This video may be of interest for those too young to have ever had to manually swap a tire onto a rim. (Yeah, I'm a Boomer, so what?) I'm sure the bulk of the regulars here have this down pat - just the same.... The situation may arise when you have a sidewall blowout and any other available tire is on a different and incompatible rim. There was no inner tube in this video, and it would have made the swap much faster. *** ...Thanks for asking - for years I had a 1970 or 71 Bay window bus on which I had mounted 8 ply truck times. Backup parts included a pair of heavy-duty inner tubes and a set of tires irons to fix said tires. My current VW is a Eurovan camper, and I carry a plug patch kit - too old to mess with tires now.... Ed Teaches The Team Old Tricks! Bombi Build - YouTube Enjoy. *** Related Easy ways to break a tire bead at home using simple tools! DIY - YouTube
also A rachet strap should be something you keep in your transport.... Inflating A New or Used Tire With A Broken Seal / Bead - YouTube
Good tire spoons and some form of bead lube is a absolute must have! Having to deal with Split Rings brings a whole nother level of skill to the game, My Power Wagons both have split ring rims, and while there are very specific handling tips and tricks, these are about the safest to handle, due to their integral lock tabs, and spoon slots! I don't recommend trying these without having someone who knows what they are doing to show you how to do it correctly and safely, they WILL hurt you if you don't know how to deal with them! My Dad taught me at a pretty early age how to change split rings, we have a 1949 Chevy 1 ton truck with split rings and over the many years we have had it, we have had to change tires a few times, and there are almost ZERO shops who can/will deal with these rims, So, we had to learn to deal with them ourselves, and that's just fine with us! My Newest Power Wagon project I really wanted to keep my factory Budd Wheels, BUT tires are getting hard to find in a 16 1/2 inch diameter, and I wanted Bead Locks, there are almost ZERO wheel options for the unique Budd bolt pattern, so That leaves me with only a couple of options, both are somewhat iffy, but if done correctly, actually much stronger and safer then original! Basically, I very carefully cut the Budd Wheel Centers out of my Stock wheels, and carefully trimmed them perfectly round. I then TIG welded the Hub side lug holes to fill in the nut taper ( as I will never run these as duals) and then spray welded the back side to add a few thousandths before reaming the bolt holes back to spec. I then got a set of surplus Humvee duel beadlock wheels and using the plasma torch, traced around the lock ring and cut the centers out and then ground them down further, basically to the exact same diameter as the outer rim clamp ring. I then carefully fit my old Dodge Budd Rim Centers into the new Hummer Rims and slowly TIG welded them together! Now, I have a much more common tire selection to choose from. I also used the CNC plasma cutter to cut out a full set of Rock Rings and welded them to the outer rim barrel/bead lock, and installed all new studs and nuts! I then found the tires in the size I wanted and then ordered up a set of PVC inner bead lock barrels that fit precisely with my chosen tire! Now, I have the old school looking Budd Wheels with modern tires and double bead locks, and she looks amazing, especially with the wheels painted to match the truck! The New rims are a 17X13 size and I installed a 40X17X10.5 Micky Thompson Baja Claw tire, and because these tires are discontinued, I ordered up a second full set which I keep shrink wrapped and in cool and dry storage!
Still run splits on my old Mack and they will more than hurt you if you don't do them right Have to do them myself because almost no tire shops won't touch split rims now days. Cough spray enough ether in the tire and toss a match and it will make a bead
A lot of places don't want to pay for a tire cage - now mandated by OSHA. Utility Tire Cage Split Rim Explosion - YouTube A very long time ago, the mechanics at the station where I worked weekends would fix a split rim, then air it up with the ring side down. We had one blow and put the tire thru the side of the station - that was the end of split ring rims - and this was 1971...
My YUGE pacific P-14 runs Split rings, these are 24 inchers, and as deadly as they get! I converted over to Mil-Spec off road rims and tires, using the Webb/Rockwell design, so that they are much safer and easier to deal with, lemme tell ya, a 24 inch split ring will cut you in half, no thanks! My Log Skidder is even worse, but thankfully, it's split rings are like the Budds with lock tabs and spoon slots, so they are super easy to handle, and they run pretty low tension, so I shouldn't need to worry! For those with splits, you know you can still buy Ag Rim barrels that can be adapted to just about any wheel center like the video I posted above, that's a good option for odd ball trucks and equipment and gets away from split rings at the same time! Finally, there is a shop in the mid west that can custom make you wheels to convert your odd ball rigs to run regular or more radially available tires! Custom Built Wheels
Never tried doing car or truck tires ,, helped my Dad do one when I was around 8 yrs old ,, not that I was any help . But I spent plenty of time cussing trying to put a tire on one of my motorsickles ,,, them things can be aggravating as hell as the beads are so close together ,, it can be a pain in the ass ,, or was for me.
The summer after high school graduation one of my classmates was killed by a split rim when it popped off and caught him under the chin. He had worked there since he was 15 and knew better but got in a hurry and skipped the tire cage. After that no one in Salisbury would touch a split rim.
I had a 1958 Cheve 3/4-ton truck with split rims and changed my own tires all the time cleaning the grove and inflating under the truck every time and never once had a problem. What I loved about the "splits" was being able to do tire repair in the field, what I hated was not being able to use tire plugs the rest of my vehicles could,
Good luck getting the lug nuts off, especially after the tire guy put them on with an air wrench! Forget the spare tire, jack and lug wrench, pack a survival kit and be ready to walk!
I've changed many of them, the tires on those old military trucks seem to go flat all the time. Exciting times when airing them up.
