And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Nope. On true split rims, the lock ring is a solid, one piece lock and the rim itself is split to accommodate installation of the solid ring. Crazy dangerous, especially after rust takes over. This one seems to be what's called a three piece rim.
I think the guy with the torch got vaporized...
ReplyDeleteThere was someone next to him that disappeared, too.
DeleteYe Olde Split Rim?
ReplyDeleteNope.
DeleteOn true split rims, the lock ring is a solid, one piece lock and the rim itself is split to accommodate installation of the solid ring.
Crazy dangerous, especially after rust takes over.
This one seems to be what's called a three piece rim.
seating the bead with starting eteher ? might not want to use the whole can .
ReplyDeleteI think they were trying to break the bead and unmount the tire.
Delete"field expedite."
Looks like they were trying to inflate it with starting fluid, but the lock ring wasn't properly seated.
DeleteSee? They don't call it starting fluid for nothin'.
ReplyDeleteShould have taken the ring off first. Hope they have another one.
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