Got a Deuce! '62 M35A1

[DavidWymore]

 

[Another Ahab]

Cheater.

That is ingenious!

 

[DavidWymore]

Managed to get one mounted

 

[DavidWymore]

After taking to Tom Bauer on the bookface, turns out I wasn't getting the tire bead pushed down far enough, and that's why I was having a hard time getting the rings off. The tool isn't really necessary now that I'm getting the beads down with the press. 16,000 pound forklift wasn't cutting it. Other thing is the tool can ruin the ring by bending it.

 

[Kaiser67M715]

yeah, I pretty sure these are the same as the M715. They are Safety Split rings, meaning less chance of blowout Vs traditional split rims.

the tire bead actually goes over part of the ring and when the ring is seated in the rim, it really has no where to go.

Still dangerous though at first fill up, the bead can push the ring out

we took a 30 ton press with my M715 tires, probably hadn't been off the rim since '92(last registered for road), and all we needed to do was change tubes

 

[DavidWymore]

Your description sounds like these. I got 8 out of 10 9.00s dismounted and one 11.00 mounted. The rest of the wheels will be blasted and painted, and I still have to (carefully) break dow the rest of the 11.00s.

 

[DavidWymore]

I'm pretty sure some of these have been together several times longer than yours were

Pictured is the ring prybar I made, kids playing on the swing over the safety tubes, early method of pulling the wheels out of the tires with the crane, later better method of using the press (and forklift which the stubborn ones). You can see the piece of tire stuck on a rim, that was a tough one.

 

[DavidWymore]

16,000# Forklift not getting it. Pinched all the way down to the floor, some
Of them the tread ripped off and the bead still didn't give. Tires were so old and hard they felt like they had max pressure with the valve cores out.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Find a hydraulic bead breaker. They are priceless for this.

 

[DavidWymore]

Find a hydraulic bead breaker. They are priceless for this.

I did, our smaller (50,000#, or maybe it's 50 tons...) press works pretty good. Once I got it all figured out and got the hang of it, I didn't really even have to work at it very hard. The forklift does all the lifting and the press does all the bead breaking. No duckbill sledges or any other backbreaking nonsense for me. I'm tough but not that tough.

 

[stb64]

This one works great:
Lay the tire flat on the ground, locking ring up. Completely deflate the tire by removing the valve core. Push the valve stem in.
Push the bead from the locking ring. (The bead breaker will clamp to the rim automatically, wedge itself under the locking ring, and push the bead down.)
Remove the locking ring.
Turn the wheel over, and push the bead from the rim.

 

[DavidWymore]

Are the old riveted center wheels really that problematic?

 

[Jeepsinker]

They can be. You'll know real quick if one starts to fail. Best practice is to just go ahead and weld them up before you have a problem.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Are the old riveted center wheels really that problematic?

I must have missed something. Why do you say that? I never had issues with mine, even with 395s on them.

 

[DavidWymore]

I must have missed something. Why do you say that? I never had issues with mine, even with 395s on them.

'cuz I heard a rumor. I may just run 'em. I have half 'n half. I want riveted ones on the outside at least, cuz I think they're "original".

JS, weld the rivets on the inside, or weld the center into the rim?

 

[gimpyrobb]

Sounds like just rumors to me. I've never heard anything!

 

[Jeepsinker]

Weld the centers into the rim. Some people have had the rivets come loose. I understand that was the standard repair in the military.

 

[rustystud]

I have some from the 1950's and they are still in good shape. I suppose if they where abused a lot then maybe. Just remember, rivets are not bad. Half our trucks are held together with old rivets.

 

[mobileauto2000]

I have some riveted wheels also and have had no problems.

 

[Another Ahab]

I have some from the 1950's and they are still in good shape. I suppose if they where abused a lot then maybe. Just remember, rivets are not bad. Half our trucks are held together with old rivets.

The Brooklyn Bridge is riveted construction I believe, and the Empire State Building, too.

They seem to be holding up OK.

I mean a B-25 flew into the one, and King Kong even played on it, and it's still standing.