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Subject:Re: Putting on tires: three hands
From:Rocket J Squirrel
Date:Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:53:57 -0700

I got that, David -- but there are plenty of folk on this list that
might add "It should also fit . . . ".

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

On 08/28/2012 09:50 AM, mcneely4@cox.net wrote:
> 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.
>>>>
>
> --
> David McNeely