Wheel Storage solutions please.....

[Pip1968]

Has anyone got any links or solutions to wheel storage. I have a tandem garage and fifteen spare wheels at the moment. I was going to buy a porters trolley and stack them on that. Obviously I would need to modify it to make the toe plate deep enough to move a pile of four.

Ideally it needs to be an upright store and easily moveable. I saw one of these https://www.bodyshop-tools-supplies.co.uk/product_... but it only does tyres up to 225mm. Maybe I could modify it but ....

Advice appreciated.

Pip

[anonymous-user]

Have you considered this?
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/wheels-tires/17...

[Pip1968]

Yes, I had but my garage really needs to be rebuilt as the brickwork is from the 1930s and I am not sure that I want to risk putting four wheels on the wall.

If nobody comes up with anything I may try and modify the one that I put in the link.

Pip

[edc]

A bit homebrew but what about a simple piece of scaffold pole (or an old clothes airer) and a bunch of carpet off cuts/underlay in between the wheels?

[edc]

Then mount it on the biggest and heaviest garden parasol base you can find ( or do as my dad did and pour some concrete into a a big tub of paint )

[Pip1968]

Edc, yes that could be a potential solution althpugh I will also have to add some sturdy wheels to enable me to move them around in the garage.

Pip

[c4sman]

Halfords bike hooks do the job just fine as another inexpensive solution (think I have the 21cm ones).

Work just fine.

[braddo]

How about a trolley dolly and a ratchet strap?

http://www.bigdug.co.uk/trucks-trolleys-c22/dollie...


Or buy these ones if you have another use for them later?

http://www.sgs-engineering.com/wd4000-450kg-wheel-...

[chriscoates81]

c4sman said:

Halfords bike hooks do the job just fine as another inexpensive solution (think I have the 21cm ones).

Work just fine.

I'm amazed they take the weight. Do they state a limit?

[c4sman]

yep, 60KG I think. Hope most wheels are less than that?

They have stored my Mercs 18inch summer tyres and 17 winters for the last 3 years without any sign of issues.

Edited by c4sman on Wednesday 8th July 22:33

[arcticGT]

I've got these but not portable

http://wheelpod.co.uk

[c4sman]

Nice, but stick out a lot if your garage has restricted space. Also cost £100 vs under £20 for the bike hooks.

[chriscoates81]

c4sman said:

Nice, but stick out a lot if your garage has restricted space. Also cost £100 vs under £20 for the bike hooks.

I guess it's the trade off, the bike hooks are cheap but use a lot of wallspace or the rack which looks more professional imo but costs more. Is the protection ok on the hook, I'd be worried about scratching the inside face.

[c4sman]

chriscoates81 said:

I guess it's the trade off, the bike hooks are cheap but use a lot of wallspace or the rack which looks more professional imo but costs more. Is the protection ok on the hook, I'd be worried about scratching the inside face.

Agree about the wall space. Don't know about professional, but it looks surprisingly good when you have your nice wheels visible and lined up (I have them arranged in a square pattern with two above two). I'm going more for the art gallery look than tyre shop

The hook has a good soft plastic coating so not a problem and also they are deep enough and at an angle where my 18's don't go near the upturn at the end so no problems with the inside face.

[Pip1968]

Well I have gone with the SGS solution and will modify the individual wheel dolly with a pole and flat board and put all four, or poss just two on each dolley. A pair is the minimum you can buy.

Pip