Thanks for showing the proper way to use the mount end. Was definitely still a struggle with that one!

I love how most of the stock images show it with the clamps on backwards, including the one used in this video’s thumbnail. ;)

Great Job.  I doubt I would have ever figured this out without throwing the tire changer off the cliff near my house.

Thanks for leaving in the struggle part

Clamp vice grips to the rim. That will keep the tire from chasing itself around the rim. You're down for the struggle man.

Thank you for showing the reality of these machines. Great info for anyone in the market for one.

Thank you brother! Just got this and wheel balancer for a 100$. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience! Gained a sub

Hello dear...  I like your video because you didn't hide anything , unlike others,
Always when you mount or demount tires keep in mind the followings:
1- You should be aware and no doubt about the rims  real and correct size
2-  Also if The rims were originals not rebuilted or reconditioned
3- If you or the previous owner maybe  got the rims from different vehicle or bought it from after market unknown sources
4- If the tire or rims been reconditioned/rebuilted
5- If so all the above information will guide you to struggle because 1/4" or a 1/2" more or less makes you hard to complete the fittings..
Imagine a few millimeters more coatings on your tire beeds or on rims sizes may drag you to use force n damaging your tires..
Always use tires holder clamps and original lub it is cheep n available at Amazon or eBay , dont use soaps it is corrosive..
Good luck and all the best

Rachet strap around the tire and seats the tire everytime also use straight dawn dish for a good seal around rim works every time.

I put on ground and use two tire irons with knees in to tire area

it beats going to a shop waiting a hour then handing over 30 bucks or if your in a pinch on a Sunday  I got a harbor freight  different  style its always  a struggle bead breaking  is the worst half the time I'm driving over the tire with my truck to break bead but its save my arse

These manual tire changers need to be modified to take a duck-head adapter, which feed the tire on more easily.
Lucid or Exodios do good conversion kits, but they don't fit this type of tire changer, as they a made for the 40mm post of the Harbour Freight model. You can fit bearing races inside them to suit the narrower centre pole of this tire changer.
Be careful of the flimsy black duck-head adapter kits from China - they are made of 1" thin-wall square section instead of the better red 2" square section thick-wall steel tubing of the Lucid and Exodios adapters.
The centre pole could do with an old tennis ball to save hitting yourself on it.🎾

Thank you for the vary real video  Good job

Bought one for my son to change his motorcycle tires, it works great... for the price.

The Harbor Freight version is worse in almost every way. It doesn’t have the bottom-mounted center post, the post doesn’t fit ANYTHING, and there is absolutely nothing to hold the tire rim. While the one you have is supposedly limited to 16.5” and smaller all you have to do is remove a piece to fix that. Harbor Freight’s only technically “fits” since it doesn’t actually clamp anything, doesn’t center anything, and doesn’t keep anything from turning.

Not worth it a lot of struggles would rather go to the shop but thank you very much for your efforts ❤

Can you buy a duck bill
That will fit on this one to make it easier

Thinking of buying one but when I watched the video ??? it's a big struggle to get the job done. Is it worth as I wanna do 18" truck tyres. Can't make my mind yet.

On Amazon it says it does tires from 4” to 16.5” but what about rim size what’s the limit?

I have one of those,I hate it,just recently bought their cheapest one,it works much better,an it was only $42.00 with tax