The world's fastest diagnostic wheel balancer solves vibration problems and brings back the "new car ride" using the diagnostic load roller
Road Force® WalkAway™
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Road Force® WalkAway™ at-a-glance
Save up to 15 minutes on a tyre changeover with WalkAway™ inflation
Perform a Road Force® test and balance faster than any traditional balancer
Solve vibration problems and provide the "new car ride" using the diagnostic load roller
Automatically measure wheel dimensions with the patented vision system
Ensure proper centering with patented automatic CenteringCheck®
Weight locations identified anywhere along the wheel
Maximize efficiency using SmartWeight® technology
TPMSpecs®on-board vehicle database
True self-calibration with patented eCal auto-calibration
HunterNet® 2 online portal tracks revenue, results, ROI and more
Replace tyres faster with WalkAway™ inflation
Up to 44% Time Savings!
Air chuck automatically releases from the valve stem when inflation is complete allowing techs to complete, other work during this time.
Autonomous activity from Revolution™ and Road Force® WalkAway™ can save 15 minutes.
Save ~10 minutes (29%) of "door-to-door" time with autonomous activity and WalkAway™ inflation when using a standard tyre changer.
Learn about WALKAWAY™ inflation
WalkAway™ inflation system
Chuck releases automatically after inflation
Inflates and measures unbalance without technician present
Eliminates wasted time
Four tyre changeover
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Step 1
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Step 2
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Step 3
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Step 4
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Step 5
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Steps 6-10
Pull into garage and lift on the rack
Traditional tyre changer and balancer
Pull vehicle in on lift rack, remove wheels.
Revolution™ plus Road Force® WalkAway™
Pull vehicle in on lift rack, remove assemblies 1 and 2
Standard: Demount and Mount Assembly 1 Vs. Autonomous: Mount Tyre 1
Traditional tyre changer and balancer
Manually demount and mount assembly 1
Revolution™ plus Road Force® WalkAway™
Demount and mount assembly 1
Autonomous machine activity
Auto demount assembly 2
Inflate and measure imbalance assembly 1
Get assemblies 3 and 4 from vehicles
Standard: Demount and Mount Assembly 2 Vs. Autonomous: Mount Tyre 2
Traditional tyre changer and balancer
Standard: Demount and mount assembly 2 vs. Autonomous: mount tyre 2
Revolution™ plus Road Force® WalkAway™
Mount tyre 2 and install weights on assembly 1
Autonomous machine activity
Auto demount assembly 1
Inflate and measure imbalance assembly 2
Standard: Demount and Mount Assembly 3 Vs. Autonomous: Mount/Inflate assembly 3 & 4
Traditional tyre changer and balancer
Demount and mount assembly 3
Revolution™ plus Road Force® WalkAway™
Mount tyre 3 and install weights on assembly 2
Autonomous machine activity
Auto demount assembly 4
Inflate and measure imbalance assembly 3
Standard: Demount and Mount Assembly 4 Vs. Autonomous: Mount/Install weights assembly 3 & 4
Traditional tyre changer and balancer
Demount and Mount Assembly 4
Revolution™ plus Road Force® WalkAway™
Mount tyre 4 and install weights on assembly 3
Autonomous machine activity
Inflate assembly 4
Install weights assembly 4
Torque wheels, lower car on alignment rack, drive out
Standard: Complete the inflation and installation process Vs. Autonomous: ...Done
Traditional tyre changer and balancer
Demount and mount assembly 4, put the wheels on, torque wheels,pull out
Revolution™ plus Road Force® WalkAway™
Able to move on to other tasks
Hunter’s Road Force® WalkAway™ wheel balancer slashes changeover time
Hunter’s standard-setting Road Force® Elite wheel balancer now features the autonomous WalkAway™ inflation system, designed to save up to 15 minutes on a typical door-to-door four-tire changeover.
Road Force® WalkAway™ Wheel Balancer: Standard Operations
Hunter’s standard-setting Road Force® Elite wheel balancer now features the autonomous WalkAway™ inflation system, designed to save up to 15 minutes on a typical door-to-door four-tire changeover.
Road Force® WalkAway™ Four-Tire Changeover Time Comparison
Hunter’s standard-setting Road Force® Elite wheel balancer now features the autonomous WalkAway™ inflation system, designed to save dramatic amounts of time on a typical door-to-door four-tire changeover.
