So yesterday I swapped out the two front tires on my van with a pair of older ones due to excessive wear on one of the newer ones. My stepson, a tow truck driver for ten years now, was on hand to help the old man. "I hate cars that use bolts instead of having studs on the wheels," he said. I can see his point. With studs, you have something to hang the heavy tire on, but with bolts, I found myself needing three hands: two to lift and align the bolt holes and a third to start the first bolt. He provided that third hand. I'm hoping I'll never have to do it by myself. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. |
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