Tyre Changers

Well, in theory, all tyre changers should be for professional use. However, there are often situations where somebody is looking for a budget tyre machine. This is ok if the application is genuinely for home use, or maybe occasional trackside, but in general, a tyre changer needs to be well built simply because of the work it is being asked to do.

Again, because in most circumstances tyre machines are purchased by businesses looking to change tyres commercially, they have to be built with hard work, volume and safety in mind. There is an abundance of tyre changers that can be found online, and they may be 5 times cheaper than a well-known brand like Giuliano. But as the old saying goes, if it seems to good to be true, it probably is!

Semi-Automatic requires some manual operation in terms of setting the machine up, that is the operator manually positions the demount head into place, and then locks it manually. A fully-automatic will automatically set itself up ready to operate by pressing a button which controls pneumatics. Even with fully-automatic, the operator will have to use his hand to position the head before it is automatically locked into place. Super-automatic removes pretty much all of the manual intervention, with each movement in the setting up process carried out by button control operating pneumatic cylinders.

We certainly have distributors located all over the country, and we also have our own employees located nationally. So, certainly when dealing with Giuliano, you can expect local service. We don’t recommend purely online sellers with no bricks and mortar presence because it suggests there isn’t an infrastructure in place to support the product, or they may not actually be a stockist or true supplier.

Absolutely not. The majority of the market is covered by a conventional, traditional design tyre changer which would accommodate most of the car park. However, specialist applications such as run-flat tyres, extremely large alloy rims, motorcycle and commercial vehicles to name but a few are examples of where a specialist machine may be required. At Giuliano we can advise you of exactly the right model based on your own specific requirements.

Obviously we are somewhat biased, and so there are features we would probably suggest that others might not. However, if we look at the basics, then an assist arm is essential nowadays. With the tyres becoming much lower profile in recent years, this makes the process of fitting and removal much harder, and so an assist arm is needed to help the operator in order to avoid damage to the rim, tyre or, indeed, the user. Build quality is vitally important, but obviously difficult to assess. The best measure for this is to consider the warranty being given. If the warranty is generous, it means the supplier has faith in their product. Likewise, outside of the machine itself, it is best to make sure the supplier has national support.

Absolutely. If you are a business we can arrange for finance over any perios to suit you, but normally 3 or 5 years. This is a great way of having the income from tyre work pay for the machine as you go along, making it much more affordable to invest in the right product that will still be going in 5 years time.

This can be broken down into 2 categories. The first, is a generic problem around buying a machine which wasn’t up for the job. If you buy something so cheap that it is not well-made, you will have problems through breakages on the machine, or flexing under the strain of a tight tyre. This will prematurely wear you machine making the original purchase a false economy. There is no solution to this, it is just a purchasing mistake. The second is generally through lack of maintenance. If you buy any machine of reputable quality, keep it clean, check the oil lubricator is working and has oil, empty the water trap to stop water getting into the machine, check belt tension and various other routine maintenance tasks that we can advise on, your machine will run and unlikely fail at all.

Firstly, we are a manufacturer, having manufactured in Italy since 1976. Secondly, our UK operation is essentially a branch of the factory, but is run by a team who have been immersed in the business for 4 decades. Most of our competitors will import a machine in a bix from a supplier that may change frequently, and ship it out with no intervention in between. We assemble, test and deliver on our own transport by experienced tyre fitters who have become qualified in tyre changing machines. We cannot really be compared to anyone else in terms of the way we are very dedicated and passionate about what we do.