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Tire Machine
- E Showell
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Tire Machine
Anybody do their own tire mounting and balancing? I've got snows to do and am thinking of getting a tire machine and bubble balancer. Pros? Cons? Discuss.
'98 V70 NA FWD 5 spd, silver sand metallic (sold)
'99 V70 NA FWD Auto, dark blue (actively for sale)
'99 S70 NA FWD Auto, black (sold and resurrected -- Don't cry for me Argentina . . . )
'07 S80 3.2 FWD Auto, Barents Blue Metallic
'06 V70 R AWD Auto, Sonic Blue Metallic
'04 XC70 Ruby Red Metallic
'99 V70 NA FWD Auto, dark blue (actively for sale)
'99 S70 NA FWD Auto, black (sold and resurrected -- Don't cry for me Argentina . . . )
'07 S80 3.2 FWD Auto, Barents Blue Metallic
'06 V70 R AWD Auto, Sonic Blue Metallic
'04 XC70 Ruby Red Metallic
- volvolugnut
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Re: Tire Machine
I have tire irons and I know how to use them. Also have a home built tire bead breaker. This is a brute force solution and not good for alloy wheels. However, when used on steel wheels that have not rusted tire to rim, it is not too hard. Actually, rather satisfying when mounting rather new tires.
Full disclosure: I have not mounted low profile tires.
volvolugnut
Full disclosure: I have not mounted low profile tires.
volvolugnut
2001 V70 T5, 1986 244DL, 1983 245DL, 1975 245DL, 1959 PV544, multiple parts cars.
- E Showell
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Re: Tire Machine
Alloy wheels, alas.
'98 V70 NA FWD 5 spd, silver sand metallic (sold)
'99 V70 NA FWD Auto, dark blue (actively for sale)
'99 S70 NA FWD Auto, black (sold and resurrected -- Don't cry for me Argentina . . . )
'07 S80 3.2 FWD Auto, Barents Blue Metallic
'06 V70 R AWD Auto, Sonic Blue Metallic
'04 XC70 Ruby Red Metallic
'99 V70 NA FWD Auto, dark blue (actively for sale)
'99 S70 NA FWD Auto, black (sold and resurrected -- Don't cry for me Argentina . . . )
'07 S80 3.2 FWD Auto, Barents Blue Metallic
'06 V70 R AWD Auto, Sonic Blue Metallic
'04 XC70 Ruby Red Metallic
- abscate
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Re: Tire Machine
With your proximity to Harrys its cinch to get some spare alloys and just do the swaps.
With a Bosch battery impact I’ve got swaps down to 8 minutes,the only time I “ work on “ a car on a jack alone
With a Bosch battery impact I’ve got swaps down to 8 minutes,the only time I “ work on “ a car on a jack alone
Empty Nester
A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
1999-V70-T5M56 2005-V70-M56 1999-S70 VW T4 BMW
Link to Maintenance record thread
Link To Volvo Glossary
A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
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Link To Volvo Glossary
- MoVolvos
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Re: Tire Machine
Having busted tires for Pepboys I would not use a DYI system unless you own one of the shop machines. The DYI are only good for tires of yesteryear when they were tall, skinny with soft sidewalls. With low profiles you'll break your extremities or scratch the rims. Tires with harder side walls are harder to balance and can sometimes have slight imbalances even the machines can't take out.
With problematic tires we use to go to place that shaved tires and then balance on the car with a strobe. There were no Road Hazard Warranty back in the day. Problematic tires are replaced now. If you can't balance it what would the tire seller charge you to balance in order to confirm a defect?
Blessings,
BKM
1998 S70 T5 - Donated
2003 S80 T6
2003 GS300
2003 Odyssey
2008 C30 T5
2019 Atlas SE 4 Motion
BKM
1998 S70 T5 - Donated
2003 S80 T6
2003 GS300
2003 Odyssey
2008 C30 T5
2019 Atlas SE 4 Motion
- RickHaleParker
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Re: Tire Machine
~ $1500 for a Changer and Balancer. At the rates around here it would take ~ 60 tires to break even.
Platform: P80 1998 C70, B5234T3, 16T, AW50-42, Bosch Motronic 4.4, Special Edition package, Plant: Uddevalla Sweden.
Platform: X40 (Nedcar) 2003 S40, B4204T3, 14T twin scroll AW55-50/51SN, Siemens EMS 2000. Plant: Born Netherlands.
Platform P2 2005 XC90 T6 Executive, B6294T, 4T65 AWD, Bosch Motronic 7.0,
Plant Torslanda Sweden.
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1997 S90, B6304S, AW30-42, Bosch Motronic 4.4 - Sold
Platform: X40 (Nedcar) 2003 S40, B4204T3, 14T twin scroll AW55-50/51SN, Siemens EMS 2000. Plant: Born Netherlands.
Platform P2 2005 XC90 T6 Executive, B6294T, 4T65 AWD, Bosch Motronic 7.0,
Plant Torslanda Sweden.
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1997 S90, B6304S, AW30-42, Bosch Motronic 4.4 - Sold
- MoVolvos
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Re: Tire Machine
Not including potentially an electrician and electricity cost. Expensive toy! There are only a few times where I wish I had my own tire machine. As in when you've had a set balanced twice and it's still not quite there.RickHaleParker wrote: ↑Sun Nov 17, 2019 7:53 pm~ $1500 for a Changer and Balancer. At the rates around here it would take ~ 60 tires to break even.
Blessings,
BKM
1998 S70 T5 - Donated
2003 S80 T6
2003 GS300
2003 Odyssey
2008 C30 T5
2019 Atlas SE 4 Motion
BKM
1998 S70 T5 - Donated
2003 S80 T6
2003 GS300
2003 Odyssey
2008 C30 T5
2019 Atlas SE 4 Motion
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Re: Tire Machine
I purchased a HF tire mounter and balancer several years ago. It works well. Proper, very secure mounting is paramount and there was a definite learning curve. I struggled quite a bit at first. I can now demount/mount and balance 15" and 16" 55 and 60 series tires easily. I have yet to attempt my 17" 50 series wheels. Anything lower I think would be impossible.
I found tire stores rarely, if ever did the job the way I think it should be done. I could tell stories.
I now purshase my tires online much cheaper, eliminate the mounting charges and they never leak. Win, win, win.
I found tire stores rarely, if ever did the job the way I think it should be done. I could tell stories.
I now purshase my tires online much cheaper, eliminate the mounting charges and they never leak. Win, win, win.
- abscate
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Re: Tire Machine
If there ever was a tool for the Communist model of collective ownership in a local area, this is it.
How about it , Comrades!
Ah.....Motherland!!!!
How about it , Comrades!
Ah.....Motherland!!!!
Empty Nester
A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
1999-V70-T5M56 2005-V70-M56 1999-S70 VW T4 BMW
Link to Maintenance record thread
Link To Volvo Glossary
A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
1999-V70-T5M56 2005-V70-M56 1999-S70 VW T4 BMW
Link to Maintenance record thread
Link To Volvo Glossary
- vtl
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Re: Tire Machine
I will get a 1.5-2k set for my new barn when I build it. As said, tire balancing is $35/piece, waste of at least 1 hour, plus with some tires you have to do it often. That combo set and a cheapish 4 wheel alignment rack, too.
05 XC70 260k, 16 XC60 40k, 19 Tundra 1k
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