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Show I ... - f 4 ! : . f ! ' . " .. - ' 'I .... ,i -f , , f , ...... ,. 1 . J- f Roger Bennett, sales rep for the McGee Company of Salt Lake City, left, and the company's instructor, Nick Powers, far right, demonstrate the use of heavy duty tire changer, the only one in the county BRYCE A unique new piece of equipment at Bryce will provide a service that has previously pre-viously been unavailable to residents resi-dents county wide. In the past, any vehicle with oversize tires needing repair in this area had to be broken down completely by hand or crews" had to be trucked in from St. George or other areas, sometimes at a cost nearing $1,000 per tiretrip required. Now, repairing and changing oversize tires on such vehicles as trucks, tractors, loaders, scrapers, off-road vehicles and buses can be readily and speedily accom- t and the largest model available in North America. Giant tires can now be changed in minutes. Alfred Foster and Bryce Syrett were among Car Care Center employees learning to use it New Heavy Duty Tire Changer At Bryce Will Help Farmers, Tour Buses plished at a nominal cost. The American Car Care Center at Ruby's Inn recently took delivery of the heavy-duty tire changer purchased through McGee Company, Salt Lake City, to use in changing oversize tires. The particular Accu-turn Tire Changer model At the American Car Care Center is the largest available in North America. With alloy wheel protectors standard in the jaws, it has the capacity to chuck rims from 14 inches to 26 inches. The frame is constructed of double-thickness steel, uses low voltage remote control for operator safety and is designed to minimize operator effort. It is designed for high-volume use and knowledgeable experienced operators oper-ators can change a tire in a matter of minutes. Both Roger Bennett, sales representative with McGee Company Com-pany and instructor Nick Powers were on hand this month to train personally a half dozen employees employ-ees at the Car Care Center in the operation of the equipment. Ruby's Inn co-owner Rod Syrett said he saw the particular machine demonstrated at a truck (See TIRE CHANGER Page 4A) Tire Changer (From Front Page) show last year and was aware of the need for such equipment in the Garfield County area. The machine cost $16,000 but Syrett expects it to pay for itself quickly because of the need for its use. Syrett said he expects the machine to be a tremendous boon to local businesses and construction construc-tion operators and farmers in the area. He recalled Car Care Center workers recently changing six tires on an Osh Kosh snow remover. re-mover. It took them a day and a half to break down the tires and replace them, he said. Previously farmers had to take flat tires to Richfield or St. George to be worked on because the tires are liquid-filled with calcium chloride to add weight. Those same tires can ' now be worked on right at Ruby's Inn, he said. |