

| 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
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