Never met a tool I did not like. I have been accused by Louise of only running the shop for the purpose of buying tools....
Thanks for the kind words. Do love working on these bikes.
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we do lots of tires. We use a No Mar tire machine and a No Mar wheel balancer. Took a couple tries to get the hang of it. It paid for itself in a couple of months. Works great, and No Mar means no damage to wheels. Check it out!
major problem i have is when he inflated it his hand was on the tire near the bead :yikes:. any tire installer can tell
you how dangerous that can be. next is he never mentioned using bead seal, that black goo that is put on the
bead of the rim to prevent leaks from occurring. last is his balancing is like a bubble balancer from the '60's & 70's
which was never really accurate.
if a home job is what you want then follow his instructions but remember you will probably get what you pay for.
That stuff should be called - BEAD GLUE ..... if you don't own a professional Hydraulic tire machine, getting the bead to release is almost impossible ..... I recently did 8 tires didn't use Bead Seal when mounting and none have any leaks after 6 mos.. ....Mike :thumbup:
it's purpose is to fill small imperfections in the rim or tire i.e. rust, corrosion, dips in NEW tires. at my place we always use it but it is not always needed sort of like wearing a seatbelt for all those times you were not in an accident or wearing a helmet yet never thrown from your bike.
Thanks soooooooooooo much for this info. I had no idea what the Bead Sealer was for. I thought maybe they used it with the Dyna-Beads or something similar. I was just relating my experience with the stuff .... I will never use it because of that experience. Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd ........ If you think your comparison OF similar or equal...................well :yikes:..............Mike :thumbup:
I bought a NoMar and mounted it to the shop floor. Then proceeded to thrash with it for several hours and never did complete one tire change correctly and without damage to a wheel. The device WOULD NOT hold the wheel, tighten so far the clamps bent and still the wheel slipped in the nylon blocks. I called NoMar and they only told me to watch the videos. I did, the machine they sent me simply would not do what the video shows. The wheel just moved or gouged. I called back again and they just said, well it will not hold all wheel types. Sorry. Then they charged me an outrageous restocking fee to return the defective machine, got less than half my money back. I was NOT impressed with the machine's low build quality or the company's lack of care or help after the sale. Do not recommend for Spyder wheels.
I bought a Ranger tire machine and had it fully functional in 30 minutes and never once harmed a spyder wheel. Right tool for the job and zero frustration. It just works.
It also handles my big truck tires, motorcycle tires and vette tires and wheels without difficulty.
Liked the Ranger tire machine so much I would not even consider another brand when we purchased a real balance machine. Pretty happy with it as well.
Mine works perfectly!
i truly think they either sent a unit with defective clamps as they bent rather easily when trying to clamp the wheel, or the machine they recommended for the wheels was the wrong one. Either way the total lack of support or customer care was appalling and made the final decision to move on an easy one.
I have had great support from BendPak Ranger on all my equipment from them.