How to Lift Heavy Tires

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4 жыл бұрын

Nena Barlow demonstrates a few techniques to lift heavy tires onto your Jeep. Part one shows lifting a tire onto the rear spare tire mount, and part two shows how to lift them onto the wheel.

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@veryconfusing Жыл бұрын

I have been playing with big tires for years and have NEVER seen anyone do the flip onto the knees move - That solves the "I can lift it but can't get the mass close enough to my body / may destroy lower back" problem instantly. . it's a little awkward right at the start - bend knees a LOT ! . . I just tried it with a 38" / 110LB combo . . . . IT WORKS ! . . . Awesome ! . . . New trick learned - THANKS ! ! !

@Runescape. 10 ай бұрын

It puts ton of stress on the arms

@Pje3ski Жыл бұрын

Excellent informative video, I have been using a shovel to lift my tires when I rotate my tires to save my back.

@jeepschool Жыл бұрын

That's a great option! Anything that can give you some leverage.

@Grunttamer 6 ай бұрын

I had my first flat on the trail with my Sasquatch bronco and struggled to get the spare on. I don’t know why I didn’t think of using my shovel to lever the wheel up! Thanks for this

@rms--ryder71 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Very informative. As an old guy I appreciate techniques that utilize leverage advantages as opposed to brute strength.

@billredding2000 10 ай бұрын

As we get older, we SHOULD be working smarter vs. harder. I know I (at 74) try to, meaning I try to use the Laws of Physics in practical application (vs. reading about them in a school textbook)! ;-) And of course, that applies to my Jeep when rotating its factory/OEM 33" Falken Wildpeak AT3W tires. I don't rotate the spare though (it's underneath the bed on my Gladiator JT, unlike a Wrangler's located on the door), just the 4 road tires. And I take it slow and careful: Safety first, no need to be in a hurry. -- BR

@TheSaxophonecat 2 жыл бұрын

Been lifting tires out in the dirt at my Country Home for years. I have used all the tricks except for tire iron and handle off of the Jack. I have to say when you’re alone and changing a tire, redundancy with safety measures is never wrong. Several jackstands and a good lift Jack are always welcome. I don’t trust the scissors jacks with my trucks they have twisted and fallen too many times.Thanks for the thoughtful video

@MatthewHarrington72 Жыл бұрын

I’m a pretty solid 300 pounds, these tricks and tips are great!!! No need to wreck ya back changing a tire!!!

@alanross3435 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your easy to understand instructions, I’m 76 and going to do my front tire ( F350 ) This morning!👍🏻☮✌🏻

@RareAries323 2 жыл бұрын

Love that sound of brand new tire sticking to the garage floor!

@annikachilders347 3 жыл бұрын

I've worked at a well known tire place for around 18 months and this is super helpful! I will absolutely be using some of these techniques. I've had managers and coworkers alike try to show me similar methods but I could never quite get it right. Thank you!

@jeepschool Жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you for the feedback and good luck with the career!

@n7276 Жыл бұрын

Congrats! Not only on your accomplishments with moving tires, but you didn't get one thumbs down. Been a KZfaqr since it began, and I believe it's unheard of :) Have to move winter tires by myself and feel much better after watching this. Thanks!

@SeriousSchitt Жыл бұрын

It's my understanding that KZfaq (in this New Age 'Sickciety' in which we have evolved into) has stopped you and I from seeing 'thumbs down' now, otherwise it gives us ideas, for when we see a thumbs down we follow suit and give a thumbs down also, and that's supposed to crush the soul of the person who made the video, and makes them feel bad and we can't have a world full of 'heart broken' people! Not that this particular video is worthy of a thumbs down, in fact it's worthy of a thumbs up in my opinion. If, as a viewer, you go to watch a video that has 2 likes and over 100 thumbs down, then that can be a sure sign that the video's not worth watching... that (like so many other good things we once had) is now taken away from us!

@mikevincent4667 2 жыл бұрын

Mahalo for a great video. Learned so much. As we are getting older, this really helps make things simpler.

