Posted by chriscase on Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 23:03:35 :
In Reply to: Re: If the donut went in , in one piece posted by Tim Holloway on Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 22:32:11 :
It's about the size of a pick up bed, looks sorta like a big lathe. The mounted tire is held vertically, and the tail stock compresses the ring for lock ring removal. Then the rim rotates while a tool removes the tire. Then they use the ratchet strap/winch technique to pull the donut out, while the tire is clamped to the headstock. I THINK they winched the donut in from the back side?
I haven't been able to find the step-by-step pics lately. I only found it because I searched for more info about a surplus machine on Government Liquidators. I wondered what the heck anybody needed such a machine for. I looked for the model of the machine, got the whole owners manual.
Other than removing the donut, it wouldn't be too bad with a compressor, I made one from scrap iron and long 1/2" bolts. Anybody want pics?
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