Safety Chains For Tire Inflation

Safety Chains For Tire Inflation TIRES/WHEELS Handling 19-4-30 When Cletus Clement and son Craig change truck tires, they tie chains around the tires and rims to hold them in place in case the rim should explode off the wheel. "Big truck tires have split wheel rims that are held together by a steel ring that fits into a groove. If the ring isn't seated correctly when you inflate the tire, part of the rim can blow up into the air," says Cletus. "At 90 lbs. of air pressure the rim really flies off fast, and people have been hurt as they stand over the tire putting in air." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Cletus Clement, 6536 S. Rt. 1, St. Anne, Ill. 60964 (ph 815 427-6602).

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