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HF tire change floor mount options

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    HF tire change floor mount options

    Would like to mount the HF tire changer to the garage floor
    Did this in RI garage with wedges but had to keep the bolt sticking out of the floor or else the wedge would fall into drilled floor.

    Any other optionsfor floor mount?
    Where i dont have to worry about tripping over bolts every day?
    If there was a way i could glue the wedges to the concrete and remove the bolts as needed.....

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    hmmmm......

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    Re: HF tire chang flor mount options

    Look up “Drop in anchors”. They are female threaded inserts for concrete.

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    Re: HF tire chang flor mount options

    Bingo.... No more trip hazard

    Thx

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    Re: HF tire chang flor mount options

    I mounted mine to 2xs with a 4x4 piece of plywood. Then it's movable, no drilling the floor and you can stand on the plywood to keep it from moving.

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    Re: HF tire chang flor mount options

    Quote Originally Posted by sdog30 View Post
    I mounted mine to 2xs with a 4x4 piece of plywood. Then it's movable, no drilling the floor and you can stand on the plywood to keep it from moving.
    You can do the same with a palette.

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    Re: HF tire chang flor mount options

    Quote Originally Posted by sdog30 View Post
    I mounted mine to 2xs with a 4x4 piece of plywood. Then it's movable, no drilling the floor and you can stand on the plywood to keep it from moving.
    Pouring a dedicated slab for the tire changer rig may be cheaper right now..

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    Re: HF tire chang flor mount options

    Quote Originally Posted by nhbubba View Post
    Pouring a dedicated slab for the tire changer rig may be cheaper right now..
    I was going to follow up with I have a 4x4 piece of plywood for sale. Lol

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    Re: HF tire chang flor mount options

    Quote Originally Posted by csmutty View Post
    You can do the same with a palette.
    You must be a really good painter

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    Re: HF tire chang flor mount options

    Quote Originally Posted by number9 View Post
    You must be a really good painter
    I'm French. I can't help that you Americanize words!

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    Re: HF tire change floor mount options

    If anyone needs a small winter project...

    The pics below show some changes I made to my HF motorcycle tire changer. They are based on a mix of what others have posted on the internet. As it's getting cold in the garage I bolted the base to a small piece of plywood and use the weight of the desk to keep the base from swinging around. I added a small white metal bracket to the mid post to give it some additional stiffness.

    A piece of 3/4" water pipe stuffed vertically in the post replaces the 1/2" rod goes through the wheel bearings and gives a much better fit. The white plastic pieces supporting the rim is a 5/8" cutting board from DollarTree. I took one of the existing rim supports, rotated it sideways, put a bolt through it facing up, and sleeved it with a piece of black plastic hose. This serves to stop the rim from rotating as the tire gets changed.

    The duck head is attached to a piece of 1/4" plate that is welded to a short section of 2"x2" square tube. This slides over a piece of 1.5" square tubing. The bolt on the duck head tube was added to keep the short tube from sliding around but I'm not sure it's really needed.

    I shove the small black cutting board (Ocean State Job Lot) as a 3rd hand when putting on the upper bead. When shoved between the bead and the upper rim it keeps more of the tire centered in the rim and helps keep the tire from creeping over the rim. A 1" screw collar around the water pipe (silver ring) keeps the pipe from dropping into the post. Another one above the rim makes sure I have the mount bar level and keeps it from leaning on the brake disk.

    I went this way because I wanted to avoid (for now) drilling holes in my garage floor as well as having something I could disassemble when not in use. The weight of the desk and the bracket keep the changer from twisting around and the duck head is much easier for me than spooning the beads on/off.

    So far it works pretty as I hoped. Not perfect but a lot better than the original unit. For anyone thing of trying something like this the changes were made for limited funds assuming you have a HF changer:
    Duck head - $18
    HDPE cutting boards - $2 each
    Screw collars - $2 each
    Nuts and bolts - $6 or $7 total
    Square tubing - scrap though should be less than $10

    If I didn't have the HF changer already I'd have made a changer like the Olmaxmotor's Motorcycle Tire Changing Machine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNk1lRv5Gww

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    Re: HF tire change floor mount options

    Not much HF left there, hahah! This is awesome though. I'm impressed that the desk is up to the task of keeping that thing steady.

    You've definitely given me some ideas...

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