Coats 1300-2D Direct Drive Wheel Balancer

The Coats 1300-2D Direct Drive Wheel Balancer is a professional car and light truck wheel balancer designed for shops that want accurate, reliable balancing without unnecessary complexity. As the straightforward entry point into Coats' Direct Drive wheel balancer lineup, the 1300 combines proven Direct Drive technology with 2D automatic data entry, Static-on-Screen®, eight balancing modes, and an easy-to-use LED interface.

Designed for independent repair shops, tire stores, dealerships, and automotive service facilities with lower to moderate tire-service volume, the Coats 1300 makes everyday wheel balancing fast and easy to learn. It handles rim diameters from 8" to 30", rim widths from 2" to 20", and tires up to 44" in diameter, providing excellent coverage for passenger car and light truck applications.

Features and Benefits:

• Coats Direct Drive Technology: Combines the motor and spindle into a single factory pre-balanced assembly for accurate, dependable wheel balancing without the belts and pulleys found in conventional drive systems.
• 10-Year Direct Drive Motor Warranty: Coats backs its Direct Drive motor with a 10-year warranty, providing additional confidence in the durability of the balancer's core drive system.
• 2D Automatic Data Entry: Automatically captures wheel distance and diameter, reducing manual measurements and helping minimize technician data-entry errors.
• Static-on-Screen®: Simultaneously displays static and dynamic unbalance data so technicians can quickly evaluate wheel balance conditions.
• 8 Balancing Modes: Provides the flexibility needed to balance a variety of passenger car and light truck wheel configurations.
• Behind-the-Spoke Mode: Allows corrective weights to be positioned behind wheel spokes for a cleaner appearance on alloy and custom wheels.
• Match Mode: Provides additional capability for optimizing the relationship between the tire and wheel to help achieve a better balancing result.
• Easy-to-Use LED Interface: A straightforward tactile LED display keeps operation simple and makes the balancer easy for technicians to learn and use.
• 8" to 30" Rim Diameter Capacity: Accommodates a broad range of passenger car and light truck wheel sizes.
• 2" to 20" Rim Width Capacity: Provides excellent coverage for narrow and wide wheel applications.
• 44" Maximum Tire Diameter: Handles a wide variety of modern passenger car, SUV, and light truck tire assemblies.
• Side Peg Storage: Standard side storage keeps commonly used wheel-balancing accessories organized and within easy reach of the technician.
• Simple Professional Operation: Provides the essential balancing capabilities professional shops need without adding unnecessary complexity.

Specifications:

Standard Accessories:

The Coats 1300 includes the basic accessories needed to get started mounting and preparing wheels for balancing. Additional Coats cones, adapters, and wheel-balancer accessories are available separately to expand wheel coverage for specialty and light truck applications.

Coats Direct Drive Technology:

At the heart of the 1300 is Coats' proven Direct Drive system. Rather than using a conventional belt-and-pulley arrangement, Direct Drive integrates the motor and spindle into a single factory pre-balanced assembly. With fewer drive components to wear over time and less need for frequent calibration, the system is designed to provide precise, consistent balancing results and long-term reliability.

2D Automatic Data Entry:

The 1300 automatically measures and enters wheel distance and diameter, eliminating two common manual measurements from the balancing process. This helps reduce technician input errors while making everyday wheel balancing faster and easier. Rim width is entered separately by the technician.

Static-on-Screen®:

Coats' Static-on-Screen® technology simultaneously displays static and dynamic unbalance information. This gives technicians additional information about the tire and wheel assembly while maintaining the straightforward operation that makes the 1300 easy to use.

Behind-the-Spoke & Match Modes:

Behind-the-Spoke mode allows corrective wheel weights to be positioned behind the spokes of alloy and custom wheels for a cleaner finished appearance. Match Mode provides additional capability when optimizing the relationship between a tire and wheel can help achieve a better balancing result.

Designed for Straightforward Professional Wheel Balancing:

The Coats 1300 is designed for shops that need a dependable professional wheel balancer without the additional automation and advanced features of higher-level machines. Its tactile LED interface and essential balancing functions make it an excellent fit for independent repair facilities, tire shops, dealerships, and other professional automotive service environments.

Why Choose the Coats 1300-2D?

The Coats 1300-2D is an excellent choice for shops that value simplicity, accuracy, and long-term durability. It combines the core advantages of Coats Direct Drive technology with 2D automatic data entry, eight balancing modes, Static-on-Screen®, and broad car and light truck wheel capacity in an easy-to-use professional balancer.

For shops that do not require advanced features such as laser-guided weight placement, touchscreen controls, or full 3D automatic data entry, the Coats 1300-2D Direct Drive Wheel Balancer provides a straightforward and durable solution for everyday professional wheel balancing.