

| Subject: | Re: Putting on tires: three hands |
| From: | Vern in Bend |
| Date: | Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:14:25 -0700 |
Rocky, look here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/400314535869 I've even seen these called a "third hand" Regards, Vern > 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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