Filling Your tires With Air ???

roadhunter · Dec 6, 2016

I have a new respect for tires. Holy crap!!!!

Fallon · Dec 7, 2016

Just figure how long it takes a 5hp compressor to fill that tire. 1 minute? 2-3? That is a lot of power being pumped into that rubber pressure vessel. A 5hp winch could lift a man several hundred feet in that time I bet.

roadhunter · Dec 7, 2016

What's surprising is not all of these accidents happen when inflating. Some of those were simply laying a tire on the ground or touching the tire it seems.

QRTRHRS · Dec 7, 2016

Perhaps the people who are scared silly of split rims are the same ones that do not know how to properly align a tire and rim assembly on a "Dayton" style hub?

TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark · Dec 7, 2016

QRTRHRS said:
Perhaps the people who are scared silly of split rims are the same ones that do not know how to properly align a tire and rim assembly on a "Dayton" style hub?

More likely they are people who have sense enough to recognize the trail of bodies they have left.

Split rim or conventional, tires have killed a lot of people, and not all of those have been due to over-inflation.

Wise men will learn from the experience of others. Fools think, "It's never happened to me, so it's not a problem."

k0ua · Dec 8, 2016

Can someone explain to me why split rims exist? Why aren't all rims one piece?

TMGT · Dec 8, 2016

k0ua said:
Can someone explain to me why split rims exist? Why aren't all rims one piece?

Ease of changing the tire, it's a lot easier to change a tire in the field on a split rim, especially on the older type of tires they were used with.
Split rims have been phased out for awhile now, some states don't allow split rims to be put back in service if they come into a shop, however they can be kept if it's a road call.
Lot of split rim trucks get tires replaced on the side of the road in front of the shop............

k0ua · Dec 8, 2016

TMGT said:
Ease of changing the tire, it's a lot easier to change a tire in the field on a split rim, especially on the older type of tires they were used with.
Split rims have been phased out for awhile now, some states don't allow split rims to be put back in service if they come into a shop, however they can be kept if it's a road call.
Lot of split rim trucks get tires replaced on the side of the road in front of the shop............

Thanks. So we traded ease of use for safety.

David_Kb7uns · Dec 8, 2016

There are still many split or multi part rims on skidders, loaders and other wheeled equipment because of the thick sidewalls on the tires and there is no flex in the sidewalls and bead that would allow dismounting off a drop center wheel.

David

aczlan · Dec 8, 2016

David_Kb7uns said:
There are still many split or multi part rims on skidders, loaders and other wheeled equipment because of the thick sidewalls on the tires and there is no flex in the sidewalls and bead that would allow dismounting off a drop center wheel.

We have multi part rims on a haywagon, but they bolt together. Makes tire changes easy though.

Aaron Z