I have one, and always bolted it to the floor into anchors when I needed
it, and put it away when I didn't. I know of some people that bolted
theirs to a sheet of plywood and then used it that way, standing on the
plywood. But this was all for motorcycle tires...
eric@megageek.com wrote:
> OK, here is my question...
>
> I have this tire changer...
>
> <http://www.harborfreight.com/portable-tire-changer-34542.html>
>
> I can't mount it in my floor (I have radiant heat floor with pipes running
> in it.)
>
> I want to mount it to a metal 'arm' like mount that I can clamp to my
> welding table (at 3 tons, the table isn't going anywhere.)
>
> My question is, what kind of force is put on the base of that tire
> changer? I'll be about 5' away from the mounting point, so I'm trying to
> figure out how big of an arm I need to make.
>
> Or, does anyone else have any ideas on how to mount this changer so it is
> movable?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Moose
> "Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
> being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
> Waldo Emerson
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