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Redneck tire handler

I finally decided to remove the wheels and add the disc brake helper springs. This was really a simple task even for a lightweight like me. Remove the lug nuts with X-12 wrench, very easy. Knowing the tire and wheel assembly weighs in the vicinity of 200 lbs and seeing the tire shop guys wrestle the wheels on/off with a pinch bar, I knew there must be something laying around here that would work better. After my lawnmower threw a rod, I stripped it down to see what caused it. It looks like one of the rod bolts came off and the rest is history. I heard it coming with a progressively louder rap but it was kind of fun to blow it up. I needed a new one anyway but I digress. Well, I had taken the handle off of the lawnmower and had it leaning against a cabinet in the garage. As I was fumbling around trying to cobble up some contraption to lift the tires I bumped into the cabinet and the lawnmower handle slid down the floor and landed in front of me. Then the light went on, this is perfect, it even folds so that I can take it with me on the road and it is light weight. It works great and requires absolutely minimal effort to put the wheels on. Hope this helps.
Rick
Rick

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Reply #1 –
That is brilliant!!! Great idea!

Craig
1993 U225 36' Unihome GV with PACBRAKE exhaust retarder, Banks Stinger and Solar Panels.
Toad: 1999 Jeep Wrangler 2-door soft-top.

"No one has ever had to evacuate a city because the solar panels broke."

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                                   Oh man, now there will be an epidemic of handleless lawn mowers. :))    That is ingenuity at it's best.
Dean & Deirdre

2012 Arctic Fox 22GQ
Was 2003 U270

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Reply #3 –
Pretty darn clever, Thanks
Mitch Sayer
1990 GV 36'

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Reply #4 –
Mitch, are you Canadian too?? You had better patent that quick and sell them to tire shops.
John
Coachless, now use aircraft. 2003 Ford Travelair TC280 class C. Super shape. Just for 1 yr .
1994 Ford E350 ClassC,total renovation inside and out. Now sold.
2000 U295  36' Cummins 350 c/w Banks Stinger, Resonator upgrade,Solar, LED lites.Residential fridge with slide out pantry. Build 5674. Sold
ex 92 GV 022C ored Cummins. Sold
ex 95 GV240 cat 3116. Sold
2017 Mini cooper s & 2016 land Rover LR2 HSE  LUX.
jhaygarth@aol.com    SKP #130098
treat everyone as you would like to be.

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Reply #5 –
       Neat--Slick --smart --etc . I crossed that bridge awhile back . What did i do ? Jumped in my red truck and went to Harbor Freight , bought the long handled pro tools that i saw a tire shop use , and for the grand total of $6.00 , and didn't have to worry about going to jail for steeling my neighbors lawn mower handles . ;D ;D ;D  Brad Metzger
Brad Metzger
2010 Phenix 45'

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Reply #7 –
If you want something quick & cheap & easy, look at this idea that is as old as most of us.
I do not have one, I use a bar to scoot the wheel to where I want it, that is also very quick and easy and for sure cheap.  :o ;D
Dave M
 

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Reply #8 –
I like both versions. Getting the tire off is the easy part. You can roll the tire back to the rig but lifting it exactly the right distance so the studs align with the holes can be back breaking. Straddling the tire while sitting and lifting with my legs has lost it's appeal.

Where did I put that old lawn mower?

Pierce
Pierce and Gaylie Stewart
'93 U300/36 WTBI
Detroit 6V-92TA Jake
1140 watts on the roof
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