Modified Harborfreight tire changer with dimensions

Nice job, i am almost done making mine. Just have to cut out the plate for the duckbill mount and give it a nice paint job. The pipe that fits over the main tire changer shaft was a piece of 2/1/4 inch exhaust pipe, hope it's strong enough.

this creates more questions than answers

The bead breaker is the changer's weakest part. Doing a lot of stubborn beads will eventually cause it to bend so I had some pipe welded into it and it never bent again.
Nice mods but it requires an expert welder which I am not.

Nice work bud! Thanks for sharing your progress and upgrades on the HF Tire changer.

How do you balance the tire and rim?

Where did you get the cone?

when putting the tire on its counter clock wise

That's cool doing all the upgrades but you do realize these tire changers were meant for lawn mower tires any smaller tire like that not for motor vehicle of course it won't work well and things will bend when you start using it on car tires but with all the upgrades yeah it'll definitely work for a car tire but that's not what it was originally meant for

Would you make and sell me a set of your upgraded part?

China builds stuff as cheap as possible and must not really test they’re products very well if that was bowing.

That duck bill thing looks awesome

I had the same problem with the breaker part bending. I seriously need to learn to weld but I ended up drilling holes on the sides. 3 on each side at the same height so I could run bolt’s through it. It worked great as far as strength but you probably had it welded in a fraction of the time. I thought your welds looked good! Motivates me to learn. I bought the tire machine at HF and they have basically the same kit with the duckbill that you built yourself. Yours looks nicer , a little beefier. They charged 120 for it. I was thinking it was a little high but I guess it sounds about right with what you got in your set up but I bought one of them billet cones that you got also so 50 + 120+ 60. So $230 in it. But I feel the same way why pay someone else when you can do it yourself!
Hope your well man, nice video!

Dude you are a genius! I’m definitely doing this!

Where did you get a tire for $25? Also you should check out videos from Sixtyfiveford on his tire machine and tire tools.

Which site exactly did you get the 2 1/8 in tubing from?

Good video, thanks !!!!

Have you tired adding soapy water when breaking the bead? I use one of the slide hammer tools and soapy water makes it much easier..

Always go counter clockwise with the duckbill!

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Use soapy water to break the bead

Does anybody sell a modification like that in europe?

If you're interested in alternate bead breakers look into a Beadbuster XB-455. It's a 2-step tiny device that first clamps onto the wheel rim and second pushes the tire bead off. I do my own 4x4 35" tire changes because shops won't work on my beadlock wheels. Tried a lot of methods to break the back bead and the 455 is 10x easier than anything else I tried. There are videos on YT showing how it works. I have no connection to Beadbuster -- just a happy customer.

You probably should of just built you're own with all those mods lol

Your wife will love it when you do the dishes too

you can literally make anything better if you own a TIG or MIG welder... 😋 j/s

Weld you a T handle on the duckbill adjustment bolt so you don’t need the wrench anymore. Just a thought

Bought a Mojo lever works great on any tire car motorcycle

Wow, $45 for a used tire? Around here the resellers think they're made of gold, and they cost almost as much as a new tire.

good try but a closer shot of what the tire and duckbill was doing would have helped alot more. ill checkout another vid

the duckbill attachment is the key to this device. i use it almost daily and the duckbill, even though twice the price of the mount, is the must have. i want the center mount next cuz that cross pattern thing scratches the hell out of rims.

Thanks for the information.

You mounted the tire in the wrong direction.. I mean you were going in the wrong direction

No lube makes for a tighter fit

I will make a cone ; with pipe, (go over the vertical shaft - screw on from top ) and 4 triangle shaped 1/4 plates of steel, welded to it. LIKE the older Coats tire machines. 70 $ can buy alot of steel.....

If you excite her, she will be plenty moist for you!

Hello,
can you tell me the thread with which the rim is attached? Greetings Matthias

I’ve just purchased the duck bill set up made in Texas for $140

Who is slashing your side walls?

Hi. How do you balance tire?

Buy a beadbuster tool.....I have a harbour freight tire changer too....I don't even use the bead buster on the tire machine ....beadbuster way to go....

Putting blocks under the wheel will help break the bead. The higher your lever the more leverage. A 4x4 would probably work good.

I think I know where the scratching comes from. On a professional tire machine the duck bill barely hovers over the rim and never touches it while you were prying the tire over the rim. If only there was a way to do that I think you’d be OK

You sir, are a genius !

Duckhead

No I had the same problem with the bead breaker mine went S shaped had to beat it straight and weld angle iron in as well

In case anybody is wondering there are guys that make duck head add on KITS so you don't have to scrounge all this stuff up. There is a usa made kit out of texas for 115 bucks. Good video. I like to research stuff like this AFTER I get done with a big job and wish I would have had this tool. I just did the tires on my trailer old school with just two 20" tire levers.

I have plenty of Harbor Freight stuff but this tire changer is borderline junk. As others have noted here, the bead breaker piece is ridiculously flimsy. I destroyed mine today — you will, too, if you do enough tire changing. I fabricated an entirely new piece using 1/8-inch square tubing and heavy flat stock, and it is now so much stronger that something else will break before it does. Harbor Freight can do better.

Thanks! I’m curious about the changer itself. The HF changers that I’ve seen have a different base than yours. I like the solid base that you have vs the cross style that is usually shown on the HF site. Did you get the changer somewhere else? The mods are great!