Video: Bendpak R23ST Run Flat Tire Changer

Ok that’s what a R23 looks like boxed up. Big damn box. Weighs about I guess 860 lbs. So once we get that monstrous bad ass box off of there this is what it looks like. It’s all wrapped up. Nice pack job they do there at BendPak. Here it is from the other side. Great big pallet. And there’s that big box. Huge. Ok so what I did was I welded up a bracket to go on the bottom of the tower with the lift arm. There it is it’s made out of ¼” steel. It’s got two casters on it rated for 350 lbs. a piece. So basically now we got 6 casters on there rated for 350 lbs. a piece and the machine is pretty stable. Just want to make a comment about the machine selection. I was looking for low cost run flat low profile changer for home use. When you’re looking for something new and you want to keep the cost down pretty much limits to imports. The Chinese machines of which predominantly there are two Shang Hai Balance and Bright. One of the best manufacturer importers of these machines is BendPak and I’ve got their balancer and lift and everything else. Their customer service is just second-to-none. These guys are just great. So it narrowed it down to the RX950, the RX23, and the 26. I just made this little graph to help me pick a machine. This is internal clamping. You can see that the 23 has a much wider range.