gemini5362
Veteran Member
I have personally seen someone use chains on split rims when I was younger he was severely injured. A shop where I had been before used chains around a split rim and the owner was killed when the rim came apart and the chains did not hold it. I do not remember whether the chain broke or was not wrapped around the tire correctly I just remember the two instances from when I was a lot younger. And Mike you are probably right there are not many shops that will do split rims anymore in my area and the one that does has a safety cage. They also stand back about three feet from the cage when they inflate the tire.