When we get to the point of cutting off the entire, cut as close to the rim as you feel safe to do, then the Dremel tool is used to cut through the steel cords. The tool I listed below will break the bead. Those rims appear to be the old WWII widow maker rims that shops will not work on. The safety rim is what your M715 or the M37 and that vintage of vehicle uses. Personally, I would have wrapped a chain around that rim (in a couple of places) through the slots in the rim. But that is just me.
Yes, I ended up cutting the last bead with the dremel like I mentioned in the video. Yes, we strapped the tires when reinstalling them and inflating them. You can see that on this week's episode that comes out Friday morning.
The old tires were so hard that probably the only heat that would have help would have set them on fire. 🤥 The eyes on the wheel hubs looks like they are for tying the cannon down for shipment most likely.
OK, then what would you have done differently to remove 70 plus year old tires that had rotten sidewalls and the beads were basically rusted to the wheel? These were not the first military safety ring wheels I've ever worked with.
When we get to the point of cutting off the entire, cut as close to the rim as you feel safe to do, then the Dremel tool is used to cut through the steel cords. The tool I listed below will break the bead. Those rims appear to be the old WWII widow maker rims that shops will not work on. The safety rim is what your M715 or the M37 and that vintage of vehicle uses. Personally, I would have wrapped a chain around that rim (in a couple of places) through the slots in the rim. But that is just me.
Yes, I ended up cutting the last bead with the dremel like I mentioned in the video. Yes, we strapped the tires when reinstalling them and inflating them. You can see that on this week's episode that comes out Friday morning.
Would heat help soften the bead?
What is that pulley/eye hook thing on the wheel hub?
The old tires were so hard that probably the only heat that would have help would have set them on fire. 🤥 The eyes on the wheel hubs looks like they are for tying the cannon down for shipment most likely.
People who do not know what they are doing , need to stop doing videos.
OK, then what would you have done differently to remove 70 plus year old tires that had rotten sidewalls and the beads were basically rusted to the wheel? These were not the first military safety ring wheels I've ever worked with.