Five Coats Tire Changers Make SEMA Debut

The Coats CHD-9551,CHD-9043, CHD-9041, CHD-6330 and CHD-4730 models “make up the most completeline of Euro-style heavy duty tire changers available on today’s market,” saidthe company.

The CHD-9551 tire changer isthe top-of-the-line changer offered by Coats and is designed for high-volumeshops, Hennessy said. “Offering users the most automated features and widestrange of fittings in the CHD line, this model makes it easy to tackle thetoughest super-single, skidder, agricultural and off-road tires available. Anoptional wireless remote gives the freedom to move around the machine withoutbulky cables,” the company reported.

Designed for busy shopsservicing a large range of fitments, the Coats CHD-9043 tire changer “is idealwhen dealing with a variety of applications and large wheel fitments,” Hennessysaid. The unit features a remote controlled, hydraulically operated tool arm toincrease turnaround time, and a single-piece frame for increased capacity anddurability.

The Coats CHD-9041 tirechanger targets moderate to high-volume shops and fleets with varying fitments.Its extended capacity four-jaw chuck allows for use on a large range ofapplications and features an open frame design for easy wheel movement,Hennessy said.

Designed for shops that needeasy-to-use equipment, the Coats CHD-6330 tire changer is the most compact ofthe jaw-style clamping machines available today, the company claimed. Theunit’s floating jaws match wheel contours for grip and safety, and the four-jawchuck allows for fast and easy clamping of virtually all wheel styles includingde-mountable, reverse and standard disc, and off-road style wheels.

Finally, the Coats CHD-4730tire changer targets smaller fleets and tire shops, with a compact design foruse in tight areas, and swing-arm mounted controls for easy use. (Tire Review/Akron)

Ascot Supply Corporation, based in Newnan, Georgia, has selected Mark Paquette for the newly created position of vice president. In this position, Ascot Supply said Paquette will oversee the growth of the company's products, corporate profitability, manage marketing and advertising and assume many other responsibilities.

He will work under the direction of current President David Kessler and officially begin his new role on June 3. Paquette joined the tire and automotive industry in the early 1980s at his father's tire shop, and his contributions to Mohawk Rubber Sales were instrumental in the company's growth and eventual sale to Myers Tire Supply in 2021, according to Ascot Supply. Paquette eventually was given a promotion to the role of director of operations at Myers Tire Supply.