BendPak/Ranger has updated its entire line of tire changing equipment, with seven new NextGen tire changer models already shipping from BendPak’s Santa Paula, Calif., facility.
“We wanted to rethink everything about how people change tires," said Jeff Kritzer, senior vice president of BendPak sales and marketing. “To do that, we knew we had to rebuild these tire changers from the ground up and get valuable feedback from the actual users. We’ve conducted in-field testing and taken customer input in the past, but never on this level. For these new tire changers, we’ve tested, revised and retested over several steps of development. With each new revision, we did another round of real-world testing.”
By listening to technicians and seeing the way they interact with Ranger’s NextGen tire changers, Ranger reports drastic improvements in quality and usability. The new changers feature the company’s newest stamp of approval: “Tire Shop Tested.”
Kritzer added, “Everything from fit-and-finish to welding and component movement is so perfect that it just feels right. We’ve preserved some of the iconic design elements from previous Ranger products, but the overall quality is a vast improvement. I think our customers will be taken off-guard by how well our NextGen tire changers perform in their shops.”
