Method and Apparatus for Mounting and Demounting Large Wheels

Abstract

Disclosed is an elongate arbor for mounting a wheel or wheel/tire combination onto an axle of a vehicle. One of the axle hub or the wheel bears threaded studs and the other bears tapped holes. The elongate arbor is terminated at one end with elongate fork tubes and at the opposite end with a flange having a plurality of apertures, says 3 apertures. The wheel to be mounted has tapped holes created to match the arbor flange apertures for mounting the wheel onto the arbor with threaded studs. Forks from, for example, a forklift, can be inserted into the elongate forklift tubes to lift and maneuver the arbor/wheel combination to align the wheel mounts with the axle mounts and threaded studs inserted for securement. The large wheel now can be mounted to axle hub of the vehicle.

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         18 . A large wheel mountable onto an axle hub of a vehicle, which comprises:
 said large wheel having mounting holes for mounting onto threaded bolts or studs on an axle hub of a vehicle and having arbor tapped holes between said mounting holes, said arbor tapped holes matching apertures in a rotatable flange of a mounting arbor for mounting said large wheel onto said vehicle axle hub.   
     
     
         19 . The large mountable wheel of  claim 18 , wherein 3 arbor tapped holes were created in said large mounting wheel.