Kevin Purcell’s Toys

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Richard Farrant

Hi Robert,
could be a Ferret wheel .

Boy you breed Ferrets large down there Robert if they need wheels that size to get around Oh by the way how does something that big get down the rabbit hole?

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by cliff

Oh by the way how does something that big get down the rabbit hole?

Cliff,

You obviously have not seen the size of the rabbits up Richard's way

[gjamo]

Hi Robert are those rims 16" or 18"?

[Ganmain Tony]

I was wondering that to Graeme. I thought if they were 18's, then that rim may be off a "lend lease" Ford.

Apparently they had a split rim (refered to as a 'Desert rim') that was much heavier in design, of similar robustness to a 16" or 20" Blitz rim.

[hrpearce]

Hi Graeme and Tony the rims are 16" Kevin was trying to get a tire off one to put on the dodge he ended up using a spare for his toyota. The next time I go past we will see if my bead breaker will move the rim.
Kevin has 5 rims and they are on the market I'll get photos on Friday. Ross told him the British tyres would be too loose on the dodge rims.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by hrpearce

Hi Graeme and Tony the rims are 16" Kevin was trying to get a tire off one to put on the dodge he ended up using a spare for his toyota. The next time I go past we will see if my bead breaker will move the rim.

Hi Robert,
If as I suspect, they are Ferret wheels, then there should be a runflat bead spacer fitted, which will mean you will not be able to push the beads away from the rim very easily. We used to have a large machine with a rising platform that centred on the hole in the rim and three or four arms which you could control to push down on the bead, then slip under the rim forcing it up away from the tyre. Are the rims alloy?

[Mike K]

Looks like a ferret rim to me .. be carefull as the light alloy rim metal tends to bend easily if you exert too much force during tyre removal

Mike