La frase normalmente es "wheel and deal", el autor lo dio vuelta probablemente para lograr un efecto literario,. Básicamente significa operar, comerciar, negociar.

From the Phrase Finder:
If someone is said to be wheeling and dealing then they involved in setting up important arrangements, often involving money. Big wheel is a phrase use to describe an important person and this may be the basis of the saying. Much more likely however is a custom of the old Billingsgate fish market in London. The fish was wheeled in, prior to the dealing which could only start at a certain pre-determined time.