@nativeboy36 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips. I’m not a very big guy so this helps. It seems like every time I get a flat tire the weather is very bad. One time it was -29 2am in the morning coming back from the hospital and I got a flat. I went go remove the tire from the jeep and I cut my finger right open on the steel wire in side the tire. It was so cold out that I never even felt it until I got inside the jeep to warm up. Talk about blood running down my hand though while changing the tire lol.

@michaelmarziotto8105 Жыл бұрын

The lever idea.. that's outstanding!

@jeepschool Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It takes a little practice but works so easily once you've wiggled your lever around into the right position.

@reelreeler8778 3 жыл бұрын

Good grief do I feel dumb...why didn't I ever think about using a lever to lift a tire into place? (As you demonstrated, I also don't jack the car any higher than is needed to get the tire on and off.) Thank You so much!

@thecoach1683 8 ай бұрын

Great tips for our aging backs! Kudos

@L2SFBC 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, never seen anyone demonstrate that before! Very useful techniques for anyone who struggles to lift any tyre, which is quite a lot of people. One extra thing I do in sand if needed is dig under where the new tyre will go, that allows you to precisely level the wheel with the studs, and saves jacking the car up further which can destabilise it. Really liked the advice to chock all 3 wheels, some cars unlock centre couplings at rest so will actually roll away if not all wheels are chocked.

@tclay2663 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video! Super helpful. Got a nice new spare with matching wheel and couldn’t lift it on the rack without your tips.

@billr4283 7 ай бұрын

I am recovering from major back surgery and need to work on my truck brakes this weekend. The only part I was concerned about was putting the tire back on while seated on the floor. I thought about using one of my pry bars. Your video was perfect and will save me. Thank you!!!

@jeepschool 6 ай бұрын

So glad it helped!

@TRAILPOWER 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, Nena. Great techniques. -Scott & Krista

@elli003 2 жыл бұрын

This is why we have KZfaq .... for smart tips like this ! Good One !

@xtbro78 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, you've given me some ideas. My Jeep tires are 33's, and I totally agree with one of the other commenters that unless larger tires are REALLY needed for some reason, don't. I'm not as big (or strong) as you, but you've given me ideas on using the "leg lift" on my 33's to get them up on the rear rack. Fortunately I've only lifted my Jeep 2", so it's not sky-high. Thank you for taking your time to make this!

@julieheyer9240 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Great suggestions! Hadn’t really thought about it. 👍🏼

@JLUOffRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Very impressive, thank you for making this video.

@jonathanhanson2146 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely done Nena! Passing on this link.

@thatradkid 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the practical tips! I ran into those exact problems when trying to lift my 35 spare out of my truck. I don't have a rear bumper yet, and its even higher! I will have to try the leg lift technique the next time I load the 35 and see if really is easier . and I like your lever lifting technique to seat the tire. I really don't like my body under the truck when working on it.

@vlsgmc 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, good skills that I need and haven't been practicing. My hardest lift is a heavy tire and wheel onto the carrier on a lifted jeep. Nice pants and boots! I was wearing the same color 5.11s and Columbia boots this morning.

@andrewan8855 Ай бұрын

Great video. Lie down on my back from lifting heavy 4×4 wheel tyres. God, I wish i find your video earlier before i change my tyres. it nearly killed my back.😢

@rogercyr1551 8 ай бұрын

Great video! Today I applied your ideas for removing my summer tires and installing my winter tires on my GMC 2500HD on a gravel driveway. I used a hydraulic bottle jack to raise/lower the truck as needed per corner, to get the studs to a level where each wheel fit easily, no lifting at all!

@firstchoicelastchoice28 3 жыл бұрын

Great instructions. Thanks.

@audreybossman8369 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I have super bad power back pain but I need to change the brakes on my truck. I've been wracking my brain on how to do it without pulling a muscle. I feel like a dummy lol. Mechanical advantage ftw!

