a lifting device for handling earth moving vehicle tire rim assemblies , which may weigh several thousand pounds , requiring machinery for lifting and maneuvering such assemblies for removal from an earth moving vehicle and replacement onto such a vehicle . the assembly can be suspended from the end of a lifting crane to lift and properly maneuver the weight involved and provides a standard which can be attached to the rim assembly exteriorly of the tire thereon and is so shaped and proportioned for proper maneuvering of the assembly relative to an earth moving vehicle for removal and attachment of the assembly to the vehicle .