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Just wondering if a "Big 4",(division of the Studebaker Corp) brand of tire changer is worth anything? The model is MARK V, I believe it is a manual tire changer. I don't know much about these and their value.
 
Not a whole lot of value there. In a home shop they are OK. When I had the tire shop I was offered a couple and turned the guy down.
 
You couldn't give me a tire changer. Back in the 60's I worked my way through college at a gas station/tire place. Changed a lot of tires using a motorized changer.

At this point in my life, I may repair a small lawn mower tire. I take my big tractor tires to a tire place that works on a lot of tractor, farm equipment tires and they are very reasonable.

Some people hate putting a tire sealant in tires, some tire shops hate too. This place doesn't mind, they even install a blue tire sealer if you like, and I really like. The other day I noticed a tire on tractor left a wet spot in floor. Looks like a thorn is in tire and now it stopped leaking, sealer did it job. I may pull thorn out and put a plug in it, or I may see how long it hold air.

geo.
 
If I were to acquire a tire changer it would have to be one of the newer ones that would do aluminum wheels.. They are much easier to use and a lot faster in my book. The big tractor tires all you need is a pneumatic bead breaker and some tire irons. Leave the wheel on the tractor and use gravity in your favor to change the tire.
 
"pneumatic bead breaker"

I been looking for the place to plug in the air hose but can not find it.


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In the 60's when I was a teenager there was an old one armed man that worked in "I think" a Phillips 66 in Harrisonville, Mo, mom's home town, that could put most 2 armed people to shame on the manual tire machine. gm
 
Maybe someone will buy it for an antique but when new hand changers can be bought for $50 to $150 I doubt if anyone would pay much for it for real use. I haven't seen yours but if it is made like everything else was made back in the day an equivalent new one like yours would be pretty spendy. I used a good old well built manual changer for quite awhile but today's ag tires got to be too fat and heavy or it. Spent $3500 on a new one a few years ago and now I wouldn't be without it.
 
I have a NAPA brand that was made by Big 4 from my understanding. I believe the Mark V might be the same if I remember correctly. The one I have runs on air. I had to make a couple of rubber gaskets for the valves that runs the center post. Mine is kind of tired but it does work lol.
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(quoted from post at 08:39:27 12/26/16) "pneumatic bead breaker"

I been looking for the place to plug in the air hose but can not find it.


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That is called a MANUAL RIM BENDER around here.
 
There is a tire store in Sullivan, In. that puts sealant in tires and it no big issue for them to remove tire, use water and flush it out. They have all my tractor tires business. Sealant works well on rubber or where the rubber meets the rim.

I discovered two pin holes in rim that the sealant don't seal. Pin holes were caused by dirt in contact with rim and paint was missing off rim. Before I weld pin holes, I'm trying JB weld. Used heat gun to bring rim temp up to 90. Put rim outside and sun keeps it around 65. Going to let JB weld cure over night before leak testing.

You may want to find a better tire store. I have to drive a few miles from Terre Haute to Sullivan. Well worth the trip. If I have to have one tire repaired, I take the other one on opposite side and have them slime it while I'm there. Saves me time later.

geo
 
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