Ultimate Manual Tire Changer Modifications
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- čas přidán 27. 09. 2018
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**Check out some customer uploaded videos**
Mount/Dismount Tire on Steel Wheel - • Tire Mount/Dismount on...
Mount/Dismount Tire on Aluminum Wheel - • Hand Mount/Dismount of...
This is a follow up to my original video about the Harbor Freight manual tire changer. In this video I show the final modifications and demonstrate them in use. Using the tire changer has become incredibly easier compared to when I first bought it.
Helpful links:
Manual Tire Changer Stand - amzn.to/3C09cOr
Red "Hunter Style" Duck Head - amzn.to/3QlCsnp
Hunter Style Duck Head Flange - tinyurl.com/5bxv2b2j
Black "Corghi Style" Duck Head - amzn.to/3dubpYr
Corghi Style Duck Head Flange - tinyurl.com/368r96x6
Rim Clamp - amzn.to/3w1xrIp
Rim Clamp (2 Pack) - amzn.to/3zWdtzL
Rim Clamp (Alternate Style) - amzn.to/3w1JG7Y
Rim Clamp (Alternate Style 2 Pack) - amzn.to/3QptsNR
Manual Bead Breaker - amzn.to/3c0vchB
Link to the original video:
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Wow, nice modifications 👍👍👍
If you don't want to scratch the edge of the rim's outside, is it possible to turn the rim with the outside pointing downwards?
Then you'll work on the backside of the rim.
I love your overkill approach. That thing will last you a lifetime, well done.
I had the EXACT same idea a few weeks ago. Now that I see how well it works, I'll probably make one in the summer. Thanks for sharing.
So glad you decided to start making these. Your a genius!
Best modded tire machine I've see on CZcams. I'm making one. Just need to get the tubing and other parts
Thanks, I appreciate it! Let me know if you have any questions.
Can you make one fór me?
Wow!!! You have taken this Harbor Frieght tire changer to a new level. I have one of these changers, and I can tell you, for a 70 year old man with a fix income this modification will come in very handy.👍
You are honestly the best ever, your actually selling what you have made its cool that your doing that, not many people would the same
Excellent video thank you very much, just changed my first ever car tyre today and I'm really chuffed.
This is awesome. You've inspired me to make a simpler less expensive version for myself. I'll be sure to mention you in the video when it's finished. Thanks for the ideas.
No problem! If you need any info shoot me an email at lucidautowerks@gmail.com
I'm so glad I fund you channel. I really need something like this.
So many modifcations are opposed to the idea behind the Harbor Freight tire changer - simplicity and ease of understanding how it works through grass-roots support.
I very much like the attempt because it shows self-reliability. Kudos.
👍👍Cool, this almost like a powered tire changer. I like that you use the bearings that makes sense.👍👍
Ingenious!!! You have inspired me to try to change my own tires.
@Mathias Augustine shut up you’re spamming and I reported you
@@Omlet221 Salt much
The bolts/lugs on the base is a great idea.
I did the Hunter-foot duckbill mod on my own but I’ve had some struggles with it- mostly due to the wheels moving around over the post, and the damage from the winged centering hold-down fitting is frustrating and totally unacceptable.
I’m going to weld some 1/2-20’s on there right now!
The other problem I had was a destroyed a “heavy duty” pallet in 2-1/2 tires for my jeep. That’s a problem - but I don’t have my shop built yet so no concrete to anchor to.
Thanks for the real world tips without the “look what I did!” attitude of other vids. Complexity and attitude is not required LOL
Super stoked to find this and that you produce them!
Good Job, I'm gonna get one of these ASAP, brilliant and you save a bucket over taking your car to the shop and paying and paying and paying to have tires installed. It pays for itself very quickly! Thanks man :)
One of very best engineering videos I have watched on CZcams. I wish this guy the very best of good fortune for his future. I don’t propose to copy any of this, but his thought pattern, skills and presentation was excellent. Thank you.
