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Subject:Re: Putting on tires: three hands
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:50:28 -0500

Well, the ad says, "Audi, Volkswagen, Porsche."

---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 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?"
>
> --
> 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.
> >>

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David McNeely