" I know we could have used something like this at several of the past BBQs.
;-) Oh well, better late than never, I guess!"
Hey ya....
I can remember two specific occasions when i had to go into town to find an
open tire shop that would re-mount of my tires and/or plug a hole and
remount it. I do remember the last time i had an "issue" Mike did a pretty
decent job of fixin 'er up though!
Kind of CONVENIENT you get this equipment AFTER i have moved away...
It's a conspiracy i tell you!!!!
The Adam Blaster
Two words, figure it out.....
>From: jon@dakota-truck.net
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>Subject: Re: DML: I've finally got some good news...
>Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 14:20:18 +0000 (UTC)
>
>"Mr. Plow" <adam_is_mr_plow@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Jon, when did you get a tire machine???
> > Oh wait, i guess i haven't been at your place for almost two years
>now...
> > That's plenty of time for you to have totally transformed your barn.
>hehe
>
>
> A little over a year ago now, I think. I got tired of paying $10+
>a tire for mounting and balancing, and quickly became frustrated with
>my manual tire changer and especially the static bubble balancer, on
>which it was impossible to get consistent results, so I got a tire
>machine and a computerized dynamic spin balancer. Nothing fancy, not
>a lot of bells and whistles, but they can handle 99% of the tire jobs
>I'd ever need to do. The one thing I did wish I had opted for was a
>built in bead blaster on the tire machine, but it was an extra $500
>and I didn't think I would need it at the time. As it turns out, a
>bead blaster can be REALLY useful. Fortunately, I was able to pick up
>a used Cheetah on e-bay for a lot less than $500, so it all worked
>out. I got a motorcycle kit with the changer and balancer so that I
>can do the bike too. (The MC dealership really rakes you over the
>coals for mounting and balancing.) I still need to get a set of HD
>truck cones for the balancer though so that I can do the 3500's
>wheels. I've been meaning to stop at the local machine shop to see
>what they'd charge to spin one for me instead of buying them retail,
>but I haven't gotten around to that yet.
>
> I cannot overstate how awesome it is to be able to pop tires on and
>off rims and balance them whenever I want. Just the other day my
>brother picked up a nail in the tire on his Durango. Instead of using
>the gas to take it to the tire store and paying for the labor to take
>the tire off the rim, fix it, remount it and balance he just pulled up
>to the barn and I pulled it off the rim, plugged it, popped it back
>on, balanced it and had it back on the vehicle in a few minutes.
>
> I know we could have used something like this at several of the
>past BBQs. ;-) Oh well, better late than never, I guess!
>
>--
> -Jon-
>
> .- Jon Steiger -- jon@dakota-truck.net or jon@jonsteiger.com -.
> | '96 Kolb Firefly, '96 Suzuki Intruder, Miscellaneous Mopars |
> `-------------------------------- http://www.jonsteiger.com --'
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