Hoffmann On Car Wheel Balancer

[Guest wheelsaway]

anyone know what this is worth? open to offers and any info i can get.call me at 845-590-4054

believe this is from the sixties maybe early seventies.with the car off the ground the front drum on this is pushed against the tire sidewall and spins the wheel on the car

very nice unrestored condition with original paint with expected wear and tear

it has a really nice denfeld seat with no rips or tears

PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTOS.

the gauge bezel has been repaired and the headlight lens has a few cracks

220 volt ,the power cord insulation is cracked where it enters the body wher it bent just cut eight inches out and its good.

it is in working condition ,the drum does spin, beyond that i don't know how to operate it so can't verify anything else

weight is around 100 pounds will ship shrink wrapped on a pallet

[Larry W]

I could be wrong, but I believe that your unit is used in conjunction with another unit that clamps onto the wheel rim, and does the actual balancing while the unit you have is just a motor used to rotate the wheel assembly at high speed while still on the car. After clamping the balancing part onto the rim, you would move your unit against the tire, jacked up slightly off the ground, and by moving the long handle, you would engage the motor that would make the disc in front of the machine begin to rotate, while in contact with the tire, and make the tire and balancing unit rotate at high speed. The little black knob may have been used to change direction of rotation when moving to the other side of the car. All in all, a very effective tool in its day, especially when all the pieces were available.

[Guest wheelsaway]

thanks

I could be wrong, but I believe that your unit is used in conjunction with another unit that clamps onto the wheel rim, and does the actual balancing while the unit you have is just a motor used to rotate the wheel assembly at high speed while still on the car. After clamping the balancing part onto the rim, you would move your unit against the tire, jacked up slightly off the ground, and by moving the long handle, you would engage the motor that would make the disc in front of the machine begin to rotate, while in contact with the tire, and make the tire and balancing unit rotate at high speed. The little black knob may have been used to change direction of rotation when moving to the other side of the car. All in all, a very effective tool in its day, especially when all the pieces were available.

[Bleach]

Larry, this one is different than the one you are probably thinking of.

Here's one in action:

There is a pickup sensor that goes on the inside of the wheel in back you are trying to balance. Nothing gets clamped to the rim.

Scroll down this page to see what else needs to go along with it:http://www.allstates.com/wheel%20balancer.html

[Larry W]

Thanks, Bleach! Like I said, "I could be wrong", without further research, as least I was close.

[Bleach]

When I saw this machine I knew there was something quite different than the ones you and I were familiar with.

You were close Larry.