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Hi Eric,
Yes, your comment:
I am glad I bought them. The money is hard to justify as it
will take over a hundred tire changes to pay for itself, but I really like
it.
Hits to the heart of this discussion. Over the decades I have changed
scores of tires on the floor with tire irons because in my mind I was being
smarter for not spending hundreds of dollars for something that I could do
"for free" with the tools I had.
I wish I had been better to myself all those years. I really enjoy using
high-quality tools. Using good tools improves the quality of the shop
experience.
Some of you may have read *Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle
Maintenance: an inquiry into values*, 1974, Bantam Book. If not, I would
suggest it, particularly if you are not a motorcyclist.
He states, to the effect, that (my paraphrase) We should not rush through
the maintenance process, that we learn about ourselves during the process.
The process has value. We should enjoy the act of maintenance
I believe it, and using high quality tools for the process greatly enhances
the experience.
best,
doug
On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 4:55 AM <eric@megageek.com> wrote:
> OD,
>
> Thanks for sharing the tire tool experiences.
>
> I purchased their 'no mar' bar and used it with a Harbor Freight tire
> changer for years, until I finally just bought a automatic tire changer and
> balancer combo.
>
> I am glad I bought them. The money is hard to justify as it will take
> over a hundred tire changes to pay for itself, but I really like it.
>
> While doing the restore on my dually F350, I found out that my inner tire
> was cut from my last scrap yard run. With the changer being so easy to
> use, I removed the tire, checked out the damage, and tried to patch it.
> Total time, about 15 mins. Without the changer, I don't think I would have
> tried to do a dually tire on my manual one, so I would have been at the
> mercy of just buying a new tire and paying the price.
>
> I look forward to your tool reviews. I may add one or two.
>
>
> "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
> -Who is John Galt?
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Eric,<div><br></div><div>Yes, your comment:</div><div><=
br></div><div><span style=3D"font-family:sans-serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 </span><font face=3D"times new roman, serif">=
=C2=A0I am glad I bought them.=C2=A0 The money is hard to justify as it wil=
l take over a hundred tire changes to pay for itself, but I really like it<=
/font><span style=3D"font-family:sans-serif">.</span>=C2=A0=C2=A0<br></div>=
<div><br></div><div>Hits to the heart of this discussion. Over the decades =
I have changed scores of tires on the floor with tire irons because in my m=
ind I was being smarter for not spending hundreds of dollars for something =
that I could do "for free" with the tools I had.</div><div><br></=
div><div>I wish I had been better to myself all those=C2=A0years. I really =
enjoy using high-quality tools. Using good tools improves the quality of th=
e shop experience.</div><div><br></div><div>Some of you may have read <i><b=
>Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: an inquiry into va=
lues</b></i>, 1974, Bantam Book. If not, I would suggest it, particularly i=
f you are not a motorcyclist.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>He states, to =
the effect, that (my paraphrase) We should not rush through the maintenance=
process, that we learn about ourselves during the process. The process has=
value. We should enjoy the act of maintenance</div><div><br></div><div>I b=
elieve it, and using high quality tools for the process greatly enhances th=
e experience.</div><div><br></div><div>best,</div><div><br></div><div>doug<=
/div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" c=
lass=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 4:55 AM <<a href=3D"mailto:er=
ic@megageek.com" target=3D"_blank">eric@megageek.com</a>> wrote:<br></di=
v><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;borde=
r-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><font size=3D"2" face=
=3D"sans-serif">OD,</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">Thanks for sharing the tire tool e=
xperiences.</font>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif"><br>
I purchased their 'no mar' bar and used it with a Harbor Freight ti=
re changer
for years, until I finally just bought a automatic tire changer and balance=
r
combo.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">I am glad I bought them.=C2=A0 The=
money
is hard to justify as it will take over a hundred tire changes to pay for
itself, but I really like it.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">While doing the restore on my dual=
ly
F350, I found out that my inner tire was cut from my last scrap yard run.
=C2=A0With the changer being so easy to use, I removed the tire, checked
out the damage, and tried to patch it.=C2=A0 Total time, about 15 mins.
=C2=A0Without the changer, I don't think I would have tried to do a dua=
lly
tire on my manual one, so I would have been at the mercy of just buying
a new tire and paying the price.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">I look forward to your tool review=
s.
=C2=A0I may add one or two.</font>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif"><br>
<br>
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a ratio=
nal
being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
Waldo Emerson <br>
-Who is John Galt?</font></blockquote></div>
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