$35 Harbor Freight Portable Tire Remover

Well I went to Harbor Freight today and they didn't have any of the tire changers in stock... was kinda pissed. Went to tractor supply and bought a Larin brand one for $54.99 because Harbor Freight is over 45 minutes away and the TSC is over 1/2 hr away and on the way home... By the time HF would have more in stock, the sale would be over and they'd be back to $54.99 normal price, and I'd have to make a second trip so I figured screw it why bother. Larin is usually better quality anyway. And I needed tires dismounted today and a friend did too, he pitched in $20 toward the tire changer and he will get a lot of use from it too.... I also bought a tire iron/spoon tool while at Harbor Freight ($5.99, my friend already bent it) and an 11 gallon air tank to keep in the truck since I haul junk cars, flat tires make them catch on the trailer sometimes, and I will need the air tank for plenty of other things. The trip wasn't wasted but it was aggravating that they did not have the only sale item I specifically went there for. They didn't even have a display model, like as if they don't normally stock them. And I know of 3 guys that have bought them there before... so yea kinda aggravated. However, I scored another car while I was up there, it actually runs and drives but needs a lot of serious repairs. The lady was at work and couldn't really get away from work to mess with it so she's gonna bring it to me in the morning.


Jerseyscrapper- I wish I could find a place to buy used tires here... There has to be a market for them because used tires are used to make that rubber mulch thats very expensive to buy but increasingly popular for playgrounds these days... and I'm sure tire rubber has many other recyclable uses....

Originally Posted by Bigblue12v

Well I went to Harbor Freight today and they didn't have any of the tire changers in stock... was kinda pissed. Went to tractor supply and bought a Larin brand one for $54.99 because Harbor Freight is over 45 minutes away and the TSC is over 1/2 hr away and on the way home... By the time HF would have more in stock, the sale would be over and they'd be back to $54.99 normal price, and I'd have to make a second trip so I figured screw it why bother. Larin is usually better quality anyway. And I needed tires dismounted today and a friend did too, he pitched in $20 toward the tire changer and he will get a lot of use from it too.... I also bought a tire iron/spoon tool while at Harbor Freight ($5.99, my friend already bent it) and an 11 gallon air tank to keep in the truck since I haul junk cars, flat tires make them catch on the trailer sometimes, and I will need the air tank for plenty of other things. The trip wasn't wasted but it was aggravating that they did not have the only sale item I specifically went there for. They didn't even have a display model, like as if they don't normally stock them. And I know of 3 guys that have bought them there before... so yea kinda aggravated. However, I scored another car while I was up there, it actually runs and drives but needs a lot of serious repairs. The lady was at work and couldn't really get away from work to mess with it so she's gonna bring it to me in the morning.


Jerseyscrapper- I wish I could find a place to buy used tires here... There has to be a market for them because used tires are used to make that rubber mulch thats very expensive to buy but increasingly popular for playgrounds these days... and I'm sure tire rubber has many other recyclable uses....

Yeah i actually found the tire guy in C.L they retread them and sell them used again and they use the real bad ones for the playgrounds they mulch them up... still did not go will update when i do.

crumbrubber is a website that deals with used tire, you can apparently submit an ad for free for your tires, but to find out what current pricing is, you have to pay $15 for a one time price inquiry, or $1,250 for a one year subscription!!! Something tells me there must be a huge market for them if the subscription to follow market pricing is $3.42 per day!