Upgrade Manual Tire Changer Duck Head Kit with Tire Changer Duck Head Fit for Most Car Tires (Without Silver Cone)

Best add on for the manual tire changer. I have the newest black one from Harbor freight. Makes less work for sure.

I used this with the Pittsburgh Manual tire changer I purchased at HF. It fit great with this unit. I changed out the other two tires on a Honda fit sport and this made the job way easier and protects the rims way better than using only the tire bar that came with the original tire changer. I think this set up will pay for itself in no time. I’ve used the manual tire changer and the manual tire balancer now on changing out two sets of tires ( 08 Honda fit and 2022 subaru Impreza). I also needed to remove the tires to replace the tpms sensors in the 08 Fit. This addition to the setup made it way, way easier. I also think it is well made. Welds all looked great, well painted and I had no issues at all with using the product. I will update if something comes up. I would definitely watch a few videos on how to use this. Without the videos I would have probably used incorrectly. I also purchased a tire lube (Murphys) that has worked great. I did purchase the cone to center the tire, some of these are sold with it or you’ll see them in the diy videos).

Some mods need to be done,but all in all it adds functionality to HFT (yes its compatible with HFT tire changer) tire changer. Use soapy water, and the plastic duck head will last much longer. Buy some small tire spoons. The 10$ ones will work just fine.

Great addition to my HF tire changer. Can change tires on aluminum rims with no scratches when used properly. Appears they have improved the design recently. The locking handles are off to the side now. The duck bill is red and matches my other duck bill, which appears to match the dimensions of the major supplier. I believe this kit is very strong and Will last a lifetime. The paint has just a few small defects but overall the appearance is very nice. I highly recommend this exact kit. There are two ridges that protect the rims from the mounting bolts on the inside of the duck bill. In the photo I am using my own shallow head Allen cap screw and sinking them for extra protection. Just a little extra insurance.

Does work with HF manual tire changer, nice addition and makes tire changing much easier

The mount that connects the pivot arm to the duckhead arm has weak welds & poorly placed tension screws. The ad picture shows the tensions screws 90 degrees from one another, but it doesn’t come that way, it shows up with them 180 from each other. What happens is when you go to remove the tires, all the pressure is on the pivot bar tension nut and the weld breaks. The welds on this are poor, you will find the same said in other reviews. They are small tack welds with no penetration in the metal, so they can’t withstand the strain and break. What you will have to do is remove the nut, drill a hole 90 degrees from the other & weld it in. If you don’t have ability to do that, then this probably won’t work for you. As for function, it works generally as described. I have a harbor freight machine and this fit it without issue. If you have ever done tires before with a proper rim clamp machine, this isn’t too far off from that. It will just require much more effort & messing with the tires to get it on & off, but it works.

Just like all the videos show, this thing makes removing and mounting a tire a breeze. There is a learning curve, and you need to make sure you have the duckbill on the correct side. There is no such thing as too much tire lubricant.Remember to always go counter clockwise and you can't go wrong

This attachment does make mounting and dismounting the tires a lot more simple. dismounting specifically. But Mouse tires just as easy I was able to do some 205/40-17s yesterday with more ease than not having the attachment there was no warping no breaking of any welds nuts that hold the screws in held on perfectly I was going to touch them with the welder but they looked pretty good so I left them there. And it mounted and dismounted tires perfectly. if only I had somebody else to do it it would be 100% perfect. The build quality is top notch larger tubing sized and you buy from the other distributors from photos that I can see. definitely worth the cost