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MTD December 2016 2016 SEMA Show methods, but are much safer. A lever improves traction when mounting the outer bead. Ramps reduce operator effort. "No pry bars, no hammers, no liability," says Don Glaser, product manager for heavy-duty alignment. e company says TCX625 Plus HD is ideal for wide base and specialty assemblies. Wheel balancer is mobile Rav America, the U.S. distributor for Ravaglioli SpA of Italy, says the new GT2 Roadside Mobile Truck Balancer is designed for customers who do roadside tire service. e balancer works with a 110-volt wall outlet or can be configured to be No power? No problem! Tire's Warehouse pulls off a dramatic relocation in Las Vegas When the power went out at the Paris Hotel & Casino on Nov. 3, Tire's Warehouse Inc. had to move its second annual Tire One Program Dealer Event to Bally's Las Vegas Hotel & Casino in less than 24 hours. That included moving a 2016 Mazda MX5, the grand prize in the blackjack tournament. It also had to find other accommodations for many of its retail customers, who were staying at the Paris and were locked out of their rooms. President Dan King (pictured), Director of Marketing Ken Hsu, and the whole marketing team helped successfully pull off the last-minute relocation — all dressed as casually as most of the more than 250 attendees. Armando Valenzuela Jr., manager of AV Tire Service in Oxnard, Calif., won the tournament and the car, donated by Yokohama Tire Corp. Mike Nalbandian, owner of Tire Zone in Covina, Calif., and Alex Feliz, service advisor at Redwood General Tire Service Co. in Redwood City, Calif., finished second and third and won $3,000 and $1,000, respectively. Don Glaser says Hunter's TCX625 Plus heavy-duty tire changer eliminates the mounting and dismounting of heavy-duty tires with hammers and pry bars. Chris Ellington says the new OTC Evolve vehicle diagnos- tic tablet's 10-inch screen is visible even in sunlight. 30