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Posted by mannyc [68.165.89.2] on Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 08:49:11 :
In Reply to: Re: Tire removal from a 16 X 7.50 Bud Rim posted by Robert N. [66.121.52.2] on Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 02:14:37 :
than change 50+ year old tire rim combos. fortunately, i cut my dodge teeth with bob stahl in ma. We (he) pounded down 1/5 of my set (one tire for the new math kids) on a hot july morning before we decided my money and his time & health were better spent. we dropped off those combat wheels at a local truck shop, with the orig bead locks still in them and then went to lunch. had the coldest beer(s) I ever had & a couple of hours later picked those rims up. find a heavy truck guy that has a few earth mover tires out back. they are not afraid. i believe they used the bucket of bulldozer to press the rubber down. chalk it up to black magic, skill, whatever. they did it without complaint for $25 bucks per tire. my hospital deductible is $500 last time i checked.....
now that my rims are painted and pretty, the come apart easy and do not require a hammer to take apart. i believe the combat rim to be safer and easier to service than the ring type.
be careful!!
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