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mrmessy
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« on: July 20, 2016, 06:31:09 PM » |
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Has any one used the self standing wheel chock from Harbor Freight with success. I bought one to transport my Valkyrie in a toy hauler and to use it for maintenance but when trying to put bike on it, all it did was push the wheel chock forward. don't want to drill holes in my garage floor just to change the oil. any ideas  |
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CajunRider
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« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2016, 06:38:51 PM » |
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Harbor Freight no longer sales the one I bought, but I had the same issue.
I ended up laying a sheet of 1/2 inch ply wood on the floor and bolting the chock to that (with a couple of old scrap 2x4 pieces for extra support to keep the ply from bending, not sure if it was needed).
It works great like that.
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Danny McMillin
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« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2016, 06:57:40 PM » |
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One 3/8 inch hole, drilled in slab 3/4 inch deep, will cure your problem! One drop pin is all that it needs to keep in place.
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mrmessy
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« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2016, 07:12:16 PM » |
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thanks, I'll give it a try. Hate to drill holes it the floor of my toy hauler though.
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2016, 03:05:35 AM » |
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The piece of plywood doesn't have to be very big...
mine is less than 2 ft. square, I'm sure. The front
edge of my piece of plywood wedges against an
immovable object, so it doesn't slide away, maybe
the front wall of your hauler could serve that function?
I use my chock at my house, in the hauler it
might be important for the chock to be bolted to
the floor instead of loose, might not be able to avoid
the floor holes...
-Mike
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RGM
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« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2016, 06:14:32 AM » |
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If you screw it to a piece of plywood just big enough so your front tire is on the ply just as it going into the wheel chock I don't think it would move.
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Pappy!
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« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2016, 06:30:10 AM » |
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Or - put it on a piece of carpet. Works.
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Willow
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« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2016, 06:46:37 AM » |
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If you screw it to a piece of plywood just big enough so your front tire is on the ply just as it going into the wheel chock I don't think it would move.
It will reduce the tendency but to make it go away the plywood would need to be long enough to be under the rear wheel as well. |
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John Schmidt
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« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2016, 07:03:11 AM » |
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I have the same chock and had the same trouble with it....always slid forward when trying to put the bike in it. I have a couple 35 lb. dumbbells I use to keep the guns toned when I can't make it to the gym for whatever reason. I just lay them over the front cross piece of the chock and I'm ready to go.  Re. the chock in your hauler, you want(need) it to be fastened down solid. One purpose of the chock is for vertical stability of the bike so if the chock can move, then......?? |
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BobB
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« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2016, 07:16:28 AM » |
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I purchased one and added a one inch square steel bar across it to stablize it side to side. But the chock does not fit the sides walls of the front tire to keep the bike upright. I'm using it on a CB750F. Very disappointing...
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hukmut
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« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2016, 10:34:18 AM » |
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I used the HF chock bolted to a 2x6x eight ft, bolted to a 2x6x50" making a "T" with eyebolts on each end to build my
Valkyrie instead of a lift table. Used ratchet straps as insurance to "make sure" no mishaps occur. Also used that rig in a
couple of trailer forays. Worked/ works like it is supposed to. Drag it wherever needed.
Oh, it also has a short piece of 2x4 at the back end to help stabilise.Making it one of my favorite tools whenever
maintenance is needed.
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