Coats 1010 Tire Changer Manual
Find Tire Changer Repair Parts, Mount / Demount Heads, Air Gauges, Drop Center Tools, Tire Changer Valves, & Hoses for Coats Machine and more. Jul 19, 2006 - First off, I know nothing about tire machines and just really want the good. A Coats 10/10 is a privative tire changer that was built in the 60's, kind of a. My $100 machine for 15+ years! They sell all the parts to service them.
First off, I know nothing about tire machines and just really want the good bad and the ugly about this particular model. This tire machine is going to be for sale at a sale this weekend and my dad is looking at trying to buy it. It probably hasn't been used for 15 years and I have really no idea how old it is but what are the opinions on this brand and does anyone know anything about this particular model? He is a rural mailman here in Missouri and the local tire guy is thinking of going out of business which kind of leaves him hanging with flats etc.which he has regularly. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance. I am no expert, but isnt a 1010 just an earlier, smaller 2020?
A picture would help. If so, very serviceable unit on steel wheels. Mag wheels can pose a problem. They sell plastic liners to cover the tooling to help protect the mag's finnish. These machines will break Crager 5 spoke style mags very easily if not paying attention. They work very good for taking apart field wheels.very strong and dependable. Foto golih russkih devochek.
I would not pay too much for it as most tire stores have converted to rim clamp style machines by now. I'd love to have one. Codegear rad studio 2007 serial number.
I believe that the only (major) difference between a 1010 and a 2020 is that the 2020 has the tube with holes in it that sits right under the wheel and shoots air into the tire when you're filling the tire. Very helpful on radial tires. I've changed untold numbers of tires on one of these back when they were state of the art; before 2020's came out; over 30 years ago. I was the young part-time kid in the shop back then and any time someone came in with 'mag' wheels one of the older guys booted me outta the way. As i recall they ran on compressed air and had no electricity hooked to them.
Oh, yeah; coats was THE brand back then. If you buy it, decide you don't like it, and want to sell it let me know. A Coats 10/10 is a privative tire changer that was built in the 60s, kind of a pain to use and a real wheel scratchier, they grab the inside of the wheel so the bead breaker doesnt slip. Make sure you get the jam nut and tire bar with it if you buy it, it would cost much more than the machine is worth to replace them. Since all your tire shops now have to have rim clamp changers there are a lot of Coats 30/30, 40/40s pushed in the tire stores corners collecting dust, thats what I would look for, I bought a 40/40 for $50 that needed a part and was abandoned with its tooling from a tire store that wanted to clean up a bit.
Always keep the palm of you hand on the top of the tire bar as it rotates just in case it pops out, I had a tire store for years and had a guy that got a tooth knocked out when the bar jumped of the bead of the tire, years ago I bought a N.O.S Coats 20/20 from a municipality that broke the operators arm on the first tire they tried to change and pushed the machine in storage for years and years. Also never take the jam nut all the way off before you finish airing the tire, if the bead breaks or tire blows while its on the machine it most likely wont hurt you. If you get a bead that wont brake down put a little air in the tire to stiffen the side wall a little. Thanks guys, he's changed a few tires in the past, probably 30 or so years ago so he may actually be more interested if it is something he may be familiar with. We have no pictures so unsure what it looks like. He won't be mounting new tires and balancing etc., just dismounting to fix flats. It sounds like it should be cheap and would be handy to have around if you know what you are doing.