Hunter's Road Force® Elite performs a traditional balance and Road Force Measurement® in less time than a conventional balance.
Understanding SmartWeight®
The proliferation of much larger, wider tape-weight only style wheels poses problems for traditional dynamic balancing.
Why Do We Balance Wheels?
We balance wheels to cancel out the uncomfortable vibration that can be felt when an unbalanced wheel is traveling at speed.
Force matching with the Road Force® Elite
See some of the advanced features of the Road Force® Elite, designed to identify the best method of rotating the tire on the rim to lower the road force value.
Basic balancing with the Road Force® Elite
Watch a brief walk-through of how easily the tire and wheel assembly can be mounted, balanced and demounted.
Calculate your payoff and profits
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Patented vision technology measures and generates an exact wheel model
FASTER BALANCING
Eliminates manual dimension entry and runout measurement to save time
HIGHER-QUALITY BALANCE
Patented algorithms enhance precision and provide better appearance by hiding wheel weights
Reduce Operator Error
Automatically measures wheel dimensions, selects weight mode and measures rim runout
Wheel Dimensions
Automatically determine weight plane locations
Weight Mode
Selects clip or tape weight usage
Rim Runout
Calculates ForceMatch® solution
Rim Profiled
Creates a three-dimensional model of the rim
SmartWeight® Optimized
Allows more single-weight solutions
Spoke Location
Prioritizes hiding tape weights behind spokes
SmartWeight® optimizes the balancing process
SmartWeight® balancing technology:
Provides the smoothest ride through the best balance
Saves time with more single-weight balances
Reduces weight usage by up to 35%
See the benefits
Save time & effort
Save labor by finding single-weight solutions as much as 60% of the time versus traditional two-weight solutions
Stop chasing weights
Superior balance results from a single quick spin
Track labor & weight savings
Labor savings shown in minutes and hours, as well as dollars, with every spin
Reduce weight usage
Use 30% less weight, saving money on every balance. An average shop saves 202 kg of weight per year with SmartWeight® technology.
Improve appearance
Use smaller, less visible weights placed on the inside of wheel when possible
Accommodate many wheel types
Flanged or flangeless
Plastic clad
Colored rims
Wider widths
Run flats
New WalkAway™ Timer
The new WalkAway™ timer notifies the technician when the balancer will finish inflating the tyre and measuring unbalance.
Non-Stop Research and Development
For over 25 years, Hunter has been the industry standard for diagnostic wheel balancing with the Road Force / GSP series of balancers. Continuous innovation means you always have the best balance.
SEE THE HISTORY
BALANCER FASTER THAN PREVIOUS MODELS
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See live balance results from 3D graphics with advanced features and controls available at your fingertips.
See all features
Automatic CenteringCheck®
Miscentering during wheel balancing procedures is the number one cause of improper balancing and customer comebacks. Automatic CenteringCheck® always monitors wheel centering to reduce setup errors.
Road Force® Measurement
Road Force® panel displays assembly value and limits, live rim and tire conditions shown on-screen and color-coding allows operator to visualize Road Force® variations
ForceMatch® Prediction
Simple graphics illustrate how to optimize the assembly. Live rim and tire conditions with color-coding allow the operator to visualize Road Force® variations.
StraightTrak® Pull Prediction
Easy-to-understand graphics of suggested wheel placement help the technician correct tire pull conditions.
Tire Inflation
Easily view and set tire inflation pressure.
On-Board Videos
View operations videos to help train technicians.
TruWeight™
TruWeight™ provides live navigation through selection and placement of wheel weights.
Rim Dimensions
One-touch button shows all rim dimensions.
Rim Cutaway Weight Mode
Rim cutaway graphics shows the weight mode.
Controls
Easy-to-access navigation to other functions and screens.
Language
Switch language on the fly.
Road Force®
Road Force® panel displays assembly value and limits.
SmartWeight®
SmartWeight® panel provides clear indication of wheel balance conditions.
Savings
See your Road Force® and SmartWeight® savings add up.
Weight Value
Touching weight value servos wheel to weight location.
