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je
I worked at a salvage yard many years ago and we used to wrap chain around the truck tires during inflation. The rule was every one had to leave the building during this process. One day a tire let go and the chain broke. The explosion took out a couple of windows and a section of the drop ceiling. The force of compressed air is unbelievable. To this day I use a clip on air chuck and a pressure regulator and I leave the room, no matter what size the tire is.
Dave Fillman
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---- you wrote:
> > A tire cage might not be a bad idea,
> >either, though I'm less concerned about bolt-together rims than
> >split-ring rims.
>
> Wrap a chain around the wheel (thru the center hole) at a number of places,
> like 6 or so. This works! We found out for real airing up a split ring
> (that's what I call it anyway, a larger version of an M715 wheel) wheel that
> did let go. You will need a clamp on air chuck mind you!!!!! Even so, the
> force of the air blew the hair and some skin of my buddies hand that was
> inches away from the outer diameter of the rubber (not the wheel). Left
> indent marks of the chain in the ring also!!!! I just take my stuff to
> truck tire place, or your nearest truck stop garage.
>
> Good luck,
>
> je
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