Truck wheels and rims are heavy, slippery, and hard to hold. Garage workers usually roll them on the floor and heave them up, straining their backs and risking pinched hands, while the rim gets scratched after repeated handling.

FullSharp offers a pneumatic manipulator with a clamp head that grips the rim tightly. The equipment carries the full weight, so workers only need a light push to rotate the wheel into the fitting position, then press to release the clamp.

Manipulator for Truck Wheel and Rim Lifting

A pneumatic manipulator clamping a truck wheel at a repair shop.

Equipment Installed

  • Manipulator body: uses compressed air to balance the load, so the heavy wheel feels almost weightless to push.
  • Rim clamp head: fits snugly against the rim surface, with a soft contact surface that doesn't scratch the paint.
  • Wheel rotation mechanism: rotates the wheel around its axis to align the bolt holes with the hub.
  • Control handle: lift, lower, and release buttons are on the handle, so one person can complete the whole process.

Benefits for Your Plant

Faster wheel changes

The rotation mechanism aligns bolt holes with the hub in just a few seconds.

Protects workers' backs

No more repeated heaving and lifting of heavy loads each shift.

No rim scratches

Soft-jaw clamping replaces rolling the rim across the shop floor.

Actual Installation Photos

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Click a photo to enlarge. 9-photo album taken on site.

Suitable Applications

  • Car and truck repair garages
  • Container truck tire service stations
  • Fleet maintenance shops
  • Wheel and rim parts warehouses

Consultation for Your Plant

FullSharp asks about the diameter and weight range of the wheels you typically handle to select the right manipulator and clamp head size. We deliver the equipment along with instructions for safe clamping, rotating, and releasing for your shop workers.