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Maybe I'm not supposed to handle tire and wheel combinations, but am too stupid to know it?
With arthritis in my knees since two years old, a bad back since 18, and a hernia from some 15 years ago, I technically shouldn't lift more than a tire iron if the doctors had their way.
But I generally do what I gotta do, so when putting 80-100 lb. tire and wheel assemblies on the tire machine or in a pickup bed, I use my leg to lift them. Same with putting them on the balancer.
But I do often cheat when putting even small assemblies, such as on a Challenger, back on the hubs. By using a simple lever (normally a small breaker bar), I can lift it with one hand and guide the wheel over the studs with the other. Simple and effective.
Then it's just a matter of convincing my knees, and then my back, that I need to stand up again.
With arthritis in my knees since two years old, a bad back since 18, and a hernia from some 15 years ago, I technically shouldn't lift more than a tire iron if the doctors had their way.
But I generally do what I gotta do, so when putting 80-100 lb. tire and wheel assemblies on the tire machine or in a pickup bed, I use my leg to lift them. Same with putting them on the balancer.
But I do often cheat when putting even small assemblies, such as on a Challenger, back on the hubs. By using a simple lever (normally a small breaker bar), I can lift it with one hand and guide the wheel over the studs with the other. Simple and effective.
Then it's just a matter of convincing my knees, and then my back, that I need to stand up again.
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