i bet i've watched most every HF tire changer and bubble balancer video trying to learn how to change and balance my truck tires myself (i know tire shops got to make money but they've gotten sloppy,pricey and rude lately) and i have yet to see the two iron trick...................................................................brilliant!

Good 4 minute video that covers everything that others take 40 minutes or more. You, sir, are a KZfaq hero. Thanks.

BRILLIANT! The machine iron and crowbar in opposite directions is an epiphany to me.

I have a harbor freight tire changer and learned from this video. Thank you.

The two bar removal trick is nice. Gonna try that next time. I will say that install would be much easier with this thing bolted down. Lets you use more leverage for the install. I had very little luck with the stock mounting bar end shape. I bought a plastic "duck bill" off the jungle website and bolted it to my bar. Works perfect every time. And it does not gouge the lip of the wheel rim like the stock steel bar can (and does). The thing to remember about using this type of changer is that it has limitations. R&R on soft little car tires is a pretty simple thing. Get some stiff sidewall sporty tires or truck tires, and things get more difficult. It can be done, but it ain't as easy as what most folks show on you tube.

I bought one of these tire changers years ago. Great tool. I was 13 working at a local garage changing tires on these old changers. There are a few tips to using them. Keep part of the tire BELOW THE BEAD!!!! SOAPY WATER. I could remove a tire, clean the rim and replace in just a few minutes. Push the tire below the bead! It’s key!

Concise fast video with very useful information. I'm setting up my HF tire changer this week and I already have that extra pry bar. ( Great idea btw ). So thanks for sharing this video.

...last night I spent almost an hour wrestling with an old tire on my buddy's trailer....sucker just did not want to come off the rim. I had three flat bars (harbor freight) and of course the big red tool that came with the Harbor Freight setup....finally had to use my little floor jack and a two foot piece of 2x4 and push up from the floor....old tire finally gave way and I was covered in sweat and done for the night. I was really dreading tackling the second tire today, but after watching your "double bar" trick, I was hopeful....and be damned, it worked....thanks so much for a great DIY tip!... :)

I've seen all the tire changer videos and their mods here on yt (yes the russian videos as well o), I think your video is the only one showing the double-bar/opposite direction trick. Looks easy! Thank you for that! Will try that next time. I struggled hard at my first attempt and damaged the inner bead of my practice-tire. I used the soap, the bead-in-center position and took my time, but I couldn't get it off/on without damaging the bead, parts of rubber came lose. Maybe the tire was just too old to handle that procedure, but I did not see anybody else having this problem so far. Well, thanks again and all the best! o)

The additional use of the crowbar is genius !

The secret is a soft tire, warming them up is essential, nice job

Short, sweet and to the point - thanks!

Best method I have seen , using the manual tire changer. Thanks!

I use that fire trick to inflate the tire on everyone single one that I do. It works every time

Thanks for the video. You did it different than others I've seen.

What a great tip thanks so much pop's got one of these tire changer I definitely will use this tip

I watch all the videos for using this thing bro u made it look so easy

I would defiantly use the long bar instead of using manual force to break the tire beads. No fire for me! But your idea of using the fancy crowbar is fantastic.

quick simple content. Nice job

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That's cool I never thought of that great job thanks for sharing this

I cut an 8" 3/4 plywood disc, with a slot cut for wheel alignment pin, to use to aid retaining allow wheels on the tire changer.

great content. I think I will order the tire removal tool

Your double bar method looks great! Not sure why you didn't use the bar to break the bead😉

i like the two bars to take off the tire

Hey I noticed off camera but heard you jack go down with your impact gun . did you weld a lugnut to the jack ? I did the same thing works great.

First tip , when breaking the head use the bar laying on the floor right behind your feet twit. It's made to fit in the lever and the mechanical advantage it gives makes bead breaking easy .

Nice video and learned a lot from it. My obvious question "balancing". I didn't see where the tire was balanced. Was it? Did I miss something?

you are the man

Hey I'm in lakewood Colorado! I subd to support my fellow coloradoians

Nice soft tires. Do you bother balancing them?

Great tip using the pry bar. I just ordered one of those from HF. I need to come up with something that will protect and prevent painted rims from getting nicked and all scratched up.

Thanks

Great !!!

From my personal experience, it appeared you cut off (censored) from 3:09 minute the MOST CHALLENGING part of tire moutnting on to the rim, and falsely make it appear as piece of cake.🤣🤣🤣

That was very smooth and easy compared to the first guys video. Now I am re- encouraged to buy one. But can we perhaps use a type of oil instead of soap and water?😳

This might help someone: Ramset Threaded Insert Ss Socket Anchor M10 X 65 Mm Gives you a flush Mount recessed thread in concrete floor to anchor things. Perfect to anchor these tyre changers when in use, unbolt tyre changer and store when not in use. I’d screw in a cap head bolt to keep the hole and threads clean when not in use. Otherwise a larger frame to secure the tyre changer

Thank you for your demonstration. I notice you did not bolt it down to concrete and it seems to work fine. What exactly did you to base so it doesn't need to bolt to the floor ?

Can you provide a link to where you purchased that yellow bar? It looked like a crow bar, but I've never seen a crowbar quite like that.

Genius.

DOUBLE BAR IS A GREAT IDEA

If you put the wheel further from the post the breaker works better... it pushes out into the gap instead of slipping straight down. I like your opposite dual-bar technique. A little fast-forward on that back bead, eh? Never forget that the secret to tires is the central gap in the wheel... that's what allows you to slip the tire over the rim, where the wheel is narrowest.

I’m thinking a chain to restrain the bead breaker from slipping off the bead - hook chain to opposite side of wheel.

The long bar won't work with putting tires back on alloy wheels, though.

Do you have trouble with tire balance?

SUGGESTION ::::BOLT YOU RED TIRE STAND DOWN TO A LARGE PLYWOOD BASE OR INTO THE CONCRETE... SO IT WONT MOVE ....

first mistake the wheel removed from car then brake the bead, 2 why not use handle to brake bead less effort, what about the marks left on rim after using crow bar, and how come the rims have changed from steel to mag wheel

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Double bars great idea demounting , but flame is not!!!

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when changing a tire saying the following mantra brings a blessing "Evolution is a Conspiracy Theory" therefore, yu cannot train any primate to change a tire.

Zero safety my dude.