I've done a bunch of tires with mine, I've beefed up some areas that were starting to bend from use. I also added a duck bill to aid in removal of the tire, there's tons of YT vids on mods for these. I put threaded anchors in cement to mount but actually have it bolted to a thick 3x10 right now as I used it to replace some TPMS sensors. This is good enough to break the bead but wouldn't cut it for removing a tire from the rim. Small tires are generally tougher to get off a rim but if just adding a tube then all you need is to break the bead which is pretty simple with this machine. Soapy water helps., Grumpycat, Runner and bmaverick Jul 30, 2025 / Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck #16,269, Back in the day, Northern Tool came onto the scene with a few stores, a killer catalog, and lots of good stuff for good prices. Then Harbor Freight started to appear - first on the web, then more and more stores and lots of catalogs. So, who do you buy from more, and why?.