Hofmann announces monty tire changers

Oct. 30, 2019
The Hofmann monty 8700 and 8800 are designed to increase performance, productivity, and safety.

Hofmann announced the monty 8800 and 8700 tire changers. The Hofmann monty tire changers are designed with innovative features that are easy to use and increase performance, productivity, and safety.

“The new monty 8800 and 8700 tire changers are simple to use and minimize the risk of tire damage whether working on a standard, UHP, or run flat tire,” said Leandro Camargo, product manager for Hofmann. “These all-in-one tire changers are incredibly versatile and will reduce technician fatigue, making a positive impact on a shop’s tire changing business.”

The Hofmann monty 8700 tire changer is perfect for high volume shops. This leverless tire changer features an integrated wheel lift that helps reduce technician fatigue when handling heavy wheels and PROspeed that continuously controls torque and speed, offers safe operation for the tire, and has the highest rotation speed available on a commercial tire changer according to the company. In addition, the monty 8700 has a dynamic bead breaker system, intuitive control panel, and the powerMONT tool that provides more flexibility in wheel clamping and reduces the possibility of wheel damage.

The Hofmann monty 8800 tire changer has all of the features of the 8700, plus an on-floor bead breaker, lower bead camera viewer, and QuickLok technologies focused to improve the shop’s productivity. It also has an exclusive set of standard accessories, including a reverse mount wheel kit and light truck kit, allowing shops to service a wider range of wheels.

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