Wow this was really cool. I was pretty set to hate hard on it before I even saw it, but you've converted me!
Now if only Harbor Freight would make it that way to begin with!! Nice job!
The original HFT version is an affordable to everyman tool. Not knocking this excellent mod, or your comment. But if HFT made it this way to begin with I am afraid it would be hard to keep the price down. ( I paid $35 for mine)They could however build and offer the mod as a separate purchase. More could afford the quality in 2 purchases. And depending on the price I know I would consider the second purchase.
Wow. You did an amazing job on that setup. You should make them and sell them.
nice! wish i had my garage still!! would make one!! thanks for the video!
Holy smoke, I gotta modify mine, this is awesome lol I love it :)
Ok , now that's a great video and awesome improvements to the Harbor Freight tire changer.
Thanks bud! I honestly didn't realize how bad the first video was until I watched it again about a year after I posted it. It practically made me seasick haha
I have seen some vis where guys put these out side on cement pads they take up some floor space. They are going crazy making bigger and bigger. Great vid
This is great. I made one using a cheap hydraulic jack. Works great, but it was permanently installed in my old place so that's where it stayed.
very nice setup., well worth it in the long run
Great video.
Thanks for sharing.
A friend of mine saw this deal on ebay and wants to make it work on his machine. So thanks for the video to give us more ideas. I however have a coats tire machine and when i want to change a tire it makes no difference if its an f250 or a geo metro. I can't live without the real deal. I owned a manual one for 2 tires lol
You gotta do a video on the build. It looks amazing man.
Tnks 4 ur video ..I appreciate ur time ! It help's a lot ..tnk u ! God bless u!
I just placed my order. Can't wait to get it
Well done! Very easy to follow! Thanks
I really like your 'duckhead' setup. GREAT job- excellent video.
I sand casted aluminum for my center cone worked very good. Thanks for video!
That’s awesome! One day I want to start melting metal. I’ve watched a few videos from MrPete and that Ford guy on CZcams and it’s definitely interesting to me.
@@LucidAutowerks I used a funnel and I believe 1 5/8 " muffler pipe for the center to use as a mold. Hope this helps someone out there.
Nice. Thinking about ordering one of these.
I just did 8 285/70R17 dually wheels on mine with a similar home built setup (without all the bearings and washers and stuff) worked good but was a learning curve, learned I need that cone, larger deck/base plate with recess for flat rims, and some clamps. Note to others, if leaving old wheel weights on, start at the weight and you don't have to fight the duck over them, learned that 1/2 way through....
Awesome innovation - can't wait to put my order in. So tired of taking time to drive into town and sit and wait situation. I will advertise for you in my area because everyone needs one on the ranch. I will be putting my order in today.
Thank you, a lot of information here.
You have a pretty good idea man keep up the good work
Good tire changer. I like it. Thanks for the share dude.
Dude..... You're a genius!
man that thing works fkn great dude !
Appreiate your skill brother. Very good way to go and something to try. Thanks!
Thanks! I appreciate the kind words.
Sweet setup man
I wish I could afford to purchase this attachment, it would definitely save on my elbow that's bone to bone. Great job
Really nice work and some good idea’s you got there. Thanks for sharing. I might have to save up and get me one of them ultimate tire changer attachments. Makes it look easier for sure. Keep up the great work, and hope you are well!
Thank you!
Save yourself some money and just buy the duckbill for less than $20 and mount it on the end of a bar. Works great.
Looks great, I can’t wait to finish building mine. Looking forward to not have to bring tires in to garage
First video I liked...2nd video I love. The mods are great.. awesome workmanship...takes tires off like a boss..
Thank you! I'll have some more tire changer videos coming out in the near future.
Great to hear...I’d like to see what can be done with the bead breaker. Mine keeps slipping and going into the sidewall..
Have you seen my bead breaker video? czcams.com/video/6dFTvsRoaPk/video.html I don't even mess with the one that came on the stand anymore.
