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Date:         Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:23:44 -0500
Reply-To:     ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Putting on tires: three hands
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 24px"><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Sit your butt down and balance the tire on your toes while raising it into position.</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Dave B.</FONT></DIV><DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;</DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">On 08/28/12, <SPAN>Tom Hargrave&lt;thargrav@HIWAAY.NET&gt;</SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">The trick is two hands and a knee, or to carefully lower the car until you<BR>can get one hole to line up.<BR><BR>Thanks, Tom Hargrave<BR><A class=parsedLink href="http://www.stir-plate.com/" target=_blank>www.stir-plate.com</A><BR><A class=parsedLink href="http://www.towercooler.com/" target=_blank>www.towercooler.com</A><BR><A class=parsedLink href="http://www.kegkits.com/" target=_blank>www.kegkits.com</A><BR><A class=parsedLink href="http://www.grow-sun.com/" target=_blank>www.grow-sun.com</A><BR><BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Vanagon Mailing List [<A class=parsedLink href="mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM" target=_blank>mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM</A>] On Behalf Of<BR>Rocket J Squirrel<BR>Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 9:29 AM<BR>To: <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM" target=_blank>vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM</A><BR>Subject: Putting on tires: three hands<BR><BR>So yesterday I swapped out the two front tires on my van with a pair of<BR>older ones due to excessive wear on one of the newer ones. My stepson, a tow<BR>truck driver for ten years now, was on hand to help the old man.<BR><BR>"I hate cars that use bolts instead of having studs on the wheels," he said.<BR><BR>I can see his point. With studs, you have something to hang the heavy tire<BR>on, but with bolts, I found myself needing three hands: two to lift and<BR>align the bolt holes and a third to start the first bolt. He provided that<BR>third hand. I'm hoping I'll never have to do it by myself.<BR><BR>--<BR>Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott<BR>1984 Westfalia, auto trans,<BR>Bend, Ore.<BR>-----<BR>No virus found in this message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A class=parsedLink href="http://www.avg.com/" target=_blank>www.avg.com</A><BR>Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 2437/5227 - Release Date: 08/27/12<BR></DIV></div>
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