Old Coats Tire Man manual tire changer
 

I was given a 60's vintage Coats Tireman 3 star manual tire changer.
It's in working order, except the tire iron, or mount/demount bar is
missing. It has a hand operated upper and lower bead breaker. I ran
across another somewhat older unit, probably from the 50's, that has a
bar about 4' long, one end is sort of spoon shaped and the other, I
guess the mounting end, has two ~3" wheels and a 3/8" diameter roller
to kinda skate the tire on I guess.

It looks like I could make a copy of the demount/mount bar pretty
easily, but I'm not sure if part of the bar is supposed to go through
the square hole in the swivel at the top of the center post. The
older machine I saw, as well as the Coat's current model 310 manual
changer don't have this feature.

I called Coats and they were no help. A replacement bar for the new
manual changer is $180, so I don't think that's in the cards, and I
think I want to cover the ends with UHMW sleeves so I can use it on
some of my aluminum rims.

When I used to race my GT2 car in the late 90's the Goodyear and
Hoosier tire trucks were still using manual machines at the track and
the tire guys could change low profile radial slick in a couple of
minutes...with some experience of course.

Anyone here ever use a similar machine?

Old Coats Tire Man manual tire changer
 

On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 22:51:50 -0700 (PDT), oldjag
wrote:

I was given a 60's vintage Coats Tireman 3 star manual tire changer.
It's in working order, except the tire iron, or mount/demount bar is
missing. It has a hand operated upper and lower bead breaker. I ran
across another somewhat older unit, probably from the 50's, that has a
bar about 4' long, one end is sort of spoon shaped and the other, I
guess the mounting end, has two ~3" wheels and a 3/8" diameter roller
to kinda skate the tire on I guess.

It looks like I could make a copy of the demount/mount bar pretty
easily, but I'm not sure if part of the bar is supposed to go through
the square hole in the swivel at the top of the center post. The
older machine I saw, as well as the Coat's current model 310 manual
changer don't have this feature.

If it didn't go through there, where would the tire iron ride during
dismount/remount? If on the threads, avoid doing that and use the
square hole.


I called Coats and they were no help. A replacement bar for the new
manual changer is $180, so I don't think that's in the cards, and I
think I want to cover the ends with UHMW sleeves so I can use it on
some of my aluminum rims.

When I used to race my GT2 car in the late 90's the Goodyear and
Hoosier tire trucks were still using manual machines at the track and
the tire guys could change low profile radial slick in a couple of
minutes...with some experience of course.

Anyone here ever use a similar machine?

Newp. I had the pneumatic Coats machines at two different shops I
worked in. They had slots in the bar which fit onto the rectangular
tab on the tip of the center post, which rotated to remove the tire.


--
Resolve to be thyself: and know, that he who finds himself, loses his misery.
-- Matthew Arnold

Old Coats Tire Man manual tire changer
 

Larry, on the new unit Coats sells:

http://www.ammcoats.com/coats-manual...nger-model-310

the bar just bears against the side of the center post...the threads
are very course acme, and above that no threads, just a solid bar. In
any case the rectangular hole in the top swivel of my unit is about
1/2" wide x about 2" high...kinda small for a substantial bar to go
through. Maybe the bar had a spigot on one side that fit in the hole
but I'm just guessing.

Old Coats Tire Man manual tire changer
 

On Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:33:34 -0700 (PDT), oldjag
wrote:

Larry, on the new unit Coats sells:

http://www.ammcoats.com/coats-manual...nger-model-310

the bar just bears against the side of the center post...the threads
are very course acme, and above that no threads, just a solid bar. In
any case the rectangular hole in the top swivel of my unit is about
1/2" wide x about 2" high...kinda small for a substantial bar to go
through. Maybe the bar had a spigot on one side that fit in the hole
but I'm just guessing.

I have no idea. I can honestly say that I don't miss changing rims
and balancing tires for the body shop, though. Or replacing bashed
dashboards. I had fun winding new wiring harnesses when we couldn't
get replacements, though. Usually sub-harnesses.

--
One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
-- Sophocles

Old Coats Tire Man manual tire changer
 

I have a complete working version of this machine with all tools including separate bead breaker and bead expanders.

Old Coats Tire Man manual tire changer
 

On 25-Feb-16 7:21 AM, wrote:
I have a complete working version of this machine with all tools including separate bead breaker and bead expanders.

consider opening a tyre repair shop?

