Stock tires on my new Rebel are bigger/heavier than anything else I've dealt with before. Needed something to help my aging back deal with them. Browsed the interweb and put a tire lift idea together using scrap metal, plus a couple rollers off Amazon, with an older HF floor jack. Parts: a 1.5" punched square tube, U channel scrap, 4 end plates for the rollers, 2 rollers, an "L" bracket that is bolted to the jack saddle using the saddle bolt plus 2 supporting bolts, and floor jack. The assembly can be removed and the saddle plate/pad replaced to resume being a floor jack. Total cost: $25 for the rollers.
Below is a mockup of the design. The square tube is welded to floor jack "L" bracket. The two U channel arms are welded to the tube at a 45deg angle to support the rollers. The inside (closest to jack) roller plate is welded, the outside plate is bolted on so the rollers can be removed/replaced if necessary.
Below is finished assembly and first use. The arms/roller spacing is such that the tire can be lowered to the ground, freeing up the floor jack/tire lift. The rollers allow the wheel to be easily rotated to line up the wheel studs with lug nut openings.
Below is a mockup of the design. The square tube is welded to floor jack "L" bracket. The two U channel arms are welded to the tube at a 45deg angle to support the rollers. The inside (closest to jack) roller plate is welded, the outside plate is bolted on so the rollers can be removed/replaced if necessary.
Below is finished assembly and first use. The arms/roller spacing is such that the tire can be lowered to the ground, freeing up the floor jack/tire lift. The rollers allow the wheel to be easily rotated to line up the wheel studs with lug nut openings.
