Just take the core out of the valve stem. It will deflate safely. If the thing didn't hand grenade when it was aired up originally, the pieces of the rim locked together properly. Of course, it you've got a flair for the dramatic, just prop it up at the local rifle range and deflate it from 100 yards away with a .30-06! The tow company operator who trained me to recover wrecked 18 wheelers had a good method of deflating tires on crash-damaged wheels- - - - -he used a 1911 .45 automatic with full metal jacket ammo! Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
Now here's a bit of oddball trivia- - - -I believe it's been against DOT rules to service RH5's for quite a while, hasn't it? A few days ago I saw a brand new lever tool that's designed to work ONLY with widowmakers- - - -on sale at Harbor Freight! Somebody didn't get the memo! Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
I've had tire repairs/replacements done on RH5 wheels as late as Spring, 2018. I don't know if DOT regulates RH5's or not, but I have had tires repaired/replaced at three different tire shops in the last couple of years. Replacements for RH5's are pretty limited here, but I still have a couple on my '72 C50. I have had one shop refuse, but the other three shops didn't care.
