RE: [ihc] Center-splitting rims

["Ed Sohm" <idaemes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The combat rims halves actually bolt together to facilitate changing a
tire in the field.  I didn't even think of them until Tom mentioned the
Hummer wheels.  
I'm sure they came on some WWII jeeps, not sure what else.

Ed



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ihc@domain.elided [mailto:owner-ihc@domain.elided] On Behalf Of
Greg Hermann
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 12:39 AM
To: Ed Sohm; tsm1@domain.elided; ihc@domain.elided
Subject: RE: [ihc] Center-splitting rims


At 3:06 PM 11/3/03, Ed Sohm wrote:
>Like the old Combat wheels on WWII jeeps and such?
>
>Ed

Didn't know they came on J**ps !!!

Whaddid they do  with 'em ?? --fire off wheel halves at the enemy ?? :-)

Greg
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-ihc@domain.elided [mailto:owner-ihc@domain.elided] On Behalf Of
>tsm1@domain.elided
>Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 3:03 PM
>To: ihc@domain.elided
>Cc: bearbvd@domain.elided
>Subject: [ihc] Center-splitting rims
>
>
>>If they come apart in nearly the center of the rim, into two nearly
>equal
>>size pieces (with the center attached to one of the two pieces) they
>are
>>DANGEROUS GARBAGE !! Original IH or NOT !! If they have a split ring
on
>one
>>side of the rim that comes off of the rest of the rim, they are split
>rims,
>>and OK.
>
>Greg,
>
>By "split nearly in the center" you mean, if mounted on the truck, the
>wheels come apart roughly in the center of the tire tread?
>
>Which would be different from something like a Hummer beadlock wheel.