I'm ready for the end of the world!! Lol😂

  • @jdjeep46
    @jdjeep46 Před rokem +1

    You aren’t old. Wait until you get 62 like me. Good video. I bought a strong way from northern and now know how to use it.

  • @ColonelRebScaleModels
    @ColonelRebScaleModels Před 2 lety +5

    Very informative. Haven’t seen it done manually in years!!!

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you Colonel much appreciate you watching.

  • @captnemomodelingzone7850
    @captnemomodelingzone7850 Před 2 lety +1

    I done this few time when I was in my 20s. Thank you for sharing.

  • @Mynextproject_74
    @Mynextproject_74 Před 2 lety +2

    That's a great video! You make it look easy! Thanks for sharing!

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks man! most tires are easy....till you get to the heavy duty trucks!! Then all bets are off.

  • @roadkilldoesntfly1773
    @roadkilldoesntfly1773 Před 2 lety +2

    Great tip about putting the bead away from you and checking the aluminum rims for cracks.
    I have never seen a manual changer before. I will help my friend at his gas station sometimes do changes though I mostly will take the wheel on and off the changer because of his bad back. He has let me do some of the changing but he is a lot faster.
    We did a low profile for his friend once and he was cursing and swearing a lot more than usual. He set the tires on fire to set the beads.

  • @williamdejeffrio9701
    @williamdejeffrio9701 Před 7 měsíci +1

    This flies in the face of all those who said this tire changer is ""crap"...those who bent the bead breaker , who bent or broke the changer bar (all after one tire change attempt), who stated this thing is unusable without modifications like welding the foot plates, etc.. It's all in knowing how...

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Yes a tool is only as good as its user! A very expensive micrometer is useless if a moron is using it!! Lol😂😂

  • @tonysdiecastcustoms
    @tonysdiecastcustoms Před 2 lety +4

    Sweet tool brother and awesome tips for showing us to change our tires and thanks for sharing brother 👊👍😎

  • @TheShadeTreeFixitMan
    @TheShadeTreeFixitMan Před 2 lety +2

    I wish I still had my tire changer...mine was a vintage Bishman.

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety +2

      Oh man a Bishman I would want one of those too those we're real tools.

  • @fullthrottlekindaguy
    @fullthrottlekindaguy Před 2 lety +2

    Great way to show how it's done.

  • @hensleyshobbies-doug7761
    @hensleyshobbies-doug7761 Před 2 lety +2

    We had a old tire changer here in the basement for years, my old man got it from my Uncle, his little brother, up in Ohio, and I used that damn thing up there and he had it mounted in his shed, on a wood floor but it still worked good! But I couldn’t count all the damn tires I’ve changed with it, probably hundreds and hundreds, at least! That changer that we had came out of a old tire shop, the guy ended up getting him a pneumatic tire changer and sold that old manual to my Uncle.

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety +1

      Boy! I wish I could find one if those old tire changers they where built like tanks! I'd paint it all pretty and use it as yard art... And change a tire on it every once and awhile for fun! Thanks for stopping by Doug always good hearing from you.

    • @hensleyshobbies-doug7761
      @hensleyshobbies-doug7761 Před 2 lety +1

      @@moparnut6286 - Haha, yeah buddy I hear ya, when my Uncle had that tire changer in his shed up in Ohio, me and my brother made a fistful of money a few times changing tires about all day for folks around the ghetto ( that what everybody called Oneida subdivision in Middletown Ohio)! No problem John, you’re welcome buddy!

  • @dubmob151
    @dubmob151 Před 10 měsíci +2

    8:28 the bar needs to be held at a higher angle when mounting, that'll keep it from slipping off.

    • @dubmob151
      @dubmob151 Před 10 měsíci +1

      When demounting, the bar is held as flat and horizontal as possible, when mounting, hold it up at a high angle.

  • @indyme2
    @indyme2 Před 2 lety +2

    You make it look easy for an old man, lol. Great work uniform! 😁

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah man it's all that's left of my younger days strength.... I really miss the days of be able to pick up a bare 440 block or install a auto trans by just lifting it up and line up the dowels.. But we all get old sooner or later 😂... And in my old age I refuse to be uncomfortable...comfort is king! Hence the uniform😁 thanks for watching!