Very badass! Nice fab work 🍻
Thank you!
Nice job, thanks !
Thanks for the ideas.
Pretty darn clever young fella!!
Thank you, sir!
Great video, thanks
A T-slot made of bar stock screwed below slots n the hat would allow you to make up and use mating T-nuts tapped to any pitch and diameter that floats your boat.
The T-Slot is essentially a hands-free wrench and an assistant to keep the nut from dropping on the floor and rolling under the bench.
Once the wheel is bolted down tight to the hat the T-slot will not be taking the bulk of the force of tire removal. The bolt, T-nut, and the hat will.
You can screw the T-Slot to the bottom of the hat with #8 countersink head machine screws.
No need to use OEM lug nuts/bolts. Machine 60°and or 90° cones that fit around the bolt(s) that you want to use for retaining the wheels you're servicing.
Really kool! Way to go!
Excellent video
Nice mod build, famous last words @15:39 "I do not plan on making any to sell" Hope you do well on sales.......
Super great modifications.... work smarter not harder I always say. What would you charge if you were to make one of the cones ? Nice work!!
Hello, could you put in a detailed step-by-step description of how did you make this tire removal arm ??
I tried used my harbor freight tire changer for the first last night. I need this
thanks for video. your manual debeeder at end of video, could you put two vertical fingers or similar on top to locate handle vertically to save going 180 degrees with handle all the time??
Excellent, improvement
Very cool vid thank you
Like it alot ,nice job. Good tire changer for steel wheels but messes up nice rims. Would like to build one can you do a build video on making one ,take it apart. Or recommend how to make one ,where did you get the parts ,duck bill part?
Tutorial on how to make the swivel masterpiece???🤔🤔🤔
I'm really happy with mine, the welds are on point. Thanks for making this quality product.
Thank you for your purchase and thank you for your kind words! I put everything I’ve got into making these so it’s always nice to hear positive feedback 👍🏼
Straordinario!
Awesome example of what can be done with a basic Harbor Freight Tire changer. Thank you for posting this - I have made one, but without roller bearings just plain heavy duty tube that I bored out to a close fit over the existing hold down. There is little play and for the number of tires I will be changing should work fine. Just waiting for the arrival of the duckbill to complete. Thank you again for this awesome example. There is no way I could mount 245/75/R16 10 ply tires with the existing bar only without damaging either the rim or tires so this has solved my problem. Whole mod took about 2 hours with some scrap square tube and round stock. Duck bill from Amazon.
That's awesome, I'm glad to hear you built one! I could never even think of doing anything but dismount tires from steel wheels when I first purchased this tire changer. Mounting tires was pretty much impossible. Now I feel confident enough to mount and dismount tires on wheels that I actually care about!
Great work
Could have saved me over $1,000 if I had seen this video of the modded HF manual tire changer since I DID own one. The welds holding the threaded tube that holds the tire to the plate broke on my first one, then the second one the bead breaker bent beyond repair. The supplied rim holder also gouges aluminum rims badly, so that billet aluminum alignment piece would have been great to have. I could have made a new breaker, but I gave up on it and just bought a full size air powered unit from Eastwood for $,1,500. I'd been better off buying your modification since my needs are only hobby use. I hope more people share this video and your channel. You should patent your upgrade setup and see if Harbor Freight will buy it from you or license you to build them.
I made a duck bill attachment as well . Can't believe how much money I've saved over the years . I use my buddies digital tire balancer and its perfect. I drive mk4 jettas ! With the factory 17 inch rims .little tough but I like the challenge
Wow. Great job!
Thanks!
great job
this is awesome 👌🏿
cool video ,thanks ..
Hi great job. 👍👍
I'm the french guy who have inspired you. 😁😁😁
Yes, you are! Thank you! I really enjoyed your tire changer videos. Thank you for showing me what is possible with some thought and ingenuity.
