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Old Dec 4, 2014 | 12:50 PM
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Swapped my summer wheels and tires for all seasons.
Was cleaning my summer wheels and tires before putting them away and found it to be a pain to wrestle the wheels around while I cleaned them.

Came up this this tire roller. Took two boat trailer keel rollers and mounted them on some aluminum I had in my work shop.
Put the wheel on the rollers and you can rotate the wheel effortlessly as you clean them.
I mounted them on some aluminum, but you could easlily mount them to some 2x4s or a workbench.
Total length of the unit is 27"

Photo of finished unit and the rollers I used attached.
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Very ingenious!
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Neat!
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Yikes, $59 per roller (two required) on the Smith website.
Might be something available cheaper locally.

Great idea though.
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After spending two days polishing my CCW wheels I can appreciate what you have designed here. Great idea, I am going to follow your lead and make one.
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Originally Posted by gpotski
Yikes, $59 per roller (two required) on the Smith website.
Might be something available cheaper locally.

Great idea though.
Search the web, I purchased mine for $39 each with free shipping.

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Originally Posted by Black 03 Z06
After spending two days polishing my CCW wheels I can appreciate what you have designed here. Great idea, I am going to follow your lead and make one.
Makes the work much easier. I would set it on a low bench or a step stool, makes getting the wheel on the rollers much easier than the lift to a full height bench.
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