Old Coats Tire Man manual tire changer
 

On Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:01:43 +0800, DAB wrote:

On 25-Feb-16 7:21 AM, wrote:
I have a complete working version of this machine with all tools including separate bead breaker and bead expanders.

consider opening a tyre repair shop?
They were a decent machine - I changed hundreds (mabee thousands) of
tires with one but I wouldn't want to use it on today's allow rims.

Old Coats Tire Man manual tire changer
 

On Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:21:20 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

I have a complete working version of this machine with all tools including separate bead breaker and bead expanders.

Congratulations! They are good machines!!!

Old Coats Tire Man manual tire changer
 

On Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:21:20 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

I have a complete working version of this machine with all tools including separate bead breaker and bead expanders.


My son has this one and I have an old Coates air driven unit. With
well over a hundred tires on all the farm machinery, it gets used a
lot. Got a bubble blancer. With care, I think they are just as good as
the much more expensive dynamic balancers.

But yep, can't do today's new wheels.

Old Coats Tire Man manual tire changer
 

On Monday, April 9, 2012 at 10:51:50 PM UTC-7, oldjag wrote:
I was given a 60's vintage Coats Tireman 3 star manual tire changer.
It's in working order, except the tire iron, or mount/demount bar is
missing. It has a hand operated upper and lower bead breaker. I ran
across another somewhat older unit, probably from the 50's, that has a
bar about 4' long, one end is sort of spoon shaped and the other, I
guess the mounting end, has two ~3" wheels and a 3/8" diameter roller
to kinda skate the tire on I guess.

It looks like I could make a copy of the demount/mount bar pretty
easily, but I'm not sure if part of the bar is supposed to go through
the square hole in the swivel at the top of the center post. The
older machine I saw, as well as the Coat's current model 310 manual
changer don't have this feature.

I called Coats and they were no help. A replacement bar for the new
manual changer is $180, so I don't think that's in the cards, and I
think I want to cover the ends with UHMW sleeves so I can use it on
some of my aluminum rims.

When I used to race my GT2 car in the late 90's the Goodyear and
Hoosier tire trucks were still using manual machines at the track and
the tire guys could change low profile radial slick in a couple of
minutes...with some experience of course.

Anyone here ever use a similar machine?

Coat Model 3 star tire changer
 

I have a model 3 star tire changer that I'm trying to figure out how to modify to work on 13" and 17" drop center wheels. Im thinking about cutting the rim off of the main platform that the tires sets on, reducing the diameter by 1.5", then welding the rim back on. Anybody ever modify this model of tire changes to make it work for the newer wheels?

Old Coats Tire Man manual tire changer
 

On Thu, 2 Jun 2016 04:27:25 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Monday, April 9, 2012 at 10:51:50 PM UTC-7, oldjag wrote:
I was given a 60's vintage Coats Tireman 3 star manual tire changer.
It's in working order, except the tire iron, or mount/demount bar is
missing. It has a hand operated upper and lower bead breaker. I ran
across another somewhat older unit, probably from the 50's, that has a
bar about 4' long, one end is sort of spoon shaped and the other, I
guess the mounting end, has two ~3" wheels and a 3/8" diameter roller
to kinda skate the tire on I guess.

It looks like I could make a copy of the demount/mount bar pretty
easily, but I'm not sure if part of the bar is supposed to go through
the square hole in the swivel at the top of the center post. The
older machine I saw, as well as the Coat's current model 310 manual
changer don't have this feature.

I called Coats and they were no help. A replacement bar for the new
manual changer is $180, so I don't think that's in the cards, and I
think I want to cover the ends with UHMW sleeves so I can use it on
some of my aluminum rims.

When I used to race my GT2 car in the late 90's the Goodyear and
Hoosier tire trucks were still using manual machines at the track and
the tire guys could change low profile radial slick in a couple of
minutes...with some experience of course.

Anyone here ever use a similar machine?

I had a version waaaaaay back. But it came from a junkyard, and I
never knew if any of the included bars were original, or if I was
using them as intended. It looked like this.
http://motoheadmall.com/images/mamot...64_500x375.jpg

I built a manual changer for motorcycle tires, and used images from
this site as a model for the demount bar end.
http://www.nomartirechanger.com/ I bought a cheap big screwdriver
with a plastic handle and a through shaft. Lathe turned the profile
and to fit inside a piece of pipe. Carved a mount end of my own design
from a block of nylon or something that I guessed was originally a
bumper from a loading dock. Making a bar along those lines would
probably be easier and better for you than trying to duplicate the
original styles which won't be much good on alloy wheels.

