On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:04:18 -0700 (PDT), stryped
wrote:

I found this nearby: http://nashville.craigslist.org/tls/1784566427.html

Wondering if it would be worth having changing tires on trailer, small
tractor, wife's car?

It is to me, particularly since I got my changer for free. Saves
waiting in line for a grunt to scratch my wheel, or lift my car by its
muffler, or open the door against the lift post, or install free
grease on my seats and steering wheel, or balance my wheel while it's
caked in mud on the inside.

I dont have a balancer though.

I get lots of flats, mostly due to trash on the road dropped by desert
rat pickups. When needed I'd do the changes myself and only hand over
the wheel for balancing. On one mission a year or so ago I changed the
tire, but put it back on the car for the drive to the tire shop. It
worked perfectly as far as I could tell both before and after
balancing. My conclusion is that modern lower-profile tires and alloy
wheels have less need of balancing, so I'm not going to bother anymore
on that vehicle unless I can detect a problem.

Wayne