Road Force Elite ®

The world's fastest diagnostic balancer

NOW AVAILABLE WITH
PUSH REPORTS

HunterNet®

Connectivity
Road Force Elite at a glance ®

EXCLUSIVE
Unmatched Speed!

% Perform a Road Force test

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and balance faster than any

traditional balancer!

PATENTED
Vision System

% Eliminate error opportunities

% More information in less time

PATENTED
Diagnostic Load Roller

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67kg
Up t of forc

% Solve vibration problems

% Identify vehicle pulls
% Provide “new car ride” Shown with options
NEW PATENTED PATENTED
Automatic CenteringCheck eCal Auto-Calibration
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0.0 g
% Ensure proper centering
% Eliminate setup errors % True “self-calibration”
% No operator input required
PATENTED
Enhanced SmartWeight ®

EXCLUSIVE
On-Demand Videos

% Even better balance

% Maximum efficiency % Simplify training
% More single weight solutions % Improve results

EXCLUSIVE STANDARD
HunterNet Touchscreen Interface
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% View balancer usage % Intuitive interface

% Track weight usage % Quickly train new technicians
Road Force Elite vision technology unlocks more
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vs.

Standard balancer Hunter Road Force Elite

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1:15-3:00 + Floor to floor 1:10 Floor to floor

-Plus- -Plus-
Wheel dimensions Wheel dimensions
MANUAL AUTOMATIC

Weight mode Weight mode

MANUAL AUTOMATIC

Spoke location Spoke location

AUTOMATIC

Rim profile Rim profile

AUTOMATIC

SmartWeight optimized SmartWeight optimized

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AUTOMATIC

Rim runout Rim runout

AUTOMATIC

Road force Road force

AUTOMATIC

Tire pull Tire pull

AUTOMATIC

Error-proof Error-proof
AUTOMATIC

Forcematch prediction Forcematch prediction

AUTOMATIC

Unguided balance Guided balance

benefits in less time!

Wheel dimensions Spoke location

AUTOMATIC AUTOMATIC
Automatically determines Automatically hides tape
weight plane locations weights behind spokes

Weight mode SmartWeight optimized

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AUTOMATIC AUTOMATIC
Selects clip or tape weight usage Allows more single weight solutions

Rim runout Rim profiled

AUTOMATIC AUTOMATIC
Calculates force-match solution Creates three-dimensional
model of the rim

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Reduce operator error
% Automatically measures wheel dimensions
% Automatically selects weight mode
% Automatically measures rim runout
 Road Force Elite performs up to 47% faster
®

than previous models

GSP9712 GSP9722 Road Force Touch Road Force Elite

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(Generations 1 and 2) (Generation 3) (Generation 4) (Generation 5)

Up to 18 years old Up to 10 years old Up to 4 years old Up to 1 year old
measure road force
Balance and

1:15 1:10

1:40 1:40
1:51
47%
improvement!
Balance and repair
road force

2:51
19%
improvement!

3:31 3:31
 NEW
Improving technician performance
Automatic CenteringCheck ®

reduces setup errors

Miscentering during wheel balancing procedures is the
number one cause of improper balancing and customer
comebacks. Automatic CenteringCheck always
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monitors wheel centering to reduce setup errors.

% Automatically onitors centering
% Notifies technician of setup errors
% Reduces customer comebacks

Balancer Report Card

optimizes weight placement
Balancer Report Card scans the wheel and determines
where the technician placed the wheel weights. The
balancer then scores the accuracy of placement.
% Illustrates placement errors to the technician
% Provides report to technician to enhance accuracy
% Improves balance results
A tale of two shops
QUALITY CONTROL DEPARTMENT

1:15-3:00 + 0:00 ADDITIONAL TIME

OTHER shops

Standard Balancer

Tire is balanced with standard non-diagnostic Since customers are performing quality control for
balancer or older generation Road Force with the shop, no additional time is required.
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the roller turned off.

QUALITY CONTROL DEPARTMENT

1:10 0:00 ADDITIONAL TIME

MAJORITY

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Road Force Elite shops

Up of fo
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4:00
FEW

Tire is balanced in less time with Hunter’s Road A few tires need to be repositioned on the rim to
Force Elite premium diagnostic balancer. guarantee a round assembly and a smooth ride. This
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only adds a few minutes when handled at installation.

 45:00 +

COMEBACK

NEVER
COMEBACK
RETURN

Majority of customers leave happy, but a small Customers that return unhappy will require over
portion leave unhappy. Some return unhappy, 45 minutes of additional work that technicians are
others never return. often unequipped to handle.

0
COMEBACKS LOST
0
CUSTOMERS

100%
SATISFACTION

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Because the technician tested every assembly, Superior service differentiates Road Force Elite shops
®

all customers leave happy. from all other shops.

Enhanced SmartWeight ®

Additional weight locations save time and money

Traditional areas of weight

placement
Expanded areas of weight
placement

Road Force Elite vision system increases balancer accuracy and single weight solutions.
®

4
Smartweight ®

Modern vehicles are 4x more

sensitive to static vibration forces Balancing Technology
than couple or dynamic forces.

