BIG oops ... I did read that, but it obviously didn't register ...
He didn't make them pay/fix, cause a kid did it and he was concerned the kid would pay from his own pay check. 
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Andrew - That had me puzzled also. It has a 'foot' that looks like it comes down for removing the tire but I don't know. Might be worth pinging them and asking the question. Air would be a lot better than hand.
I have the same setup and have done way over a hundred MC tires with it. The MoJo bar (modeled after the excellent Wicko bar) is far superior to the NoMar bar IMHO. I like the NoMar machine itself and the cam locking setup, but I do not like what it costs. The old model HF changer (modeled after a Wicko changer) with MoJo blocks serves me well. Like others on here, the nylon strap through the spokes to keep the wheel from turning is a trick I figured out years ago. The bar that comes with the HF changer is OK for the bead breaker and the steel rims on your old trailer, but forget it for your MC wheels.I have the Harbor Freight with motorcycle add-on, MoJo Lever and Marc Parnes balancer. Probably $300 invested, already paid for long ago. I did some mods to prevent scratching. I used a Teflon cutting board and cut strips. Anyone interested I can post some pix.
Plus, if rims are scratched, I did it! Brother in law had front & rear tires put on his Wee at local shop, black rims, had paint missing all over!
I've changed about 12 tires on mine so far. I run a CT, run-flat only, on the rear. I have not attempted the run-flat on the HF. Local shop charges me $10 for mounting the run-flat and I do the balance.
Long story short, this is not a bad investment for my needs.
That's the problem- it is not $400.00 for me unfortunately. In the U.S. it is $365.00 + $45.00 shipping to a U.S. location= $410.00 total. Same machine from the same U.S. place sent to Canada is $210.00 for shipping= $$575.00 total. If I order it from the Canadian distributor it is $560.00 total but with no charge at all for shipping. This leads me to believe that the Canadian distributor handles the processing but it is being shipped from the same U.S. manufacturers' location and they are just including the shipping in the price. Either way it is $575.00. If the HF does the job acceptably well for $100.00 plus a little more invested for some upgrades and modifications that leaves me cash to buy the balancer, the actual tires and the gas to wear them out. This is why I am trying to find out about the HF from you guys.
Only used I found listed so far have all been in California. They don't seem to come up for sale used very often at all. For what they were asking in their ads I would just buy it new anyway. People have funny ideas of what something used is worth- if you are going to ask within $100.00 of what a brand new one is I am going to buy brand new!
U.P. If you are interested in a used No-Mar in your neck of the woods see below. Not sure if it is sold or not.
So what you need is someone in upstate New York you can have it shipped to. Day trip across the border to get it.
