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Bob KellyIII · October 28th, 2021, 07:44 PM

LOL yah but the tire in that pic is Not a split rim !
but I get the picture ! HAHAHAHA !
( i suppose it could be upside down though)
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I hate split rims ... big sledge hammers to brake the bead loose and then the pry bar to get the split ring off... those things are man eaters !
I only had to do 2 or 3 in the tire shop where I worked in Reno, Nv. but at least I had help that was the manager and he knew how to do them and was smart enough to be scared of the things !
split rims have to have tubes in them, and the guy I was talking about was TRYING to get it to go tubeless.... he thought if he could get it to bead up he would put gorilla snot in it to seal it up.... he thought wrong ! scared the hell out of him ! some times Ranch hands try to take the cheap way out too often
and to their detriment !
..... you've not lived till you have to change a rear tire on a large tractor that has a TON of water sodium mix in it.... if it tries to fall over you just run !
takes a good tractor to lift one of those ! HAHAHHA
.....we have it easy now days boys !
...
Bob.......

October 28th, 2021, 07:44 PM	#27
Bob KellyIII Retired motorcycle Mc. Name: Robert Location: Weed, California. Join Date: Jul 2021 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 250R, 2021 CSC TT250, 1977 Triumph Bonneville 750cc,2001 Honda XR650L. Posts: A lot.	LOL yah but the tire in that pic is Not a split rim ! but I get the picture ! HAHAHAHA ! ( i suppose it could be upside down though) ... I hate split rims ... big sledge hammers to brake the bead loose and then the pry bar to get the split ring off... those things are man eaters ! I only had to do 2 or 3 in the tire shop where I worked in Reno, Nv. but at least I had help that was the manager and he knew how to do them and was smart enough to be scared of the things ! split rims have to have tubes in them, and the guy I was talking about was TRYING to get it to go tubeless.... he thought if he could get it to bead up he would put gorilla snot in it to seal it up.... he thought wrong ! scared the hell out of him ! some times Ranch hands try to take the cheap way out too often and to their detriment ! ..... you've not lived till you have to change a rear tire on a large tractor that has a TON of water sodium mix in it.... if it tries to fall over you just run ! takes a good tractor to lift one of those ! HAHAHHA .....we have it easy now days boys ! ... Bob....... __________________________________________________ Its too late when you've gone too far !