flytire 0 Report post Posted September 20 https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cv0JnQxtXGu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cphubert 0 Report post Posted September 20 lucky the rim stayed together! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted September 20 Oooof! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted September 20 The dude in the blue pants got some serious hang time 😂 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted September 20 At first I thought they over-did the starting fluid trying to re-seat the bead, LoL, but it doesn't look like there is a rim on that tire.   Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted September 21 That’s a two piece rim once popular on military vehicles and implements of husbandry’s. The tires are so thick that they cannot be stretched over a one piece rim with the bead seat part of the rim so the outer bead is a separate ring. There also were 3 piece rims but I never saw one of those. They’re notorious for killing tire changers when being aired up. In the army they use to have these massively strong racks the tires would be rolled in when being aired up. The racks were strong enough to prevent the ring and tire from killing you in the event the ring was incorrectly installed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted September 21 Thanks Poopdeck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DWSmith 0 Report post Posted September 21 I've seen the tire and rim put in a steel cage before airing them up. Obviously it can be a deadly event. The guy was lucky to walk away. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cebe 0 Report post Posted September 22 When I worked for a trucking company we had to make sure the tire was mounted with the ring facing the trailer in case of a blow out. That kept the ring from flying off and hitting a vehicle next to the trailer. As mentioned, we filled those tires inside a cage or at least with the ring on the opposite side. Plus the tires were mounted to the hub with wedges that the lug nuts tightened into. The wedges were under a lot of tension so you never took a lug nut completely off without relieving that wedge by backing the nut off flush with the stud and rapping with a hammer. The wedge would pop out against that nut and loosen up all the rest. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites