Hunter Launches New Scissor Lift
Hunter Engineering now offers the RX16 scissor lift, which the company says "combines a space-saving, low-profile design with tremendous power and advanced features to provide the most wide-ranging and efficient level of service possible with one lift." The dual-capacity system offers the ground-clearance advantages of a standard-capacity lift to handle most vehicles, yet adds a
Live at SEMA: Hunter Receives Innovation Award
Hunter Engineering Co. received the 2011 North American Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award for its HawkEye Elite alignment system and Auto34 leverless tire changer. The award was presented to Nick Colarelli, Hunter executive vice president, at the SEMA Show. The award and analysis report is on display in Hunter’s SEMA Show/Global Tire Expo booth
Sears Gets Proprietary Hunter Alignment System
Sears has struck a deal with Hunter Engineering to purchase, install and use proprietary alignment equipment at its Sears Auto Center locations. According to Sears, the Hunter HawkEye Elite 3D wheel alignment system has been installed at some 50% of its 850 U.S. locations. The system, said Sears, "reduces the time to check a vehicle’s
Hunter TC3300 Tire Changer has Added Features
The TC3300 is the latest model in Hunter Engineering’s popular line of center-clamping tire changers. The center wheel support gives the flexibility to easily mount large assemblies with overall diameters up to 50 inches, the company said. Wheels clamp to the machine safely through the hub, not on the rim edge, where marring damage can
Hunter Debuts New Changer
Hunter Engineering has launched the TC3300, its latest center-clamping tire changers. The quick clamp design, said Hunter, allows for fast, simple clamping of popular wheel designs. The center wheel support allows users to easily mount large assemblies with overall diameters up to 50 inches, and wheels clamp to the machine through the hub, not on
Hunter Unveils Latest Alignment System
Hunter Engineering said its new HawkEye Elite systems’ QuickGrip adaptors and three-dimensional targets accelerate service with set-up times in seconds instead of minutes. Techs can quickly attach the adaptors without concern for a perfectly centered target because off-centered positioning has no effect on measurement accuracy. Digital imaging sensors include four high-resolution cameras that instantly update
Hunter Introduces DSP7705 Balancer
Designed for the quality-conscious shop with a lower service volume, the DSP7705 from Hunter Engineering is a rugged economy balancer with features that ease service and provide fast, accurate results, according to the maker. The DSP7705 handles a wide range of wheel designs up to 44 inches in diameter and 20 inches in width. The
Hunter Releases Leverless Tire Changer
Hunter Engineering said its Auto28 features a leverless bead tool head, automated functions and a powerful, high-torque motor to service all wheel designs from 10 to 28 inches in diameter. The variable-speed drive system gives the technician the ability to control the amount of force needed to service a wheel at the most efficient speed,
Rugged Economy Balancer from Hunter
Hunter Engineering has released the DSP7705, a new "economy" level tire/wheel balancer designed, said the company, for "ease of service and provide fast, accurate results." Hunter said the DSP7705 handles a wide range of wheels up to 44 inches in diameter and 20 inches in width. The motor can spin assembles up to 150 lbs.
Hunter Adds New Auto28 Tire Changer
Hunter Engineering has introduced the new Hunter Auto28 tire changer, which the company claims can handle the "toughest tire/wheel combinations." The Auto28 features a patented tool head design that automatically slips easily between the rim edge and tire sidewall and extracts the bead gently in one fluid down-and-up motion without the use of bead levers,