From: Steve & Jeannie Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Sun Dec 12 2004 - 03:23:08 PST
I change my own on my CCKWs. They have an even older type wheel
that does not have a split in the ring. You stretch it to get it on/off.
When inflating, I put the tire down, ring up and give it some small amount
of air, 5-10 lbs while tapping the ring to make sure it is seated. I then
mount the wheel on the outside with the ring in and inflate the tire the
rest
of the way. I now wear hearing protection as the ring cannot hit me but
the sound would probably deafen me if it went off...
I have probably done 40-50 of these wheels with no problems.
As the trucking industry goes more and more to the tubeless tires, there
will be fewer and fewer people/places that will do our wheels or worse,
know what they are doing!
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
PS: I have a Bear truck tire changing machine and that makes ALL the
difference. If it cannot get an old tire away from the rim, it will proceed
to
take the tire apart!
----- Original Message -----
From: <grntrks@juno.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 1:26 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] 5 Ton tire changing
> Ryan,
> I use a "farm co-op" tire shop for my duece. Some tire shops and even a
> few big truck shops won't touch them. Some have tried to tell me the
> wheels are illegal--NOT -- but, they are obsolete design. And most
> younger guys don't know how to safely mount and dismount the tires and
> rings. "My farm shop" does them every day. $30.00 ( new tube and flap and
> remove nails, etc. ) if I bring it to them. $75.00 for road service.
> They always replace the tube and flap with a new one, either case. Even
> with the proper tools, I can't fix 'em for that when you figure my time
> and labor.
> Last spring I needed to do a brake job on the M35A2 and couldn't break
> the lugs loose. After a full day friday trying I called the shop. They
> came out, broke the lugs loose with a 1in impact, then just snugged them
> down for me. Cost? 30.00! Time involved? 1 1/2 hr from call to finished.
> Should have called fri. morning and saved an entire day!!!!
>
> Frank Cox ' Nam 1966
> MVPA 14530
> '45 GMC 353 DUKW
> "On-A-Mission" hot shot trucking
>
>
>
> On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 00:44:53 -0500 Ryan Gill <rmgill@mindspring.com>
> writes:
>> At 12:41 AM -0500 12/12/04, m35products wrote:
>> >My advice, for what it's worth, is:
>> >
>> >Let a professional do it. Why? because we like to read your posts
>> here, and
>> >would miss you very much.
>>
>> What should I expect them to charge? ie what's
>> reasonable? There is a commercial truck dealer
>> just around the corner, but I don't know if they
>> do these kinds of tires or not (guess I'll find
>> out). I think the GF and I can squeeze the tire
>> into the back of her Honda Element. It won't fit
>> my Insight.
>>
>>
>> --
>> --
>> Ryan Gill rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
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> Frank Cox ' Nam 1966
> MVPA 14530
> '45 GMC 353 DUKW
> "On-A-Mission" hot shot trucking
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