I saw that! TY Yours I could steal and Probably Make.....................lol
You should consider modifying this kit to work with motorcycle wheels as well. Mounting the fat MC tires is a challenge, even with the Harbor Freight setup. So something similar for MC tires and rims would be awesome.
sweet, I would love to have the top piece you got.
will this work on my ram 1500 with 20" wheels ? I wanna put 35 inch tires on my 20" wheels after I buy the changer
Awesome awesome job buddy. That was well done buddy. Now I know where to go to whenever all the tire shops are closed, give me your address, ha ha😀. Thumbs up on the video and take care buddy.
Respect!
Would this work on a golf cart wheel? Thanks
YOOOOO you rock! I will definitely be saving up to support you and get one of each your accessories. Wonderful video wonderful product.
Nice mod! Go one further and weld a 4 inch piece of steel re-bar to the secure bolts so you can eliminate using a wrench to tighten - I did that on my homemade lathe - so simple and helps tremendously - BTW - I bent the HF bar using a breaker bar on a 15" Ford rim - China crap! Cheers!
I had to put a steal rod in side of my bar to reinforce it
I’m definitely buying the one on your website soon, hopefully you still produce them in a couple months
Yup, no plans of stopping anytime soon.
Good job
Do you have a video for making the duckbill attachment ?
Great mod, thanks for the vid!! Also, maybe "T" bars welded to the two bolts, so no wrench needed? Thanks again.
Great idea. I do that on the ones that I sell now.
Sweet!
Good job. From PARAGUAY.
*** I've decided to start producing these. They are available at lucidautowerks.com/collections/ultimate-manual-tire-changer ***
***Check out some customer uploaded videos***
Mount/Dismount Tire on Steel Wheel - czcams.com/video/J2jNd3bgZuQ/video.html
Mount/Dismount Tire on Aluminum Wheel - czcams.com/video/J7_z0FcuWtY/video.html
Not sure if this would work but maybe take design tips from mini changer where dismount/mounting bar straddles around the center post but has the duck bill mounted on the end of it. Cost would come down if it works....
Still love my ultimate tire changer, been using it for years. I added the Mojo Lever and I'm making another Lever myself. All these cool tools just make changing your tires at home so much easier. I even designed a portable mounting platform so I can take my tire changer to my friends and families house and change tires there if I want.
That's great to hear, Clint! I saw some recent videos that you used it in. You were one of the OG purchasers and I really appreciate that!
How can I get or where do I get the arm support clamps or I don't know what to call them but they are both the upper part and the lower part of the post that adapts to the mechanical arm
Make some wing nut / T handles out of some 5/16” - 3/8” round stock and weld to the heads of those bolts and then you won’t need any wrenches. Pretty slick modification for the HF tire changer
Hello, can you tell me where to get the pieces to build my manuel tire changer thx.
Awesome! Just got one, and plan on doing something like this. Worked at a service station doing tire work for a few years a while back and the duck bill was quite nice after using the full manual harbor freight setup. Couldn’t help but notice you need to weld a couple handles onto those bolt heads to eliminate the need of a wrench.
Lol, just noticed I’m posting under my wife’s account
That's a great idea! I'll add that to my machine soon.
It's called a duck head
Lucid Autowerks czcams.com/video/itZPXtv_x5I/video.html&feature=share
I added a couple magnets also to assist with the bead breaker. Nothing major, but I think it helps out quite a bit.
@@kyleroberson9059 correct. I realized that after someone asked me which one I used. There was a year between when I ordered the part and actually made the video so I forgot what it was called.
Nice
You should real sell these. I would buy it in a heartbeat.
I've decided to start producing these. Please email me at lucidautowerks@gmail.com if you're interested
@@LucidAutowerks
How much?
Ive tried to email you and it comes back as an invalid email address
@@toddcoleman5388 Weird. I've gotten a few emails from people inquiring about it. The email again is lucidautowerks@gmail.com
Definitely want to buy one. I emailed you.
Oh yeah, I'm buying one