Posted by John B. on August 09, 2016 at 19:34:20 from (50.106.226.93):
In Reply to: Farm accident posted by JL Ray on August 09, 2016 at 15:42:40:
There are still split ring type wheels out there and then there is the old type split rims. There's a big difference between the two. The split rim was the most dangerous. The split ring is also very dangerous but not like the original split rims. Split ring wheels can have 1, 2 or 3 rings to put on the rim. Bad part with any of the split rim/ring type rims rust builds up in the seat or the split rings get bent during removal. Always mount the rim on the machine or vehicle before airing it up. Just speaking from experience. One you hear one or feel one blow up you'll never forget it believe me I know. I had a small 8" rim that the two halves of the rim were bolted together with 8 bolts. When I went to air it up it blew 7 of the 8 bolts out and edge of the rim hit me just below my right knee cap. It threw me 6 feet and I reached down to feel if my leg was still there because my knee hurt BAD! I was lucky. Only got 9 stitches out of the whole ordeal. Just something you never forget. Also dry-rotted tires that still have air in them are a bomb waiting to go off. I saw one blow up while a man was carrying it into the shop after removing it off of a wagon. The tread peeled like a banana and hit him right in the abdomen. He's lucky he lived. It was a steel belted tire too and his stomach area looked like it had been sandblasted. Tires are bombs so be careful !!
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