EarlyBronocGuy
02-25-2011, 11:41 AM
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This is what happens when steel-belted tires on steel split rims sit out in the weather for a few decades.
The tires had plenty of tread on them, but had numerous cracks and wouldn't hold air. I had used them to roll my project 200x around the garage, figured I could remove one side of the split rim, clean up the inside of the tires, put in tubes, and use them for trail rides that I knew would chew up tread (already have new aluminum rims and tires for project) - but just getting this far took several hours, lots of sweat and cusswords, and far too many tools. I ended up having to use a reciprocating saw to cut the sidewall away from the rim.
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m270/earlybroncoguy/DSCF02691.jpg
This is what happens when steel-belted tires on steel split rims sit out in the weather for a few decades.
The tires had plenty of tread on them, but had numerous cracks and wouldn't hold air. I had used them to roll my project 200x around the garage, figured I could remove one side of the split rim, clean up the inside of the tires, put in tubes, and use them for trail rides that I knew would chew up tread (already have new aluminum rims and tires for project) - but just getting this far took several hours, lots of sweat and cusswords, and far too many tools. I ended up having to use a reciprocating saw to cut the sidewall away from the rim.