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If the tyre fitters are used to fitting Tyron Bands they will certainly be able to remove them for you. They may charge £10/20 a wheel for doing so. Don't forget to also keep the long Allen key which comes with the bands. Saw somebody on another group looking for an AlKo hitch so there seems to be a market for them.

David

I take it that your spare wheel will also have a Tyron Band on it.

When I had my van which was fitted with these bands, I also had the Tyron Clamp so that I could either fit/remove these bands myself or if I had had a puncrure, the garage that repaired that puncture could refit the bands, whether they were equipped to do so or not.

I am therefore surprised that anyone who has Tyron Bands fitted, does not also have the Tyron Clamp to allow the Bands to be removed yourself.

Hi tazhearts, With Tyron Bands at £120 a pair, AL-KO Hitch at around £200, cost to replace £320, Take them off, and replace AL-KO hitch with a normal hitch, even with £50 for removal of Tyron bands and the replacement hitch, you are still quid’s in. And if your new van has the hitch and Tyron bands fitted, you can sell your spare ones.

Kwik fit do not work on any kind of trailer tyres, I need new tyres on my caravan, and asked them for a price at my local branch last week when they fitted me a couple of new front tyres on my car.

They say its because head office do not supply them with the calibrated torque wrenches or suitable lifting gear for a two wheel trailer, and prefare them to work within the actual workshop using the ramps/lifts and tools provided by the company due to H&S issues.

Julia  

Quote: Originally posted by romany girl on 01/2/2012

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Kwik fit do not work on any kind of trailer tyres, I need new tyres on my caravan, and asked them for a price at my local branch last week when they fitted me a couple of new front tyres on my car.

They say its because head office do not supply them with the calibrated torque wrenches or suitable lifting gear for a two wheel trailer, and prefare them to work within the actual workshop using the ramps/lifts and tools provided by the company due to H&S issues.

Julia  

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Quote: Originally posted by Mr Muffin on 01/2/2012

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When we bought our present van there were little stickers on the rims saying Tyron Bands were fitted and felt pleased but when we had a puncture on the M1 on the way to Cornwall we had all the tyres replaced later they we not in there.

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Quote: Originally posted by JTQU on 01/2/2012

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clf86ha:

See here:-

http://www.tyron.co.uk/why_tyron_caravans.htm

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