Useful mounting tire tool for 35 rims

[Don]

B40A6FF7-974E-44F1-9B18-191436C5B683.jpg worked about a hour trying to get rim back on the drum, pry bar ,laying on floor,just to heavy to lift and hit the lug studs which are recessed in rim,,
Welded a rod on a spare lug nut ,machined it to fit thru mounting hole on rim
screwed it on stud slid rim over rod and onto studs,easy breezy!! Two might even be better,,,keep in glove box

[Bored&Stroked]

Good idea! Gives you something to easily guide the rim onto the hub.

[Lawson Cox]

Originally Posted by Don

Attachment 493720 worked about a hour trying to get rim back on the drum, pry bar ,laying on floor,just to heavy to lift and hit the lug studs which are recessed in rim,,
Welded a rod on a spare lug nut ,machined it to fit thru mounting hole on rim
screwed it on stud slid rim over rod and onto studs,easy breezy!! Two might even be better,,,keep in glove box

I don't follow you. Sorry. You are talking about mounting the wheel onto the studs on the drum: right?

From what little I understand, or can envision, you welded a long rod onto a nut and then screwed that nut onto the stud, then mounted the wheel on the long stud. How does that help? same size rod, same size hole and still can't see what you are doing.?????????????

[Don]

Look at picture!the rod is just a guide for sliding the wheel onto the drum studs,instead of trying to lift wheel to align the wheel to the studs ,just put wheel onto rod ,after screwing the rod onto a stud,,and push the wheel using rod as a guide to line up holes with studs!

[RKS.PA]

Necessity is the mother of invention!!! Great work and great thinking, Don!!

[JM 35 Sedan]

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Don, the most difficulty I've had with mounting wheels with tires on my '35's has been with the 7.50-16's mounted on '35 wires that I sometimes run on rear (big/little combination).
I'll have to make one of your suggested guides and see how this works.

[Don]

I made another with just a 1/2 hole in rod ( no threads) think it would just as well ,two would be better,,,

[JM 35 Sedan]

Originally Posted by Don

I made another with just a 1/2 hole in rod ( no threads) think it would just as well ,two would be better,,,

That would be a lot easier to make.

[Fortunateson]

That’s why I like my Fargo pu...Chrysler had the decency to have a locating tit on the drums which makes mounting wheels easy peasy.

[GB SISSON]

Originally Posted by JM 35 Sedan

That would be a lot easier to make.

Sounds like a piece of pipe to me! Worst car to mount a tire onto was an old VW bug. Lug bolts, not studs. Your idea would have worked well on them, but a bolt. Also, Mart had a post last month about using a shovel to lift the tire/wheel and pivot it right onto the studs. Between your's and Mart's I hope to never have to lift another 7.50 x 17 ten ply on a multi-piece onto the front studs. Rears are easy with the full floating rear axle. Thanks for the tip!