Atlas TC229 Tire Changer:
Atlas:
The Corporation has sold automotive wheel service equipment for over 40 years. The company has distributed and installed hundreds of wheel service machines manufactured by HUNTER®, CORGHI®, COATS®, CEMB®, HOFMANN®, AMMCO®, ACCU-TURN®, RANGER®, SNAP-ON® and BISHMAN®.
The Corporation believes that the wheel service products made by Atlas are designed and manufactured to the same exacting standards as the “BIG NAME BRANDS”
The salesmen for the “BIG NAME BRANDS” try to intimidate many prospective wheel service equipment customers into believing that products from ASIA are inferior. Most of the “BIG BRAND NAMES” have the majority of their parts made in ASIA.
Get the facts about Atlas wheel service products before you spend two to three times more than you need to on “BIG NAME BRANDS”!
Description:
The Atlas 229 wheel clamp tire changer is the perfect tire changer for the small automotive garage or ATV/MC dealer. The Atlas 229 has the same clamping and tire changing capabilities as the Atlas
TC 221 wheel clamp tire changer, but has the added bead blaster system to help inflate stiff sidewall tires or other “hard to inflate” tires. If you are going to be changing larger pickup truck (1 ton), large SUV wheels, or agricultural tires (either now or in the future), you may want to consider either the Atlas
TC 589X or the
Atlas 289 wheel clamp tire changer.
Bead Blaster:
The Atlas TC 229 wheel clamp tire changer has the bead blast inflation system that is not found on the Atlas
TC221 wheel clamp tire changer. The revolutionary
Bead Blaster design found on many of our Atlas tire changers provides an enormous amount of air pressure and volume (blasting air through the air holes positioned near the movable turntable jaws) to seat the beads on most stiff sidewall tires. This tremendous volume of air, directed to the inside cavity of the tire, forces both tire sidewalls to press solidly against the wheel so that the tire will “hold air”. Atlas wheel clamp tire changers offer this exclusive bead blast design on most of their tire changers. This innovative large volume bead blaster design allows the operator to seat the beads and easily inflate even the most stubborn of stiff sidewall tires.
The larger air tank reservoir holds more compressed air than most competitive tire changers. The tank is connected to a unique valve system which utilizes an oversized hose system to deliver a huge amount of air pressure and volume in a short amount of time.
This new
Bead Blaster design allows a larger volume of air at a higher pressure to be forced into the tire cavity for a longer period of time. This increased pressure and volume of the
Bead Blaster system separates the Atlas wheel clamp tire changers from their competition. One pedal allows the operator to seat the bead and inflate the tire to the factory recommend pressure in a short amount of time.
The use of
Atlas Motorcycle/ATV Flip Adapters prevent the use of the air bead blast feature on this tire changer. The adapters are slid over the standard wheel clamp jaws on the tire changer table and will block the holes through which the bead blast shoots the jets of air. This means that you will not be able to use the
Bead Blaster to help you reseat the bead of a tire when you are using either of these adapter sets.
If you need a bead blaster to help seat the beads on a stubborn sidewall tire (that is clamped to the turntable with the slide on adapters), then you may want to consider the Atlas
HBBU, hand held bead blaster, as an optional piece of equipment for your Atlas 229 wheel clamp tire changer.
Clamping Range:
The Atlas TC 229 wheel clamp tire changer has adjustable turntable jaws that can be positioned to clamp from 10” to 24” in the external or internal locking configuration. Other slide-on adapters are available to either increase or decrease the jaw clamping range.
Quality:
The Atlas TC229 wheel clamp tire changer is manufactured in an ISO 9001 certified plant that produces tire changing and wheel balancing equipment for export to many countries. The Atlas name means high quality equipment and great prices.
When shopping for tire changers and wheel balancers; ask the competition to show you pictures and descriptions of what is “under the hood” of their machines. Tire Changers and wheel balancers may appear to be the same on the outside, but as in most instances: It’s what’s inside that counts!
The Corporation has sold over 5,000 Atlas tire changers in the past several years. The Atlas name has always been a trusted name in the automotive service Industry and you can depend on the Atlas brand for many years to come.