@marcbryson540 4 жыл бұрын

Nena is always a good watch!!!

@bhduong2008 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Thank you for the helpful tips.

@galihpa 3 жыл бұрын

I always exhausted myself trying to change my flat tire before I saw this video, thank you for the tutorial on how to do this the easy way

@chondricbrown9179 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!!

@tobytollefsen8802 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you.

@ramchillarege1658 8 ай бұрын

Excellent ideas. Thank you.

@garykolbo7228 Жыл бұрын

Great Video, boy you made me look like a wimp, I struggled a few times in the past with my bad back. Thank you. I will use this method in the future.

@MartinDorphins 5 ай бұрын

Awesome tutorials thanks 😊

@salvadorfigueroa8967 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the lesson!

@keithdarwin5786 16 күн бұрын

This is simply outstanding!!! Subscribing.

@arefeshghi 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting and useful!

@vh448 2 жыл бұрын

great tips, very clever!!

@bladder1010 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. My back thanks you!

@fariteymourtash7101 Жыл бұрын

Excellent tips…… very smart 👍. Thanks 🙏

@timcramer6614 8 ай бұрын

Just put my 35s on the jeep. Struggle with the first one, watched the video and popped the other three on. Thanks

@mikechiodetti4482 Жыл бұрын

I've used similar ways. At home I have "sit down" creeper that I use. Like you say, about one or two inches clearance between the tire bottom and floor. With my lower arms on my legs and my hands holding the rim spokes, I raise the back of my feet up which puts the tire in position to go on the lugs. Thank you for this video.

@serendipityguy 5 ай бұрын

What a back saver + Thanks!!

@jeremypilchman295 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Subscribed!

@slowcountryboy476 5 ай бұрын

The only ideas I would add is to jack it up ONLY enough that the tire barely touches the ground to make removal less heavy on the human body (muscles, back, etc.). Another trick is to spin the tire prior to removal so one lug bolt is exactly straight up center. With your eye-chrometer you can see an imaginary line from the top lug bolt to the axle center. This makes finding/aligning the lug holes on the rim with the lug bolts on the axle much easier. The spare tire will likely be taller because it is fully inflated so you will need raise the vehicle a bit more. In fact, with a screw jack/bottle jack you can lift the vehicle to line up with the rim so you do not even have to lift the wheel. If you use a tire iron to lift the tire it should be lined up with the top centered lug bolt and center of the axle (straight up/down line). Like three dots all lined up. This is a good video for big city folks who do not know how to change a tire. I'm grateful I'm a country boy, we gitter done...

@rayoh2011 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Lady, beautiful job! Thanks~

@overlandready 2 жыл бұрын

I normally squat in front of the tyre, put fingers through the rim or on outside of tyre, forarms on knees and lift with feet and rock the arms to get the tyre where it needs to be. As you say, lining up is crucial.

@drobs7279 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video!

@GoldenK9Campers Ай бұрын

Gonna give this a shot.. Thank you !!

@kitjeep 3 жыл бұрын

Wow nice job !!!

@billluster7687 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent, thanks.

@MilkMan608 9 ай бұрын

You're a rock star!❤

@takingu2skoo462 Жыл бұрын

Good job

@rickeydobbin6875 3 жыл бұрын

I swapped 2 snow wheels, 225/75R 16, for summer wheels on my 1998 E250 van recently. At 67, I see the need to lose weight and stretch everything like I used to. I loaded boxcars with 140 lb bags of flour by catching them on my shoulder and walking with it to one side of the boxcar, 1000 bags a day, when I was young. I also took 4 years of Judo, so I was pretty strong, and still am.

@davidwayne9982 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT JOB-- using basic physics... THANK YOU...

@cardo1111 Жыл бұрын

Good real-world tips 👍🏽

@vicpetrishak1077 2 жыл бұрын

What a Sweetheart . Knowledgeable and not afraid to work .

@stevepotts6113 11 ай бұрын

Nena - You are absolutely Fabulous!!!

