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Re: Rusted rims, make them servicable again.
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Posted by TomH on December 10, 2000 at 05:28:50 from (206.99.145.132):
In Reply to: Rusted rims, make them servicable again. posted by The poor farmer on December 09, 2000 at 18:32:54:
I'd be careful about using a rim that's in poor shape. I saw a rusted through rim blow apart one time, even at the low pressures used in a tractor it almost blew a door right off the hinges. Another time friend of mine was mounting a new rear tire on a good rim when the tire's bead broke; the air blast threw him against the wall and knocked him out. Think how much horsepower the air compresser uses and how long it has to pump to fill a tire, that's a lot of stored up energy...
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