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Do you have any advice for trying to mount a bead seater to your tire changers or just using one with your products? ANd, reasons I should buy your products rather than Wikco? I am planning to start a small shop.



Well, We can take this into great detail. Here are a few highlights. Bead Seaters are usually used for Truck and automotive tires. Ninety Nine percent of the time you can seat the tire bead with a small air compressor with a "High Flow Fill Valve" much like what we sell. By lubricating the "Drop Center" of the wheel before you install the tire. It creates a better seal to catch the air. The Sidewall of most Motorcycle Tires is much stiffer than the automotive tires that a Bead Seater blow device would be effective on, and the volume of air in most cycle tires is not significant enough to "Blow up" with the seating device. Personally, I think you would be wasting your money on one for Motorcycle tires If you are looking for a tire changer at the same entry level as the Wikco. Check out our "Cycle Hill" tire changer. www.cyclehill.com --The Cycle Hill is a great unit with our Patented Mount/Demount bar and fail safe "Rim Clamp Set" to hold the wheels ($365). Inexpensive gripping spools ($12 set) compared to the **Optional plastic hooks on the Wikco- (which are the same Coats power machine parts that sell for $16 each). They are hard plastic. Ours are UHMW polyethylene which grip better and can't crack or shatter. We give you instructions, tire lube, and accessories standard. Wikco does not. Ours costs less and is a better value all around. No C-Channel and crappy wheel lock. We have independent screw adjusters- they have one screw. Our clamps adjust quickly in their respective peg holes. Theirs require a bit more time and patience. The Cycle Hill Tire changers is made on the same assembly line as all of our other Tire changer lines and products. We strive for the highest standards on all of our tools. We even make our own custom foam packaging in house to assure the safest shipment by the most careless delivery driver. All Made in USA- Stop by for a plant tour if you are passing through St. Louis. Now for The No-Mar line of tire Changers. Probably more suited for daily frequent use due to their great design, ergonomics, and lifetime warrantee on all non-marring parts. The best in the business. We guarantee that you will not scratch or damage your wheels or rotors if you follow the video instructions and keep the machine clean. See our Videos for complete understanding of how they work. Type No-Mar Tire Changer in google search and see what comes up. 80+ pages of positive testimonials and chat room stuff. We don't need to sell people on them. Our customers are so excited they sell them by word of mouth. We are the best and so are our machines. They are even used in some of the top US museums and custom shops. We have the best customer service, best product, and value pricing. We also ride motorcycles. We are the only tire changer company that promotes riding of all styles. All of our staff who manufacture the tools, from machinists on CNC equip., to welders and assemblers, and shippers, can go into public and demonstrate how our tools work with confidence and exactness. That is why we have the best customer service. We all know how to change every tire and know exactly why things are the way they are when they go into the box. I hope I have answered your questions. We are a permanent player in this industry. We can process about 80,000 parts per month. Our tools and machines are not made in a pole barn or in the garages of Chinese families. We will have a "How they're made" video shortly. It's pretty cool. **Important-Realize that the Harbor Freight tire changer is nearly an exact copy of the Wikco. You can have one of those for about $100 but real value speaks for itself. Steve Nemish----No-Mar Tire Changers



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