@rokcrlr 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Nena, which wheels are those on the new tires?

@keithkimbrell8616 Жыл бұрын

I was talking to a friend today about changing heavy tires and he told me about his two lever method. It seems to be the most efficient because if the holes on the wheels aren’t aligned with the studs you can work the levers to move the wheel forward or backwards. I need to get him to post a video to You tube.

@AnthonyLovato 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome advice and techniques. I however, will never user the scissor jack of death. I don't trust them, especially after I had one fail on me. Thanks again for all the great videos.

@Jay_Dahl 3 жыл бұрын

You're quite a tough woman, I'm very impressed. Thumbs up to you! All of the women that have ever worked in our shop purposely avoid working with tires, because they are just too dang heavy. I would be curious to know where you got the 85 lb measurement from. Are you including both the rim and the tire? It seems to me that many of those big Jeep tires with the custom steel rims are considerably heavier.

@metalmoto Жыл бұрын

Thank You very much. I'm only 135 lb man, and it's a struggle for me, with only 30 inch tires on my Jeep.

@andy29847 8 ай бұрын

You are amazing!

@lambrechta Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@jcmo69 11 ай бұрын

Thank you

@tylerturner3145 3 жыл бұрын

I recently started working at a discount tire and they jack the trucks so high off the ground so I lift these gargantuan wheels much higher off the ground, sometimes 1ft

@nothingtoseehere5760 Жыл бұрын

Ok but how do you get it onto the roof?

@stevensoutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that. As I'm getting to be sixty years old, I'm not as strong as I used to be. I was starting to think I was going to have to engineer and build some funky custom tool.

@hawaii5084 3 жыл бұрын

You're pretty strong I'm impressed

@theecube1 2 жыл бұрын

You can also use your foot! If you have boots on (or even just shoes, imo) you can put your foot in line with the hub, then roll the tire on top of your boot to get a little extra height. Then, just like lifting w/ your feet, you can use your foot to maneuver the tire where you need it. Also works with one of them flat rocks if you don't want to use your foot, if you can find one the right height

@princeekeson12 3 жыл бұрын

You...are...a...BEAST. 🤜💥🤛

@acsticks1 3 ай бұрын

NICE! I just got a TJ with 35's!

@alexanderchenf1 9 ай бұрын

I am 6 ft 1 male with above average strength from an East Asian point of view and perhaps average or lower than average strength from an American standard. I have a 2011 F150 4x4 Lariat 3.5L ecoboost. For me, lifting the tire itself by my sheer strength is not hard, when the truck is jacked up for me to replace the rear shock. What’s hard is doing that while trying to match the lug nut holes with the wheel bearing sticks. At that moment, my back was in a bent position. If I want to use strength fully, I end up hitting the truck body above the wheel. If not, I would have to half squat to try to match the lug nut holes with the wheel bearing sticks. It took me quite a while to do it. It was not the strength requirement itself. It was awkwardness of applying your strength with precision. A short strong person would have an easier time doing the same task.

@AggiePhil 2 жыл бұрын

Damn, this lady is a hoss. Respect.

@johnjobber2219 2 жыл бұрын

Hard to do with 42” tires

@thefunnybuddy4138 3 жыл бұрын

My thighs are getting itching watching you roll tires on to your thighs 0:50. When I worked at a tire shop, I used the momentum of the roll combine with a knee strike to throw the wheel up onto a tire mounting machine.

@Tom-gr9ii Жыл бұрын

Good weight training. 💪🏻

@SeriousSchitt Жыл бұрын

2:50 I've just ordered a Hi Lift jack for the express purpose of changing my tire whilst in the outback. Have I done the wrong thing?

@jeepschool Жыл бұрын

The best way to change a tire is with a bottle jack or scissor jack--something that fits under the axle. A Hi-lift is great for lifting the body OR lifting the wheel, by the wheel itself (so you wouldn't be taking the wheel off because the Hi-lift is hooked to it). Not saying a tire change can't be done with a Hi-lift, just not the ideal tool for the job. On most off-highway capable rigs, when you lift the body, the flexible suspension allows the wheel to droop a long ways before it will leave the ground. How did you plan to change a tire with a Hi-lift?