Old Coats Tire Man manual tire changer
 

Larry Jaques wrote:

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word
is love.
-- Sophocles

Sophocles is three or four hundred years ago BC, cave man thinking, right? Cave mannish thoughts mean they aren't modern. A lot like most big restaurant and hospitality chains seem to think that the favorite foods don't include mango, tamarind, guava or papaya. For some reason.

Old Coats Tire Man manual tire changer
 

On Thu, 2 Jun 2016 19:03:28 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word
is love.
-- Sophocles

Sophocles is three or four hundred years ago BC, cave man thinking, right?
Cave mannish thoughts mean they aren't modern. A lot like most big
restaurant and hospitality chains seem to think that the favorite
foods don't include mango, tamarind, guava or papaya. For some
reason.

Actually, Sophocles wasn't a philosopher, he was a playwright and for
almost 50 years he was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic
competitions of the city-state of Athens.

One of his more erudite quotes is: "Hide nothing, for time, which sees
all and hears all, exposes all."
--
cheers,

John B.

Old Coats Tire Man manual tire changer
 

On Friday, June 3, 2016 at 5:41:32 AM UTC-4, John B. wrote:
On Thu, 2 Jun 2016 19:03:28 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word
is love.
-- Sophocles

Sophocles is three or four hundred years ago BC, cave man thinking, right?
Cave mannish thoughts mean they aren't modern. A lot like most big
restaurant and hospitality chains seem to think that the favorite
foods don't include mango, tamarind, guava or papaya. For some
reason.

Actually, Sophocles wasn't a philosopher, he was a playwright and for
almost 50 years he was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic
competitions of the city-state of Athens.

One of his more erudite quotes is: "Hide nothing, for time, which sees
all and hears all, exposes all."

Sophocles was a major critic of the first democracy (in Athens Greece). I guess that philosophy is only a "sometimes" state-of-mind.

Old Coats Tire Man manual tire changer
 

replying to reineggerframe, Jeffrey Bradley wrote:
Could you send me a few pictures of all the parts, just got one. I can fab up
some of the missing stuff if I see what they look like

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Old Coats Tire Man manual tire changer
 

On Sat, 4 Jun 2016 10:15:09 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Friday, June 3, 2016 at 5:41:32 AM UTC-4, John B. wrote:
On Thu, 2 Jun 2016 19:03:28 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word
is love.
-- Sophocles

Sophocles is three or four hundred years ago BC, cave man thinking, right?
Cave mannish thoughts mean they aren't modern. A lot like most big
restaurant and hospitality chains seem to think that the favorite
foods don't include mango, tamarind, guava or papaya. For some
reason.

Actually, Sophocles wasn't a philosopher, he was a playwright and for
almost 50 years he was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic
competitions of the city-state of Athens.

One of his more erudite quotes is: "Hide nothing, for time, which sees
all and hears all, exposes all."

Sophocles was a major critic of the first democracy (in Athens Greece). I guess that philosophy is only a "sometimes" state-of-mind.

If you are talking about Solon, he died in 558 BC

Sophocles served as one of the treasurers of Athena during the
political ascendancy of Pericles (ruled Athens approximately 461 to
429 BC) and he was elected one of the ten generals, executive
officials at Athens, as a junior colleague of Pericles, and he served
in the Athenian campaign against Samos.
--
cheers,

John B.

Old Coats Tire Man manual tire changer
 

From that time, only a few of the documented plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripedes still exist and they quoted from each other regularly. Generally, the idea is that since there were so few other documents describing Athens then, they carry more authority.

Old Coats Tire Man manual tire changer
 

On Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:18:02 +0000, Jeffrey Bradley
wrote:

replying to reineggerframe, Jeffrey Bradley wrote:
Could you send me a few pictures of all the parts, just got one. I can fab up
some of the missing stuff if I see what they look like

$68.19 changer bar on Amazon.com. Maybe it'll fit.
http://tinyurl.com/zr9yorp

I changed a few on an antique 4070 Coats back in the '80s.

--
Energy and persistence alter all things.
--Benjamin Franklin

Old Coats Tire Man manual tire changer
 

replying to reineggerframe, Richard Bow wrote:
still got tire changer?

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