Optional Adapters:
The Atlas TC229 wheel clamp tire changer can be equipped with the
Atlas Motorcycle/ATV Flip Adapters.
Shipping:
The Atlas TC229 is delivered by a commercial carrier. The customer is responsible for the unloading of the tire changer from the semi truck. Many times the semi truck can be equipped with a power tailgate (at no extra charge) to help lower the tire changer crate to the ground.
Parts:
There is some assembly required on the Atlas TC229 wheel clamp tire changer. Greg Smith Equipment stocks a complete line of parts for all the Atlas wheel clamp tire changers.
Warranty:
The Corporation offers a one year limited warranty for the Atlas tire changers. We employ a full staff of Atlas technicians who can assist you (over the phone or in our warehouses) in repairing your Atlas equipment with genuine Atlas parts.
Atlas WB11 Wheel Balancer:
Description:
The Atlas WB 11 is our newest addition to the Atlas line of wheel balancers. The Atlas WB 11 is designed for those shops balancing 10-20 sets of passenger tires per day.
The WB-11 is a self-calibrating computer wheel balancer. There is no need to calibrate the balancer each morning when you turn it on. The Atlas WB-11 has several different wheel weight positioning modes that allow the operator to the spin the wheel assembly one time and identify several different weight positions with just a touch of the button.
Many custom wheel owners want their stick on wheel weights to be applied to the inside of the rim, and the Atlas WB-11 shows the operator exactly how much weight is required and where to apply the weight on the inside of the rim with just one spin. Conventional steel wheels require a clip on weight to be attached to the outside and the inside of the rim. The Atlas WB-11 can automatically calculate where the weights need to be placed with just the touch of a button.
The Atlas WB-11 is very a simple, yet sophisticated wheel balancer. Each electrical component part is virtually “plug and play” so repair is easy when it is time to replace parts. The Atlas WB-11 is capable of self-diagnosing problems and displays error codes so the operator can make the necessary adjustments or repairs in his own shop. There is no need to wait for the high priced service technician to visit your store. The simplicity of the Atlas WB-11, both in ease of use and ease of repair, make this balancer the perfect choice for your shop.
The Atlas WB 11 has a newly designed keypad and display screen that is user-friendly and allows the operator to input and retrieve data very easily.
The Atlas WB 11 wheel balancer handles wheels that weigh up to 120 LB.
Most computer wheel balancers are not made in the USA. Most Big Name wheel balancer companies have one or several models of their computer wheel balancers line made in China. Famous brand names such as Hunter ® wheel balancers, Coats ® wheel balancers, Corghi ® wheel balancers, CEMB ® wheel balancers, Accu-Turn ® wheel balancers, Snap-On ® wheel balancers, Hofmann Wheel balancers ®, Ranger ® wheel balancers, and many other computer balancers manufacturers do business either directly or indirectly with Chinese manufacturers.
Many people believe that only the top quality computer wheel balancers and tire changers are manufactured in Italy. Many so-called Italian tire changers and Italian computer wheel balancers are SHIPPED to the USA from Italy...but are actually made in China. We do business directly with many of the same Chinese factories that private label for the Italian “manufacturers”. We sell the same quality equipment, but at a huge price difference.
We are proud to provide similar equipment as some of the Big Name Brands but without the Big Name Price. We know where our equipment is made and have visited the factories and suppliers in China. Most sales people of the Big Name Brand distributors have no idea where there equipment is made. These sales people have never been to any factory that makes computer wheel balancers or tire changers. They only know to tell the potential customer to not buy any tire changer or wheel balancer that comes from China. Little do they know!
Auxiliary Brake:
The Atlas WB-11 has a foot pedal auxiliary brake that allows the operator to hold the wheel assembly in the correct position when attaching the wheel weight to the rim.
Newly Designed Computer Board:
Finally, the Atlas WB 11 uses a newly designed computer board system that makes replacement of the computer board as easy as plug and play. Many of the Asian manufacturers are using computer technology that is over ten years old. All of the Atlas balancers are implementing the newest and most reliable computer technology available. This improved technology is one of the many reasons that Atlas balancers will provide years of reliable service.