@SeriousSchitt Жыл бұрын

@@jeepschool Thanks for your reply. I was out hunting once and developed a flat tire, middle of winter, just on dark. I rather 'carelessly' never checked my jacking capability since I went from a 30" tire to a 35", and when I set about trying to lift the vehicle I was horrified to learn that all the jack's 'travel' capacity was used up in the 150 - 200mm worth of flat tire! Through a series of improvising (using the 4 bags of tire chains stacked on each other, that I had on the back well of the truck, and a spade that I carried) and some share luck, I was able to accomplish the job, albeit about 3 or so hours in doing so. I figured that, there has to be a better way... Enter the Hilift Jack! After watching these two videos (after I'd watched yours and a ton of others on KZfaq) I'm now more than convinced I can do the job if needed, safely on the track, using a Hilift Jack. When my jack arrives I intend to set out and make specific jack points for it around the vehicle and, this time, make sure I'm comfortable with the way it works in the confines of my workshop before I set out on another offroad expedition. The second video shows the stropping of the wheel to the chassis, which should help make the process even easier and safer. Thanks. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fbR4hbhqlrCbn4k.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bruEatdprL-uZGw.html

@222buckley 2 жыл бұрын

My truck Tires/wheels are way too heavy for the foot truck the lever did it thanks!

@skorpsaiyan2361 3 жыл бұрын

I am curious why hi-lift are not used to change tires? Mine doesn't have the factory jack, so I had to buy a hi-lift and plan on using it (I know how to use one).

@am_i_sam_i_am 3 жыл бұрын

you can do it, but it’s much harder to lift a tire high up and get it on the wheel studs. if you only lift the vehicle an inch or. 2 off the ground, you barely have to move the wheel to get it seated on the studs.

@cpk2GIRL 3 ай бұрын

😊 brilliant mechanical LEVER lifting trick!!!

@boduke2522 3 жыл бұрын

jack stands or block of wood atleast for safety

@christianfontaine712 2 жыл бұрын

I found the jack support is extremely dangerous .

@orlyg1521 4 жыл бұрын

you could use the max traxx as a level by itself

@lucmondo1497 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you I'm try it this big off road wheels to damn heavy 😂

@silverfang2047 2 жыл бұрын

Is it healthy for your back though?

@JerryLee.. 2 жыл бұрын

5:05 Very smart and useful.

@rickr1689 3 жыл бұрын

Myself, I'd be putting a jack stand under that red jeep while changing the tire.

@hungryhungryhummer 4 ай бұрын

See It still blows my mind how I can fairly easily lift 150lb 37s on massive rims for trucks on a two post but when it comes to doing it on jackstands close the ground… forget it😂

@ismaelmoran9220 2 жыл бұрын

muy dura waoo

@wellnessotr 6 ай бұрын

❤

@blackericdenice Жыл бұрын

This is the first time I wish I was a tire.

@SeriousSchitt Жыл бұрын

But Why??? So that you can get rolled round in the mud, kicked, driven through cow shit, pissed on by a dog?

@Roadweaver Жыл бұрын

Sealey wheel easy AK7500 upto 35kg wheel but probably go for a little bit more

@johnxina2465 2 жыл бұрын

I think squatting it is best, that one would hurt my back

@Jay_Dahl 3 жыл бұрын

From what I can see, the majority of Jeep owners that come into our shop for new tires have absolutely no practical reason for buying oversized tires. They do it exclusively to make their Jeep look macho. Watching your video (showing the extreme difficulty of mounting big tires w/o special equipment), I can think of no better reason NOT to buy oversized tires unless you really need them for off-road use. Not only do oversized tires make it hard to routinely rotate, or change a flat, but they cost a lot too (i.e. $350/each, sometimes more).