DD Form 2977, “Deliberate Risk Assessment Worksheet”. What is it? In Army lingo, it’s a form that is used to identify, analyze and mitigate risks for everything from something as basic as a ruck march along a street to a live-fire gunnery situation that could potentially have some very real consequences. It’s the government way: twenty tons of paperwork for twenty minutes of action. But there’s always a reason for these things. A phrase I learned when I was a kid was, “Nothing is idiot-proof to a sufficiently talented idiot.” Meaning, that what might be obvious to most will be the point where Private HeadCase winds up injured, sick, stuck full of cactus spines, sick because they thought they were Bear Grylls and ate a mushroom they shouldn’t have, running away from a very pissed-off steer, or up to their neck in floodwater.
Those are all real things I’ve had the joy of dealing with, by the way. And those are the safe stories.
I’m not 100% sure what’s going on here but this looks like they are trying to seat the tire on the bead using the flammable spray method. It does work if you do it right, there are plenty of videos showing you how it can be done, but a multi-piece wheel like this one isn’t going to take too nicely to over-pressurization, a side effect of the fire trick. How anybody in this clip didn’t wind up in the emergency room is beyond me. So, take a moment, take a breath, and let’s hear your captions for this one!
(Thanks to Angelo Rickert for the tip!)
I had to do split rims in the military. Hated them at the time and still hate them today.
Technically these are multi-piece wheels. Split rims are where the rim literally has two halves and are known as widowmakers.
Hold my “Quick Start” , and watch this!
I simply won’t do split rims.
I noticed the guy with the torch had his shirt ripped open by the blast. Pretty sure he got a case of pink belly. I also notice him glancing down to make sure the boys were still with him, or else he’s making sure he didn’t lose control of his bladder.
So the big takeaway for this is: Make sure you pee first before doing this, and always wear a pullover shirt. I think that covers the safety brief.
Missed the camera man by this much.
Maybe a bit less ether next time… and a longer pole.
“Think ya used enough dynamite there, Butch?”
From the movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”
I changed tires for 20 years (truck and WAY larger), NEVER tried that method ever. Those midsize tires like in the video are actually fairly easy with the right equipment (crane truck, hydraulics, big air pressure).
This is how we do it in Mother Russia
In Russia, wheel seats you.