Thanks for the feedback,, no offense taken. I know you've dealt with lots of these beasts, so I figured I'd gather your opinion.
Speaking of the widowmakers, I have a story. My dad has a 55 2nd series 2-ton grain truck that he still uses on his small farm. One day he was down at the farm, about a half mile off the hill from their house, and was working on removing the dual wheels from one side of the truck. The inner rim was a 3 piece with the lock ring,, not one of the 'widowmakers'.
Anyway,, I'm not sure exactly what he did to cause this, but all the sudden I heard this sound like a bomb went off,, and I was in the basement of the house! I went down the hill to the farm to figure out what happened, and luckily he was ok,,, other than perhaps his soiled britches. For one reason or another, that inner 3 piece rim came apart,, and I'm not exaggerating when I say this, but that lock ring was literally wrapped around the rear leafs! Iza Miza!
Last edited by jgetti; 01/11/2008 4:49 PM.
