Triumph NTC-950-2 / NTB-1200 Tire Changer and Wheel Balancer Combo

What the NTC-950-2 and NTB-1200 combo covers

The Triumph NTC-950-2 is a rim-clamp tire changer with dual pneumatic assist arms; the NTB-1200 is a computer wheel balancer with an integrated wheel lift. Bought together, they let a shop break down, mount, and balance most of the tires that roll through the bay from one setup. The changer covers passenger cars and half-, three-quarter-, and one-ton trucks, plus load-range C, D, and E tires, 14"–24" wheels, 16.5" wheels, and run-flat wheels. Motorcycle wheels are supported with an additional adapter. It is not rated for box-truck, over-the-road-truck, 19.5", 21.5", or implement wheels. The balancer reaches further on the balancing side: it covers everything the changer does and adds box-truck, over-the-road-truck, 19.5", 21.5", and implement wheels, up to a 51" tire diameter and 350 lbs.

Tire changer clamping range and bead handling

The turntable clamps rims from 16" to 28" on the inside and 14" to 26" on the outside, takes wheel widths up to 15", and handles tire diameters up to 43". A 1.5 HP motor drives it, up to a 120 PSI maximum working pressure. The dual pneumatic assist arms hold and press the tire through mount and demount, which is what makes wide-profile, low-profile, and run-flat tires workable without fighting the bead by hand. A side-mounted bead breaker delivers 5,500 lbs of force for tough light-truck and truck tires, and the bead blast system fires a concentrated burst of air into the sidewall to help break and seat stubborn beads. Tooling in the box: steel and plastic mount/demount heads, plastic wheel-clamp covers, a soap tank with application brush, and a tire tool bar.

Balancing range, accuracy and the wheel lift

The NTB-1200 spins wheels from 10" to 28" with rim widths of 1.5" to 20", balances loads up to 350 lbs, and accepts tire diameters up to 51" on a 42 mm shaft. It reads to ±1 gram on a 6-to-9-second cycle and displays in standard or metric units. Data entry is manual — there is no automatic data entry, so you set the distance, width, and diameter for each wheel yourself. The integrated wheel lift raises heavy truck assemblies onto the shaft so one tech can load them, and a plastic safety hood shields the operator and keeps debris off the machine during the spin. A 1/3 HP motor drives the balancer. Also included: a quick-release wing nut, cone adapters, a wheel weight hammer, and a rim caliper.

Power, air, floor space and freight

Both machines run on 110V single-phase power — standard shop power, no special service to install — and both require a shop compressed-air supply; the changer operates up to a 120 PSI working pressure. Plan floor space from the assembled dimensions: the tire changer is 56" x 93" x 80" and the balancer is 28" x 47" x 56". Crated, the changer ships at 38" x 65" x 51" and 900 lbs, the balancer at 47" x 39" x 50" and 720 lbs. Shipping is free to the lower 48 United States. The combo moves by LTL common-carrier freight with lift-gate service, so the driver lowers the equipment to the ground at the back of the truck. The driver does not move it inside or assemble it, and you schedule the delivery appointment with the freight company directly.

Key features

• Dual pneumatic assist arms — hold and press the tire through mount and demount, so wide-profile, low-profile, and run-flat tires come off and on without hand-fighting the bead.
• Bead blast system — a concentrated air burst into the sidewall helps break stubborn beads and seat and inflate the tire.
• 5,500 lbs bead breaker — side-mounted, with enough force to break beads on tough light-truck and truck tires.
• Rim-clamp turntable — clamps 16"–28" inside and 14"–26" outside, wheel widths to 15", tire diameters to 43", driven by a 1.5 HP motor.
• Integrated wheel lift — raises heavy wheel assemblies onto the balancer's 42 mm shaft so one tech can load them.
• ±1 gram balancing accuracy — a 6-to-9-second spin cycle with a standard or metric display, on wheels 10"–28" and up to 350 lbs.
• Complete tool set — steel and plastic mount/demount heads, plastic wheel-clamp covers, soap tank with brush, tire tool bar, plus safety hood, quick-release wing nut, cone adapters, weight hammer, and rim caliper.