Burgerkong
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Anyone have any experience retrofitting jacks with nylon wheels, specifically skateboard wheels?
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Skateboard/Longboard wheels on a jack?
- Thread starter Burgerkong
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mecpman
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I dunno about the skateboard wheels. I skate and the wheels get flat spots pretty easy. Try getting some longboard or freebord wheels they hold up better but really arnt that cheap in the long run.
Original Man
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This doesn't sound like a good idea to me.
tjmonsen5
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I wouldnt do it, they are not designed to hold 1000+ pounds. There is a reason that every jack has solid steel wheels.
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Burgerkong
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Norco has some nylon wheels available, that's why I was asking, I have no idea regarding weight ratings, I will ask around. I just want a non-marring wheel option, maybe CNC?
i think there are some steel wheels available that have a rubber tread mated to them, but don't know where to point you. i will say, skateboard / inline skate wheels will almost certainly fail spectacularly if you try and support the weight of a car or truck on them.. if you do it, make sure you've got a video camera running..
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bad_idea
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If you find a nylon or rubber coated wheel that is load rated, please post your findings. I am tired of rust stains on my floor where I leave the floor jack.
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Burgerkong
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IIRC AC Hydraulics used a wheel with an o-ring on it. I will see if I can retrofit that Norco kit onto other jacks of the same rating. It pumps a tad slow for my liking, still trying to and a USA made jack locally.
gsmornot
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When I started reading this thread my first thought was a big WHAT? Skateboard wheels on a jack? I agree though, I've never liked the metal wheels on my jack but knew the reason why. At least I thought so. Now I'm sitting here thinking how much weight my toolbox holds and some of these boxes I see here. They have to be as heavy as a car some of them. Maybe that's a route to look. Besides, I don't support anything with a jack....I lift then support. Never trust the jack.
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Burgerkong
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I'll be sure to post pics of the catastrophe if I do try it though haha. If any, it'll just drop an inch when the wheels give out and the jack frame falls to the ground. The caster idea mentioned above gave me, well, an idea. Maybe I can harvest some low=profile wheels from there.
gwunsch
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I remember seeing someone use old innertubes to line their jack wheels to use on a coated floor. Would not hold up long term but would not make marks.
TwoInch
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I'll be sure to post pics of the catastrophe if I do try it though haha. If any, it'll just drop an inch when the wheels give out and the jack frame falls to the ground. The caster idea mentioned above gave me, well, an idea. Maybe I can harvest some low=profile wheels from there.
well, i wouldnt say thats all that WILL happen. i would say at the very minimum, what you said will happen.
when a car drops an inch, and i on a pivot point(two tires still on ground) there is a huge energy transfer, and dynamic loading thats going to happen. the jacking point, or contact point where the jack meets the car will probably shift and possibly enough to lose its bite on the car. thats bad news, as either its going to tear some serious stuff up when the car falls on it, or its gonna roll over.
the dynamic loading could possibly exceed the jacks rated capacity. falling weight compounds energy.
im fairly certain the bearings in skateboard wheels will simply crush when you start jacking.
I've seen a lot of 'show' jacks with bike tyre inner tubes on the wheels and in dealer showrooms when they put cars into display positions. Stops the noise as they drag the jack across the expensive floor as they only want the customers to hear the marketing guys.
DanCo
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The link below shows an optional nylon wheel kit for Norco jacks. Other manufacturers also offer similar kit for their jacks. So, yes, jacks can use nylon wheels specifically made for this purpose.
By the way, skateboards wheels are usually made from urethane because these are softer than nylon and have much better traction.
http://www.norcoindustries.com/products/model/71229.html
By the way, skateboards wheels are usually made from urethane because these are softer than nylon and have much better traction.
http://www.norcoindustries.com/products/model/71229.html
tylerae40
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I have fitted cut up radiator hose to a guys jack wheels for him, it was for setting up a car indoors, worked fine, and as far as i know still going
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Burgerkong
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The link below shows an optional nylon wheel kit for Norco jacks. Other manufacturers also offer similar kit for their jacks. So, yes, jacks can use nylon wheels specifically made for this purpose.
By the way, skateboards wheels are usually made from urethane because these are softer than nylon and have much better traction.
http://www.norcoindustries.com/products/model/71229.html
Yep, saw the Norco ones, was wondering if there were others.