  • @RustyIronProjectsRIP
    @RustyIronProjectsRIP Před 2 lety +2

    Nice job wish you could do mine. Perfect timing with the Iron Horse Garage video that just came out. Today's Harbor freight tire changer is not the same by the looks of it. Lol Great video

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety

      Hey don't make me buy I new one to test out .. Lol😂

  • @donstone4349
    @donstone4349 Před rokem +2

    Things kids should be taught in school,old vs new.Same things getting done without fancy equipment.Survival stuff.Btw ,dig your drawers,I’ve got ninja turtles,a big hit at physical therapy 😅

  • @moparsnguitars6034
    @moparsnguitars6034 Před 2 lety +1

    Very informative. Awesome goodman.

  • @VinoRatRodbuilds
    @VinoRatRodbuilds Před 2 lety +2

    Right on! Awesome job 👌

  • @TheWeakenedWarrior
    @TheWeakenedWarrior Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome tutorial and pants.

  • @Turningwrenches85
    @Turningwrenches85 Před 2 lety +1

    The very good tips on changing those tires their brother on that tire changer of yours

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety

      Thanks man I will not use the manual one again for another 15 years... Love my rim clamp!😁

  • @XGarage-nj2uf
    @XGarage-nj2uf Před 2 lety +2

    I have a Hobo Freight bead buster and a couple tire irons.

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety +2

      Cool I never bought there bead breaker thanks for stopping by man!

  • @lorikeene8370
    @lorikeene8370 Před rokem +1

    Thanks. Very good video

  • @EdgeofEternityBillCameron

    Hi John, young man!! You made that look easy!!!

  • @RevampMotors
    @RevampMotors Před 2 lety +2

    I had one of those ... Pretty sure it ended up in the scrap pile a few years ago when I moved shops.

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety

      Yeah a lot if people ask to much from Chinese steel...which is American cars recycled steel lol 😆 but if the power goes out and you need to change a tire it'll do the job.

  • @garymahon1955
    @garymahon1955 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Im 69 and just bought one. No garage, so wil lneed to bolt to 3/4" plywood. Old man here too.

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 5 měsíci

      That's great I Hope you get many years of use out of it.

  • @jaredbmodels
    @jaredbmodels Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome buddy!!

  • @bccoatheshop1716
    @bccoatheshop1716 Před 2 lety +2

    Heck yeah brother that is awesome 👌

  • @garymahon1955
    @garymahon1955 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Great coveralls!

  • @TheGaragenousZone
    @TheGaragenousZone Před 2 lety +1

    What a neat look into the past! 😄

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety +1

      Or our future when the grid goes down... Lol 😆 Thanks for watching!

  • @captaindew3106
    @captaindew3106 Před 2 lety +1

    back then there were no machine to change tires on wheels just human and hands and trans fluid for sealing to put the tire on the wheel just lift the tire in the air and drop it straight down fast as possible and it was tuff to do.

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety

      Yep in the early days it was like changing tires on a bicycle or motorcycle all by hand....cars wheel alignment was done all with bubble and string line good to know how to do things the analog way!

  • @MikesMischief
    @MikesMischief Před 2 lety +1

    Hard work man.

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety

      Yeah and I just got my coats 40-40 changer out and it needs a new seal in the 5" cylinder! Thanks for watching.

  • @modelspeedshop
    @modelspeedshop Před 2 lety +1

    My grandfather used to have the same type of setup it was real old

  • @IronHorseGarage
    @IronHorseGarage Před 2 lety +3

    Hahaha, well you made it look easy!! I guess I need to use some finesse...I think I bent everything, the handle, the bar, the bead breaker, my rim.... maybe the steel was better in the 90's.....Nice work sir!!

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah I don't think all the Chinese steel has ever been good all the big Ltd's, new Yorkers and impalas they melted down we get back as tire changers!! Lol... But atleast you didn't get hit in the head like just mopar Joe!😂

    • @JustMoparJoe
      @JustMoparJoe Před 2 lety +1

      @@moparnut6286 moved my tooth up in my head when it hit me in the mouth! 😂 I do still have mine. Mounted it to a crate. That way I can stand on the crate and then move it all out of the way when done.

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety +1

      @@JustMoparJoe AWW man that sucks I lost a tooth pulling on a quarter panel once when it let go I hit myself so hard it knocked my tooth out!

    • @JustMoparJoe
      @JustMoparJoe Před 2 lety +1

      @@moparnut6286 ouch! We need a mouth piece for this stuff!

  • @2Truth4Liberty
    @2Truth4Liberty Před 8 měsíci +1

    I have an old COATES 310
    Works fabulously like new.
    But, tire changing CAN be dangerous no matter what equipment you have
    so BE CAREFUL out there !
    PS
    I lost three top front teeth by letting the installation bar slip from my hands.
    Could have been prevented if I had just been a little more careful.

