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Originally Posted by derk derin
Just when I thought I wasn't going to learn anything new today,at 23:40 tonight just before I was going to bed I read this thread and I have learned 3 things that I was always curious about.I hope I remember it tomorrow!
Derk.
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Well Derk, you are not quite old enough to use that as an excuse for forgetting that quickly, so maybe you can blame it on the diesel fumes. Get a chalk board beside your computer. My board is now chalk full of notes, passwords and shortcuts. If I could only remember what all the notes were for.
Grant: Those are some great links and answer a lot of questions. What I thought was drop center rims are actually going to be those deadly RH5 rims. Luckily, between the pair of trucks, I think I only have one or two so they will be weeded out during the restoration.
I consider all the multipiece rims as deadly, as I have seen the tremendous force from when they separate. They will bend 3 inch tubing, and knock a 200 pound man clean across the room. When filling any multi piece rim, make sure you have the rim secured. You can wrap a chain around the tire and rim through the center hole, or put the rim underneath the hoist or under the hull of your bren gun carrier. Always use one of those air chucks that clip on and with a long hose to the controller valve so you are away from the tire. Princess auto sells a short version of them, but I believe Milton makes the correct version. Yes, it's expensive, but even at $75 it's still cheaper than having the bone exposed in your hand or head when a tire lets go without warning.
I blew a small 16" mule tire at 40 pounds and it gave me a new respect for the forces involved. I was also present when an AVGP rim blew, at full pressure just as my guy was about to reach in to the cage to disconnect the hose. And during my last few months in the CF, I witnessed the aftermath of the worst case scenario when one of the guys at work did not use the cage at all, and was right at the tire trying to install the valve at an unknown pressure when the rim separated.
We all like to save a buck or a minute here and there where we can, but take my word for it, the gamble involved with not having the right tire chuck and not securing the tire while filling is a very high stake bet.
Back to the computers...here is one you can use for an email to the wife after you've somehow exceeded your authority: hold the alt key down and press the number 3 for a ♥.