Military-Vehicles: Re: [MV] Split Rim DANGERS
Re: [MV] Split Rim DANGERS
GIjeeps@aol.com
Mon, 29 Sep 1997 23:36:28 -0400 (EDT)
probably worth bringing up. I don't have a great deal of experience in this
field but can tell you two stroies that were to passed on to me while I was
in the Marine Corps by instructors hoping to instill their students with a
proper respect for split rim wheels. First of all don't hold on to the cage
bars while you fill the tires with air. One kid lost all four fingers of one
hand from this simple mistake. Another fellow was standing on a split rim
when it blew. It shot him THROUGH the corrugated steel roof of the tire shack
18ft above the ground. Needless to say the various forces that he was
subjected to in this explosion, impact, and fall, killed him. Big Time. I am
not so worried about the bolt together split rims used on WW II jeeps it's
the snap ring truck tires that are the killers and there really are no
warning signs that can be counted on to tell you which ones will hold and
which ones will fail. Just the same, snap ring or bolt together, I take all
my tires to the local truck tire outfit and let them do all the tough stuff
for me. They have all the proper tools and facilities to do this job safely
and at $2.50 per mount/dismount I feel it is well worth the price. Plus, the
guys all get a kick out of the jeep and its a good excuse to take her for a
spin.
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