Alignment machine

[slowtech]

I am shopping alignment machines as an add on service. Looking at Hunter pronto 3 vs snapon V2200. Any thoughts or experience with these units. Also any pitfalls to watch out for in general.

[GermanCArDEpot.com]

Gregsmithequipment.com

 

Blue is the new red . You have to be crazy to buy hunter . Parts overnight if ever need no Hunter technician to fix anything you cannot fix it yourself .

And any machine you can set up an 80 seconds to check in alignments going to be awesome check out their website . The machines are made in Italy not China and they're awesome

[TheGlods]

For what it is worth...

 

I purchased a new Hawkeye Elite Alignment Machine, Road Force Balancer and Revolution Tire machine in December 2014.

 

Personally, I was most excited about the tire machine. I had visions of being a recommended installer for Tire Rack and a go to place for people wanting specialized rims and tires for the cars.... I am not a mechanic.

 

All of my mechanics and wholesale accounts (other shops without an aligment machine) are most excited about the aligner. I have no experience with any other units, but I will say my mechanics have more than 25 years experience and they love the aligner the most.

 

DG

[andresauto]

I've used Hunter equipment trouble free for 20 years. Any machine will need routine maintenance, updates and calibrations. There service has been the best in the industry compared to other companies for equipment we have. But the greatest benefit has been the marketing, when customers have problems that are hard to solve it seems that they find the best equipment first to solve the problem and then the shop that has that equipment. Your shop will be listed in the Hunter registry and when customers are looking for local shops to solve their problem your shop will pop up. I have a Hawkeye aligner and road force balancer from Hunter. The alignment machine is so good that it can take a Newby through sequential steps of how to do a job in what sequence, with what tools, and what alignment parts needed. That is great! Add in the marketing aspect and you are doing phenomenal. In contrast I have a non-Hunter tire machine that I feel is superior to the Hunter tire machine I had and though it's better it does not drive business to my door like Hunter does.

[xrac]

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[Leon Martin]

I would seriously consider the hunter.... I have bought six new hunter alignment machines in the past 40 years they are without question the best on the market.... I will never regret it and I do not self-esteem but I know where Lee Hunter started in Sikeston Missouri and I know the Hunter people in St. Louis and you will be happy and not regret it!

It's true that they are more money, but the workmanship/ material is all at the top

[PAPShop]

We have a Hunter Hawkeye Elite. Best investment we made. The tech lives 15 minutes away, and we have a great relationship with him. In the beginning if we had any questions, he was just a call away.

 

Our reputation for alignments in this area is great, and it starts with the equipment and then our techs are able to give a great service. Because we are also a performance shop, we are able to do custom alignments on both road coarse cars and sports cars (the local Corvette club loves us).

[mspecperformance]

PAPShop, what do you charge for your alignments and how many do you do per day/per week/per month? I have an alignment machine currently but I don't really care for it (Bosch). I am always gauging when it is time to get a new aligner.

[PAPShop]

mspecperformance, do you have an email?

[mspecperformance]

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