What is it like to work on ancient split ring rim wheels with biased tires and tubes? A PAIN!!! But for demonstration purposes we will dig into what it takes to break them down and reassemble them.
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My dad had these on the truck camper we drove to Alaska. When we had to have a flat fixed, the mechanic was hammering on the ring. I remember my dad being pissed on how the guy was doing it. He could have used your video, if the internet existed then. Brought back memories!
That old tube had a TR150 valve stem which was hand bendable, I like the old tubes more because they were heavier and are good to keep for things like swimming or snow tubing.
Can you imagine having to bust tires way back in the day on tractor/trailers all day long with a sledgehammer and tire spoons? I don’t care what anyone says, those weren’t the good ole days for them fellas.👍
Very helpful only thing I would have done was wire brush or wheel the ring area to clean up the rust and then as you did put a little oil the wire brush/wheel would have cleaned out a lot of crap that could go flying and make it a little easier as well. Great Video never see a split rim taken apart before I've done a lot of mags and steel rims in my years on my own cars & trucks...
Some tractor tires are still mounted this way. And sometimes while they're still on the tractor. Thank God for tubeless and radial tires, eh? 😅😅 And semi tires can be mounted right in the field. That's why theres just a tire on the back of the truck. Thanks for sharing!!
Oh i'm sure sir that your probly a pro at other things ...hehe ..Merry christmas and happy new year to you an all your family an friends ...God bless Us All ..to a new Year ...
About 40 years ago our hunting camp got a old trailer house to move up north but the tires were shot so we fixed the split rims up best we knew how (we didnt)as we got near the end of our 120 mile trip we had to go through a small town and we heard a tire blow it was a tandem and that split rim went flying off up into a store just as a guy came walking out of building it went in through door behind him we just kept on going 😅
I hear ya! Haha. I don’t know if it would have made a difference here. These old bias tires were so hard it probably would have been a bugger either way. Thanks for stopping by!
You don’t need a tire machine but I prefer it to save my back. Sounds like you might need to get a tire bead Buster , or a bead, breaking wedge, and possibly some spoons. I don’t envy you in the slightest.😕. Best to take them into a shop. It’s worth not blowing your back out boss 😏
how to properly 'mount' a split rim on a vehicle that isn't heavy equipment: Take the rim off Throw it in the dumpster Get a new rim That Sh&t is dangerous....