Fix vibration issues in one visit
Unprecedented quality control
Identify and reposition tricky tyres at installation before customer complaints
Improve customer retention
Technicians can quickly check every assembly for vibration and pull issues ensuring a smooth ride
Differentiate your shop
Solve persistent ride quality problems other shops can't fix
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Balance method
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Quality control
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Satisfaction
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After the balance
OTHER SHOPS
Standard balance
Tyre is balanced with standard non-diagnostic balancer or older generation Road Force® with the roller turned off.
ROAD FORCE® WALKAWAY™ SHOPS
Diagnostic balance
Tyre is balanced and a diagnostic test is performed in less time with Hunter's Road Force® WalkAway™ premium balancer.
OTHER SHOPS
Customer performs quality check
Customers perform the quality check on their own vehicle leaving the chance for imbalance.
ROAD FORCE® WALKAWAY™ SHOPS
Match-mounting
A few tyres need repositioning on the rim to guarantee a round assembly adding only a few minutes at installation.
OTHER SHOPS
Dissatisfaction
When tyres are not correctly balanced, customers either return unhappy or never return.
ROAD FORCE® WALKAWAY™ SHOPS
Satisfaction
Because the technician tested every assembly, all customers leave happy.
OTHER SHOPS
Additional work
An unhappy customer returning will add over 45 minutes of work that technicians are often unequipped to handle.
ROAD FORCE® WALKAWAY™ SHOPS
Peace-of-mind
Superior service differentiates Road Force® WalkAway™ shops from all other shops.
Approved & recommended by multiple OEM partners
24 OEMs have welcomed the Road Force® WalkAway™ into their equipment programs.
Many OEMs require it to be used in their facilities.
Ease-of-use & quality control make the Road Force® WalkAway™ the most widely recommended balancer.
Get the most out of your entire wheel service experience
Make life easier
Maverick® Pro - Saves up to 12 minutes
Combining the Road Force® WalkAway™ with the Maverick® Pro will end up with you having a technician-focused wheel serviced station.
Full autonomous wheel service
Revolution™ - Saves up to 15 minutes
Combine the Road Force® and the Revolution™ to have a fully autonomous tyre service station. While you set the wheels up on the stations, you are free to continue working on other services that require your attention.
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Set goals and see how your business performs day-to-day.
Recall Balance Results
Every balance result with weughts needed is logged.
Receive Daily Reports
Setup to receive daily Push Reports to keep your goals and performance in check.
Track Revenue
Track your profits and potential amount if all needed services were sold.
Specifications
The Road Force® Elite Wheel Balancer is a Class 2 laser product. The HammerHead® TDC is a Class 1 laser product.
LASER RADIATION - DO NOT STARE INTO THE BEAM OR VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS. Viewing the laser output with magnifiers or related optical instruments within a distance of 100 mm from the laser aperture may pose an eye hazard.
Gallery
Because of continuing technological advances, features and configurations shown in customer photos may vary.
FAQ
What makes Road Force® Walkaway different from a traditional wheel balancer?
Road Force® WalkAway™ uses a diagnostic load roller to simulate road conditions, identifying vibration issues that standard balancers can’t detect. It also performs balances up to two minutes faster than conventional machines.
How long does a typical Road Force® balance take?
The full diagnostic process takes approximately 70 seconds floor-to-floor, making it one of the fastest in the industry.
What types of issues can Road Force® WalkAway™ detect?
It identifies non-balance related problems, such as:
Tyre uniformity issues (Road Force)
Rim runout (bent rims)
Improper bead seating (tyre mounting issues)
Tyre Pull Issues
Does Road Force® WalkAway™ support SmartWeight® technology?
Yes. It uses SmartWeight® to provide the best possible balance, while reducing the amount of weight(s) needed.
Is training available to operate Road Force® WalkAway™?
Hunter provides FREE installation and training support for every balancer sold. Hunter University training
Is Road Force® WalkAway™ approved by OEMs?
Yes. Over 24 OEMs approve or require Road Force® WalkAway™ in their facilities, underscoring its reliability and industry acceptance.
How does Road Force® WalkAway™ save time?
Road Force® Walkaway™ has an inflation system that automatically releases after inflation is complete. This allows inflation to happen autonomously while on the balancer.
How much time does Road Force® Walkaway™ save?
When paired with the Revolution Tyre Changer, the Road Force® WalkAway™ can save 15 minutes when changing 4 tires.
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