My tow-trucker-driver stepson thinks he might find such a thing handy in
his toolkit and asks, "What other cars might this fit on?"

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Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 08/28/2012 08:14 AM, Vern in Bend wrote:
> 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.
>>