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Mike Mac

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Hello everyone. I think this may be my first post here. I am looking for help or suggestions on lifting my tires up to my just installed wall tire rack. It is about 10 - 12 feet up and I would like to be able to do this alone but cannot lift them. I was thinking of some sort of pulley system or something. Any suggestions would be a big help. I have a picture of where it is in my garage but I don't know how to attach pics here.
 

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Go to Harbor Freight and get a 110vac winch. That's what I used in my previous garage. It was mounted to a track that I could slide back and forth in front of my work bench. I used to to lift tires to the rack, snow-blowers to a work table, etc.. The cost was minimal when considering trying to lift the tires up by hand on a ladder.
 
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LEVE said:
Go to Harbor Freight and get a 110vac winch. That's what I used in my previous garage. It was mounted to a track that I could slide back and forth in front of my work bench. I used to to lift tires to the rack, snow-blowers to a work table, etc.. The cost was minimal when considering trying to lift the tires up by hand on a ladder.
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Do you happen to have a picture of the track setup you used, that sounds pretty useful.
 
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Humm... I found some, not so good, but it will give you an idea of the build.
 

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over40pirate

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For mounting a winch on a track, you could lag bolt 2, 2x4's to studs, about 1' apart on their wide side to ceiling. Cut a 5/8" deep rabbit in the upper edge of the 2x4's with the rabbits facing each other. Put a square piece of 1/2" plywood, in the rabbits, and mount the winch to it.
That's the low cost method. You could use other type metal tracks.
If you have other places in the shop where hoisting is needed, put a pair of tracks where needed.
 
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I don't think you really need a electric winch just to lift a tire up.
Somebody makes a manual rope & pulley system to lift a pedal bike up to hooks on the wall.
Model one after that idea but with stronger parts & it would work fine & be a lot cheaper than buying a winch.
 
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Two pulleys in series will reduce the needed effort to lift the weight by 1/2, basic block and tackle. I have one for hoisting things into my attic, like rear axles. Eye bolt threaded into a ceiling joist, two pulleys, and a chunk of rope. Good to go.
 
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