John/Jerry, he’s from Oklahoma and you know how stubborn us Okies can be. “Here hold my beer and watch this “.
Touche, I'm still using mine. Put new tires, tubes and flaps on several years ago. Broke them down, cleaned them up, repainted, put it all back together. I'm still alive - and they haven't exploded in the last 67 years I'll bet the ones on that truck haven't either. You must have proper respect, inspection and care to attempt use of them.