From: Bruce Kalin (pball@csionline.net)
Date: Wed Dec 10 2003 - 19:52:48 PST
On the first "unofficial convoy" to Churchville, MD my friend blew a
front tire on his 5 ton. A 1" socket with a long handle, a 6' pipe on
the handle (breaker bar) and the two of us standing on, jumping on,
pulling down, and cursing at the lug nuts did not move them at all.
After cajoling, pleading and arguing with the state trooper who wanted
the truck towed off the side of the New Jersey Turnpike immediately
(only by their authorized towing service) we called a tire service
company. What made this all the worse was the fact that the truck was
about 50 feet from the entrance to the service area on the turnpike! To
hook the truck and tow it into the rest area was not an option, as this
was still considered part of the turnpike and only authorized repair/
tow companies are allowed on the turnpike, as it is a "private" road.
That is why we DO NOT use the turnpike for any convoy movements. Besides
which, route 295 runs parallel to the southern half of the turnpike and
their are no tolls.
Anyway, to get to the point, the tire man used a 1" air gun, a gas
powered compressor in the back of his pick up and, 10 minutes later the
wheel and tire were off, and the spare installed in it's place. Of
course, that little adventure cost $225 for the tire shops travel time
and labor. It was still a lot cheaper than the estimated $400 plus to
have the truck towed off the turnpike, and then have someone else come
down at an additional charge to change the tire. I NEVER travel without
my 3/4" air gun any more. The gun, sockets and hose with quick connect
fittings cost me less than the price of one turnpike tire change.
Forget the hand tools and the fat guys jumping on a pipe - it doesn't
always work.
Bruce
Paul A. Thomas wrote:
> 02¢ FWIW:
>
> I spent 2.5 years working in a motor pool which consisted of 2 jeeps,
> half a dozen pickups, 20 deuces and 30 or so 5 ton tractors ( plus
> tugs, trailers, generators with lousy over ride mechanisms etc ) : we
> pretty much maintained them at the level the army suggested (
> 1978-1981 ) however we did not have power tools. It was not uncommon
> to see three of us ( each of us 200-300 lb ) holding the bed of a
> Deuce, jumping up and down in unison on a 6' extender to the ....
> darn, can't remember the name of the ratchet which is a right angle
> tool instead of a ratchet.... but we would often have to work for five
> minutes this way, the socket 'right angle' tool supported by a jack
> stand and us jumping up and down repeatedly to get it to break loose.
>
> I vote for power tools when dealing with Deuce lug nuts. <g>
>
> Paul
>
>
>
> At 06:01 PM 12/10/2003, you wrote:
>
>> I suggest buying a good 3/4 drive ratchet set. I
>> bought assorted components on Ebay until I had a
>> complete set. It is all good stuff, Proto, Snap-on,
>> Wright, Herbrand. And it didn't cost much more than a
>> junk import set. I also got lucky and picked up the
>> highly prized gear reduction wrench, cheap. When I do
>> tire work I just break them loose with the 3/4 breaker
>> bar or gear wrench and zip them off with standard 1/2
>> drive air ratchet. The first time I went to change
>> tires I forgot that the drivers side is left-hand
>> threads and take my word for it the gear wrench can
>> tear threads right out of a lug nut. I think this is
>> quicker than waiting for the compressor to refill the
>> tanks.
>>
>> As far as a jack, I use a 12 ton bottle jack. I also
>> bought a 3.5 ton service jack from sears that works
>> ok.
>>
>> Marc
>>
>> --- Bruce Kalin <pball@csionline.net> wrote:
>> > I have a 3/4 impact and the 90 psi will easily
>> > operate the gun
>> > adequately. The small reserve tanks do not hold
>> > enough air to
>> > continuously run the gun. One or two lugs at a time,
>> > wait a minute for
>> > the tank to fill, and the gun runs again. I have
>> > changed many wheels
>> > this way without any problem. The gun has always
>> > been able to loosen the
>> > lugs, even on some older trucks with wheels that
>> > probably haven't been
>> > changed in twenty years.
>> > Bruce
>> >
>> > --
>> > Bruce Kalin
>> > USMC MTA, MVPA, MTANJ, NCMVPA
>> > USMC M35A2C w/w & M105
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