John Bean V2280 wheel aligner
Published: 14 April, 2020
The new John Bean V2280 is designed to be robust, and features an automatic tracking beam, while its cameras move automatically up and down following the targets. The Compensate, Warn and Alert system detects problems with suspension stress and damage, lift, clamps, environment and more. Wheel rims from 11inches to 22inches can be worked on without adaptors and without removing hubcaps thanks to new lightweight wheel clamps. Work can be quickly started from the home screen, and the vehicle selection process has also been improved with a model search capability. As a result, a vehicle’s alignment history can be easily stored and recovered.
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- John Bean V2280 wheel aligner
According to Snap-on, the John Bean V2280 wheel aligner is well suited to independent garages, and is designed to be robust. Alignment can be started from the V2280’s home screen, where the vehicle selection process has been improved with a model search capability. Wheel rims from 11in to 22in can be worked on without adaptors and without removing hubcaps thanks to new lightweight wheel clamps. The height of the beam is set via automatic tracking, and its cameras move automatically up and down following the targets.
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