Tire Rack

[rixboy]

Made this tire rack from a old steel bed frame ...

 

[kfosburg]

Real recycling - looks nice! How much weight do you estimate it could support?

Karl

 

[ghnl]

Good recycling! I like it.

 

[scott37300]

I like that! Nice and functional and right on budget!

 

[rixboy]

It will support me ... 180 lbs

 

[HGFS]

why store tyres...just smoke em up.

 

[DRP6833]

Hmmmm...I wonder if the Mrs. would notice that the guest bed is setting a little lower?

 

[wssix99]

This is a GREAT idea!

 

[e-tek]

Did you send the rusty bed springs back to the previous onwer - I.P. Nightly?

Hahhahaahahahahaha!

 

[bazzateer]

Nice, when my garage is built I may do something similar with some angle-iron my Dad has been storing for donkey's years.

 

[gesoffen]

Color me curious, what do the wheels belong too? I'm gonna guess early waterpumper VW?

 

[SMLDONZI]

Great solution! Would have been funny to leave one or two casters on it.

 

[rixboy]

The wheels are from a 1971 Lotus Europa (under restoration)

 

[DRP6833]

OK, based on this inspiration I came up with the attached design. It was about $40 at the local Home Depot for the angle iron and associated hardware. It worked perfectly in the dead space over the door.

 

[browntown]

^ I know that kind of angle stuff is used to hang garage doors but I don't know how quickly I'd trust it to hold tires/wheels.

 

[DRP6833]

It's quite sturdy, actually. It held my 200 pounds when I hung on it. My biggest concern was not letting the cross pieces twist, so those are spaced essentially at 45° to the center of the tire so that the tire rests on both legs of the angle. Keep in mind that it's only two tires wide; I would use something a little beefier if it was any wider.

 

[BigSteve63]

What is the distance between the lower two pieces supporting the tires?

 

[GreyOwl]

It's quite sturdy, actually. It held my 200 pounds when I hung on it. My biggest concern was not letting the cross pieces twist, so those are spaced essentially at 45° to the center of the tire so that the tire rests on both legs of the angle. Keep in mind that it's only two tires wide; I would use something a little beefier if it was any wider.

To cut down the possibility of the cross piece twisting, cut a couple of short (1 1/2" long) pieces of angle and bolt the two vertical corners together.

Charles

 

[Mmfh]

I have some old bed frame pieces in my metal barrel that have been there for many years. Never knew what to do with them, couldn't throw them out.

Nice idea, I might just do exactly the same thing.

Mm

 

[DRP6833]

What is the distance between the lower two pieces supporting the tires?

The cross pieces ended up at 17" on center. This was a trial-and-error adjustment to get the tires to contact both legs of the angle. See the attached sketch.

The pieces (except these cross pieces which are 21") are all 24" long.

 

[DRP6833]

To cut down the possibility of the cross piece twisting, cut a couple of short (1 1/2" long) pieces of angle and bolt the two vertical corners together.

Good idea! Or I could run a section of angle between the two tires and connect the cross pieces together.

 

[NitroPress]

Not to tromp on the DIY notions, but for $130 I got a rack that will hold any 4 tires I care to throw in it, is completely adjustable, has trustworthy engineering throughout and looks pretty sharp to boot. Unless you're a skilled welder who has the time and materials at hand, any DIY effort is going to cost half of that or more and have questionable strength and reliability... not to mention downsides on things like sharp edges, looks and adjustability.

I'm an experienced DIYer and fabricator, but I really didn't want 100+ pounds of wheel and tire up on the wall where a cheap bolt, bad weld or simple miscalculation could bring them raining down on someone. That was thought #1. Having a kinda ugguly thing of lumber or HD angle iron up there was downcheck #2. The effort of having to adjust it to different tire sizes, maybe someday, was #3.

Clearly YMMV and every man's garage is his own damned castle. But it was an easy choice to pass on - almost literally - reinventing the wheel.

 

[evildky]

I understand no everyone here is a welder but those of us who are tend to trust our welds based on past results

 

[chevy.stroker]

Not to tromp on the DIY notions, but for $130 I got a rack that will hold any 4 tires I care to throw in it, is completely adjustable, has trustworthy engineering throughout and looks pretty sharp to boot.

Can you provide a link or a name?

 

[NitroPress]

Can you provide a link or a name?

Mine came from Tire Rack, the same model is sold by several resellers. I think you can find it as low as $100 if you shop around.

Here's the TR link:
http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/detail.jsp?ID=164&

And here's one on Amazon, no bargain but a good search point:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0016SOF7Y/?tag=atomicindus08-20

If you can build yourself a suitable rack, power to ya - there are things I can do that others would find hard or not worth DIYing. This was one worth B-U-Ying instead for me.

 

[BigSteve63]

The cross pieces ended up at 17" on center. This was a trial-and-error adjustment to get the tires to contact both legs of the angle. See the attached sketch.

The pieces (except these cross pieces which are 21") are all 24" long.

Thank You! I will be giving this one a go.

Not to tromp on the DIY notions, but for $130 I got a rack that will hold any 4 tires I care to throw in it, is completely adjustable, has trustworthy engineering throughout and looks pretty sharp to boot. Unless you're a skilled welder who has the time and materials at hand, any DIY effort is going to cost half of that or more and have questionable strength and reliability... not to mention downsides on things like sharp edges, looks and adjustability.

I'm an experienced DIYer and fabricator, but I really didn't want 100+ pounds of wheel and tire up on the wall where a cheap bolt, bad weld or simple miscalculation could bring them raining down on someone. That was thought #1. Having a kinda ugguly thing of lumber or HD angle iron up there was downcheck #2. The effort of having to adjust it to different tire sizes, maybe someday, was #3.

Clearly YMMV and every man's garage is his own damned castle. But it was an easy choice to pass on - almost literally - reinventing the wheel.

I am also an exeperienced DIYer and fabricator - plus, I also have a couple of scrap bed frames just waiting to become honorary tire holders!