66
Avoid an average of
66 comebacks per year
by using SmartWeight.

Watch your savings grow!

202.1
An average shop saves
202.1 kg per year with
SmartWeight. See weight and labor savings
based on your shop’s numbers
 PATENTED Vehicle just aligned
or...
StraightTrak corrects tire pull PERFORM
rotatedLATERAL
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Tires just
FORCE MEASUREMENTS
Car pulls left TIME PENALTY
WITHOUT
Tires just rotated? Unknown cause

Mysterious left pull

Customer
complains ? ?
about vehicle
pulling to
the left.

? ?
Vehicle just aligned Lateral Force Measurements
or... Shows source of pull
Tires just rotated

Car pulls left

Measure lateral force to identify pullcause
Unknown

Pull identified

Tire conicity 53 N
can ONLY ? ? 53
N
13
N

be measured
accurately
when the tire
is under load.
Vehicle just aligned ?
Lateral ?
Force Measurements Balancer9suggests35

?
N N

or... Shows source of pull optimal placement

Tires just rotated Eliminates pull

Car pulls left

StraightTrak delivers the ultimate in customer satisfaction
Unknown cause

Pull eliminated

? ? 53
N
13
N
13
N
9
N

? ? 9 35 53 35
Hunter suggests optimal wheel placement just like
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N N N N

Original Equipment Manufacturers.

EXCLUSIVE

Intuitive interface simplifies operation

Rim cutaway displays selected

weight mode
Balance operation

Switch text language with TruWeight provides live One touch to display rim
™

the push of a button navigation through selection and dimensions

placement of wheel weights
Road Force operation
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Simple graphics illustrate how

to optimize assembly

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116

N
P Limits

Road Force panel displays Live rim and tire conditions Color-coding allows operator to
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assembly value and limits shown on-screen visualize Road Force variations
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 EXCLUSIVE TO
ROAD FORCE ELITE
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% Balancing Push Reports

% Allows you to view
balancer usage online
% See trends like Road Force
values and wheel types
being serviced
% Track wheel weight usage
and savings

Additional features make balancing

faster and easier

EXCLUSIVE Bottom laser and wheel light

Most durable shaft in the industry

EXCLUSIVE FASTER
TranzSaver Integrated Inflation Station
™

Compares tire circumferences as specified by OEs

to prevent damage to AWD vehicles.
Popular equipment upgrades

Wheel lift SpeedClamp ®

% Safely service heavy, oversized wheels % Clamp wheels automatically

% Precisely center all wheels % Save time and effort
% Eliminate wingnut

Adjustable flange plate – 20-3698-1 QuickNut – 76-438-2

Optional flange plate kit provides quick setup for Optional wingnut allows fast clamping to
maximum coverage standard threaded 40mm shafts.

Hunter offers hundreds of

accessories to customize your
balancer to your service needs.
See form 3203-T for more
information.
 PATENTED
HammerHead top-dead-center laser
®

% Greater weight placement accuracy to avoid mistakes

% More single-spin balances improve productivity
% Overhead fluorescent light illuminates work area

Incorrect Correct

Printer kit with storage shelf

% Print Road Force Measurement ®

test results
% Win more approvals with clear and
informative printouts
Specifications Power requirements
196-253V, 10 amp, 50/60 Hz, 1 ph (Power
cable includes: NEMA 20 amp plug, L6-20P)
Air supply requirements 7-12 bar (100-175 psi)
Roller force Variable up to 567 kg (1250 lbs.)
Capacity
Rim width 38 – 521 mm (1.5 – 20.5 in.)
Rim diameter 254 – 762 mm (10 – 30 in.)
Maximum tire diameter 1016 mm (40 in.)
Maximum tire width 508 mm (20 in.)
Maximum tire weight 79 kg (175 lbs.)
Radial and lateral runout accuracy 0.051 mm (0.002 in.)
Displaced imbalance resolution ± 1.4 g (0.05 oz)
Placement accuracy 512 positions, ± 0.35°
RFE30E shown with
Balancing speed 300 rpm
optional TDC laser system,
inkjet printer and shelf storage Motor Programmable drive system and DC motor

Models *

RFE30E RFE20E RFE10E RFE00E

Wheel lift system % %
SpeedClamp system
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% %
Standard wingnut % %
Width (W) 1626 mm 1448 mm 1626 mm 1448 mm
64 in. 57 in. 64 in. 57 in.

Height (H) 1778 mm 1778 mm 1778 mm 1778 mm

70 in. 70 in. 70 in. 70 in.

Depth (D) 1600 mm 1600 mm 1600 mm 1600 mm

63 in. 63 in. 63 in. 63 in.

Weight 395 kg 335 kg 361 kg 336 kg

871 lbs. 739 lbs. 796 lbs. 741 lbs.

* Road Force Elite model numbers are

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trademarks of Hunter Engineering Company.

TDC Because of continuing technological

Ink Jet Laser
System advancements, specifications, models and
Printer options are subject to change without notice.
with
Storage
H

Wheel
Lift
System

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11250 Hunter Drive, Bridgeton, MO 63044, USA

Tel: 1-314-731-3020, Fax: 1-314-731-0132
Email: international@hunter.com
0821DHE
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