The workhorse of today’s modern tire shop is the tire changer. Tire-changing technology can range from basic to automatic and nearly autonomous. Most are built for specific shop needs, based on things ...

Chevrolet dealer Keith Powell faced a minor storm in his service department in December 2019. A new Corvette with wheels not compatible with his store's older tire-changing machine was on its way. The ...

A few years ago my husband purchased an old Coats tire-changing machine – the kind no self-respecting tire store would be caught dead with these days. Little did we know the purchase of that old ...

In terms of value, SEAP and China is expected to continue to spearhead the global tire changing machine market, followed by Europe. North America has a robust manufacturing infrastructure for heavy ...

Replacing a tire — as in, removing the tire from the wheel and replacing it with a new one — is a fairly labor-intensive task. Even in a professional shop with tire machines, the process requires an ...

He told Tire Business that the industry is moving toward using more premium machines known as leverless designs because the wheels are becoming more challenging and more difficult to install. There ...

Many of us do a lot of our own motorcycle maintenance and repair. The motivations for this are varied, but cost savings is probably the number one reason. I know it is for me! I’ve been an Automotive ...

Stubby Tire Tools are easy to use and they provide good leverage to get the job done without damaging your rims. They are a welcome addition to the tire changing equipment in my garage. Early in my ...

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