Two piece tractor rims

[CaseandMoline]

I have a 1945 Case DI which recently blew a rear tire. The tractor has 10-24 tires with a split lock ring rim similar to an old truck. I've done tractor tires before but not one of this style. I'm wondering if there are any different tricks to this kind of rim and if I should take the same precautions as when you deal with two piece truck wheels?

 

[moresmoke]

Hard to give advice without seeing it, but 10-24 is a truck tire size and given that is most likely an industrial tractor, I would say the rims are very much like a truck.

 

[paul]

If the ring is out on a ridge I would say pretty much the same as. Treat with care as with anything but should be fine.

If it would be the type that turns apart in the middle of the rim those are the dangerous type, be very very careful with those.

 

[CaseandMoline]

This is the same size and style.

 

[chico1]

I would never touch a split rim. There is a reason they are no longer used. During inflation if the split rim isn't seated right they can explode sending the rim flying at mach speeds! A good friend lost her father to an exploding split rim. Most tire places either won't do them or put it in a special cage. The old farmer way was to wrap a chain on them in a figure 8 but it is still very dangerous.

 

[Blue Jay]

I would never touch a split rim. There is a reason they are no longer used. During inflation if the split rim isn't seated right they can explode sending the rim flying at mach speeds! A good friend lost her father to an exploding split rim. Most tire places either won't do them or put it in a special cage. The old farmer way was to wrap a chain on them in a figure 8 but it is still very dangerous.

That is a "Split Ring" not a "Split Rim"

 

[Fixingfarmer]

That appears to be the bolt together kind that’s more common today on larger mining equipment but I’m not entirely certain it appears the bolts are headed in the wrong direction to me. It’s safe deflated I’d give it a go taking it apart and if you can figure it out it should be fine there were large wheel loaders that still had that kind of rim

On the plus side the tire comes off much easier

It’s a low pressure tire but still I’ve gone to putting it outside and shutting the shop door and running the regulator from inside since you can check it there at the gauge there isn’t any reason for me to be standing next to a truck tire on any rim if it goes

 

[marloweg]

at 74 i have change well over 100 of them make sure everything is clean NO RUST around ring and take it slow airing it up make sure the ring is seated like anything use your head

 

[Jim.ME]

That appears to be the bolt together kind that’s more common today on larger mining equipment but I’m not entirely certain it appears the bolts are headed in the wrong direction to me. It’s safe deflated I’d give it a go taking it apart and if you can figure it out it should be fine there were large wheel loaders that still had that kind of rim

On the plus side the tire comes off much easier

It’s a low pressure tire but still I’ve gone to putting it outside and shutting the shop door and running the regulator from inside since you can check it there at the gauge there isn’t any reason for me to be standing next to a truck tire on any rim if it goes

His second picture shows it has a locking ring. It is held to the hub by clamps from what I see.

It should be inflated in a cage. Lacking a cage, I put a couple chains around the rim and tire to contain the pieces if the ring fails. It is best to use a lock on hose end and control the air supply back away from the rim/tire.