LIVE AT SEMA: Faster, Easier Tire Changer from Coats

Long-time SEMA exhibitor Hennessy Industries continues its tradition of show-related product launches with the new Coats ProGuard Leverless Tire Changer.

Hennessy said the new changer is “a faster, easier-to-use tire changer with a revolutionary design that reduces the risk of damage associated with changing oversized, run-flat and low-profile tires.”

The new Coats ProGuard Leverless Tire Changer comes fully equipped with the following features:

• Leverless Power Duckhead: Leverless design eliminates traditional tire tools that can mar the surface and enables a more controlled mount/demount process.

• Protective pedestal and center lock design: Detachable center post locks regular or reverse-mount wheels securely in position right at the strongest part of the wheel. Plus, a non-marring replaceable cover protects even the most delicate wheels.

• Built-in adjustable wheel lift: Eliminates the strenuous process of manually placing heavy tire and wheel assemblies over the clamping chuck.

• Bead-loosener disc and tower: Loosens beads easily and effectively, with precision. Easy-to-use controls keep the disc at the proper location on the tire – safely away from the wheel. After clearing the rim edge, the disc advances to maintain pressure on the bead, not the sidewall – with the press of one button. Settings can even be locked in for the next wheel.

• Robo-Arm: Power-assisted device for mounting run-flat and low-profile tires effortlessly keeps the top bead in the drop center while servicing even the toughest applications.

• Tilt back tool tower: Tool head and Power Duckhead are mounted to a traditional tilt-back tower that stows out of the way when not in use. It also retains tool head height settings for the next tire.

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.