  • @CCAutoWorks
    @CCAutoWorks Před 2 lety +1

    I need to get me a setup like that I like doing everything myself so I Know it's done the way I want it done

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Absolutely I trust no one these days with my cars.

  • @zeldadiecastracing
    @zeldadiecastracing Před 2 lety +1

    Nice video content bro

  • @BigMikesHooptyBarn
    @BigMikesHooptyBarn Před 2 lety +1

    I have a manual tire changer as well. Ok for most of my tires but my 305s are a bit of a bear.

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah man those I will not change! 😆 thanks for stopping by big Mike!

  • @Diecastlover777
    @Diecastlover777 Před 2 lety +1

    Very nice 👍👍😊😊

  • @MuscleCityMadness
    @MuscleCityMadness Před 2 lety +1

    Vary Cool! 👍

  • @davidchin350
    @davidchin350 Před 2 lety +1

    You don't have to go to the gym😄Like the Sesame Street themed pants👍

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety +1

      Yes David you can tell I haven't changed tires on the changer in 14 yrs I'm so fat! You change 30 a day 7 days a week you will be in shape 😂 I grew up with Sesame Street still miss the old cast... And the electric company!

  • @oldmanintheshopbuiltnotbou8726

    good job mopar

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you old man ..but like I said the only time I'll use it again is if the electricity goes out!! 😂

  • @THEMOFODRIVER.
    @THEMOFODRIVER. Před 2 lety +2

    That's one way to do it

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety +2

      Its a $25 manual tire changer from Harbor freight bought back about 96 I have a Hoffman rim clamp and a coats 40-40 SA the HFT is yard art! Lol😂

    • @THEMOFODRIVER.
      @THEMOFODRIVER. Před 2 lety +2

      @@moparnut6286 hey whatever works man

  • @MrMach1
    @MrMach1 Před 2 lety +1

    That's right in life all things can use lube! I used one of them manual tire changers before ha ha what a pain in the BUTT!!! But I didn't know how to use it.

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety +1

      Well now you do so your ready when the grid goes down! And your electric mustang has a flat and needs a tire 😂😁👍

    • @MrMach1
      @MrMach1 Před 2 lety +1

      @@moparnut6286 LOL No no no electric mustang for me.

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety +1

      @@MrMach1 hah hah ha! Just pulling your leg😂 gas ⛽ FOREVER from my cold dead hands they will have to take it from me!

  • @ztzozm
    @ztzozm Před 9 měsíci +1

    I always work in PJs

  • @procarrytrucker4101
    @procarrytrucker4101 Před 2 lety +1

    Eazzy Peazzy

  • @UnfinishedProjectDartSport

    🇺🇸

  • @danielvakaafi8199
    @danielvakaafi8199 Před 8 měsíci +1

    What is a low profile tyre

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 5 měsíci

      Tires with the short height from bead to tread

  • @moparsnguitars6034
    @moparsnguitars6034 Před 2 lety +1

    Hello, Good Morning. I have pain. I want my leg to move better for walking. About my arm , this
    is a hard exercise.

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 lety +1

      Keep at man you made awesome progress loved the guitar finger work it was just awesome to see!

    • @moparsnguitars6034
      @moparsnguitars6034 Před 2 lety +1

      @@moparnut6286 Thank You. Hehehe

  • @garagekeys
    @garagekeys Před 9 měsíci +1

    You need to mount that machine good it's flopping around silly

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 měsíci

      It's been there a long time . it's just a back up for my rim clamp and my coats 40-40.

  • @OU812NVME
    @OU812NVME Před rokem +1

    We got guys on CZcams with this tire changer trying to change tires they're in shops that look all professional they look like some type of professional mechanic but yet they don't know crap about manual tire changer this guy I'm going to say this again this gentleman is out here in his SpongeBob pajamas with a 20-year-old tire changing machine Rusty and just not looking good I'm talking about the tire machine yet he does this with Elegance and just shows you how it's done with a POS tire machine so everyone else that is out there quit making videos to make it look hard on your brand new Harbor Freight equipment this guy is doing it with stuff that looks like from a junkyard and he's doing it with Elegance give me a break CZcamsrs need to watch him learn

    • @moparnut6286
      @moparnut6286  Před 2 měsíci

      Thank you for your vote of confidence.. And they should watch your channel also...

  • @whoiswaynereynolds5457
    @whoiswaynereynolds5457 Před 2 lety +2

    First