I just removed (2) 1 ton drums this week. Back off the adjusters till they dont back any more. Use about 2 or 3 long pry bars/ Screwdrivers. Bang on drum with the biggest BFH you have all around edge. I AM not talking a 16 ounce claw hammer but a BFH. Drive one pry bar between drum and backing plate at the 12 o clock area and force the drum outward. BFH the oposite side of drum. You will see movement. Use the other pry bars at the 8 and 4 o clock positions and force drum out ward. Use BFH again all around the drum. It is moving , isn't it. Dont give up, just keep working the pry bars and the BFH. When the drum falls to the ground, grab a cold bud , then start the other side. The key to it is to get the adjusters backed off and to break the rust around the lug bolts and the drum.
