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Old 02-11-2023, 06:17 AM   #1
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Wheel Jack

I am having a slight issue with my right shoulder and don’t want to risk lifting a wheel to mount my winter set up so I have been looking for a product where I can put the wheel on a Jack and then have the Jack lift it and I can slide it on to mount it.

I have never used a wheel Jack but if you have do you think this is a good unit ….

https://www.harborfreight.com/1300-l...iABEgIaV_D_BwE
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Old 02-11-2023, 11:44 AM   #2
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Those are more for moving the car around. i don’t know that it will get it high enough to do much for you.
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Old 02-11-2023, 12:04 PM   #3
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Those are more for moving the car around. i don’t know that it will get it high enough to do much for you.
Agreed. I think your best bet would be to modify a small motorcycle lift like this one.
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Old 02-11-2023, 01:55 PM   #4
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Those are more for moving the car around. i don’t know that it will get it high enough to do much for you.
I was thinking that also until I read the comments that someone was using it to mount his keep wheels. It says it goes 8” in height but I was not sure if that was a measurement of the unit itself or the guest it raises.

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Agreed. I think your best bet would be to modify a small motorcycle lift like this one.
I like this idea, I would have to google it being that link is a foreign website.
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I like this idea, I would have to google it being that link is a foreign website.
I only did a 10 second search for images and picked something like what I had in mind. I'm sure there are many similar options available. One would need to modify it to hold a tire safely, otherwise you are back at square one.
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Semi-"jacking" this jack thread.. I'm interested in getting a low rolling stool to help me with the 3 swaps coming my way in March. Had some cartilage repair done on my knee, so I'd like to minimize stress on it. Anyone has a favorite one?
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Old 02-12-2023, 09:14 AM   #7
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I placed the order for the harbor freight one in my original post and see if it does the job … I agree with FC the motorcycle one would need a bit of customizing to get it to do the job so I figured let me try the other one first.
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Semi-"jacking" this jack thread.. I'm interested in getting a low rolling stool to help me with the 3 swaps coming my way in March. Had some cartilage repair done on my knee, so I'd like to minimize stress on it. Anyone has a favorite one?
Everyone says the Vypers are the best. I haven’t been able to stomach the price though.
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Old 02-12-2023, 05:54 PM   #9
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Semi-"jacking" this jack thread.. I'm interested in getting a low rolling stool to help me with the 3 swaps coming my way in March. Had some cartilage repair done on my knee, so I'd like to minimize stress on it. Anyone has a favorite one?
I'm real happy with this But I bought it because had read such bad reviews on so many of these types of rolling chairs, and these guys have a large distributing plant less than 25 miles away from me. (they sell a lot to the BMW plant)
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Semi-"jacking" this jack thread.. I'm interested in getting a low rolling stool to help me with the 3 swaps coming my way in March. Had some cartilage repair done on my knee, so I'd like to minimize stress on it. Anyone has a favorite one?
I have a Kreepstool to go with my Kreepster, although mine looks a bit different as the design has changed a bit over 20+ years.
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