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$34 Harbor Freight Tire Changer for ATV Tires

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Unbox to 1st tire mounted review of the Harbor Freight tire machine. Quality is what you would expect for a $34 machine. Bead breaker worked great
Tire off is smooth
Tire on with included tool sucked... After this video the next three tires I simply put the top bead on with 2 spoons, way easier than messing with this.
All and all, great tool to have in the garage for random tire needs.

20 Comments

@Mixwell1983 6 years ago

Man I struggled like that the first time I tried putting a rubber on in the dark.

@thewisecracker-rq1pu 3 years ago

Tip: I bolted mine to a four foot piece of 2x2 square steel tubing and now I can just insert it into the receiver of one of my vehicles and it will not move around at all.

@JF-0052 4 years ago

Glad you demonstrated this, I will definitely not be buying this one.😁🇨🇦

@accurateexteriorsco 3 years ago

a few steps he skipped that mad the removal and installation harder then it had to be, but in the end he got it done. well worth the $35

@georgeosborn3553 6 years ago

Be nice to hear what you're saying

@danjim7056 4 years ago

Need to get me one of these. Running tires over to bread the bead is getting anoying. Thanks for the video man.

@kevinroberts5140 3 years ago

Completely worth it at $34 now they are $59. Guess it depends on how often you change tires.

@worpd_gamer270 6 years ago

Wow that looked so much easier than what I'm going through. I swear my tires are made for a smaller wheel. I can't get it over the rim.

@AddyOverbeeke 6 years ago

Use soapy water for removal also makes it much easier

@thomasopdahl1873 4 years ago

The old shops always had them bolted to a wooden platform that was worn down over the years. You'd stand on it when operating the machine. Worked much better than this and made the process go very smoothly.

@timothyfields2179 2 years ago

Just called my local HF store. They are $90! But I like this. May get one.

@matthewvanderbeek1240 3 years ago

Sometimes the beads are hard to get broken lose from the rim. Sidewalls are so soft in the cheap tires.

@Week3nd-Warrior 6 years ago

I like how you made the base out of 4x4s everyone else mounts it to their floor but I don’t have the garage space to do that.

@jeffroberts2279 2 years ago

Didn’t work on my 2024 rubicon. Take it to the shop. I tried for 3 hours to break beads and got lucky once😂. They make this seem easy but it’s not.

@Sapper1123 5 years ago (edited)

FYI ......Use 2 red head brand female 1/2” concrete anchors! Then you can mount it securely when needed and put away when done and the anchors stay there and they don’t get in the way since they are flush with the concrete floor!