From: Stephen & Jeanne Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Feb 20 2004 - 16:25:15 PST
The problem might turn out to be that you damage the ring or
the mounting surface(s) and the NEXT time you inflate it
when it HAS to hold correctly, it may not....
As Bjorn stated, there is little risk when deflated.
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bjorn Brandstedt" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 6:38 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Split ring wheels.
> Tony,
>
> When the ring flies off it is because of the IMPROPERLY SEATED tire bead
> pushing it off during inflation of the innertube. Just rolling the wheel
> will not make the ring come off and even if it did, there would not be the
> power of 50 or more pounds per square inch of air prssure propelling it.
>
> Without the tire, the ring may be pryed off the wheel with a wrecking bar
or
> similar and should not cause any harm. The ring itself is not the danger,
> it's the power of the air pressure behind it.
>
> If you have a flat and the air pressure is gone, so is the danger of the
> ring flying off.
>
> Bjorn
> Meadows of Dan, Virginia
>
>
> >From: AVarvarigo@aol.com
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Subject: [MV] Split ring wheels.
> >Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 17:39:56 -0500
> >
> >Hi all. Me again with yet another silly question:
> >Say, driving down the road, I get a flat on my deuce and the road doesn't
> >allow for tire changes until pulling off a bit farther down. Can a flat
be
> >driven slow and for a short distance without surprises of things popping
> >off?
> >The front in particular, being that it is alone and facing out.
> >I would think that the backs are more forgiving being that they are
double
> >and the other tire still has air so the flat tire is not getting really
> >squashed while moving.
> >Thanks for you time,
> >Tony V.
> >
> >
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