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Auto34 Tire Changer Provides Wheel Service for 2009 Nissan GT-R Introduction to U.S. Dealers
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The Auto34 tire changer in action at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway during the Nissan dealer event. |
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Hunter's Auto34 leverless, high-performance tire changer was on the job when 650 Nissan-USA dealers were recently introduced to the new 2009 GT-R model at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Performance Racing, the Indy Car tire service provider contracted for the event, employed the Auto34 to keep the cars riding on fresh rubber.
The GT-R’s standard wheel is a Bridgestone high-performance run-flat mounted on a custom GT-R 20-inch lightweight forged aluminum rim with a knurled bead. The Auto34 is designed to quickly and easily service this type of performance tire and wheel combination without difficulty. Its leverless
technology eliminates prying and bead stress during mounting and demounting.
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B400T Heavy-Duty Brake Tester Meets Federal
Requirements for Truck Safety Inspection
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The FMCSA recently filmed an informational video segment about performance based brake testers
(PBBTs), at Hunter’s Truck and Bus Safety Center in St. Louis. Idaho State Police Multimedia Specialist Mark Mills is shown here preparing a shot of Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper Robert Hoehn and Roadway Express driver Pat Wolfmeyer using a Hunter B400T Brake Tester.
New Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) enforcement regulations allow the use of Hunter's B400T Brake Tester to determine commercial vehicle brake safety compliance and take vehicles out of service without a follow-up physical inspection.
Prior regulations required inspectors to use a time-intensive manual/physical inspection to determine compliance. Now the B400T can complete the inspection in less than one minute per vehicle, greatly reducing the time and effort required to get unsafe vehicles off the road.
The B400T measures actual braking performance at each wheel. Fleet operators use the B400T as a fast and efficient way to greatly increase inspection accuracy and flow-through. The B400T is also used by various state motor vehicle inspection programs and the U.S. Army. |
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| Greg Meyer Named Wheel Balancer Product Manager |
Greg Meyer
Hunter Product Manager |
Hunter Director of Product Management Denny Bowen has named Greg Meyer to oversee the company's wheel balancer products for passenger cars and light trucks.
Meyer joined Hunter in 2001 as a Research & Development Mechanical Design Engineer and was instrumental in the development of key Hunter products and equipment features. |
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