About time I got a tire changer

[Olgry1]

I had mine bolted on a piece of ¾" plywood so could move around the garage when not using. I put the plywood on a 36" X 60" door mat felt side down so it slide around easily.

I guess that is stable enough especially if you stood on it while using the changer ...? I am thinking of doing something similar ... maybe mounting the 3/4" plywood on top of a 4x4 base if needed, but from your post it sounds like that might not be needed.

I just stood on the plywood and it never moved on me. Once you get the procedure down on where the tire needs to be in the rim and use the correct lubricant from NoMar you can almost install without the bar. I always tried to lay the tires in the sun in a black plastic garbage bag for a couple of hours before installing and they became very easy to work with. If no sun used a heat gun to warm up the beads. If cold outside, sit tires in the house that is probably 68 degrees or more for a day or two.

Never thought about warming the tires before mounting them. I keep my tires in the basement so they can be pretty stiff. I will have try that next time I mount tires. Thanks