<VV> Speaking of tires...

[Sethracer at aol.com]

I'm considering writing up a little page for the Communique about the  lost 
art of changing tires using tire irons.  Does this sound like  something that 
would interest you?  I got started on this back in the 70's  when a 10-year old 
Mexican boy at a tire shop in San Felipe changed the 10-31/15  tire on my 
Dune buggy with nothing more than a couple of tire irons.  I  learned how to do 
it and used the technique for 20 years.  Considering the  cost at a tire store 
these days, it could be a fit for us. Please let me know  your thoughts one 
way or the other.  I won't take offense if you aren't  interested. 
Craig Nicol

As a budget racer more than twenty-five years ago, I did something folks might be able to still do today. I found an old gas station that was going "self-serve" and closing the service bays. I picked up the All-manual tire machine for $40 bucks. I called the owner and left him a message that I wanted to buy it. He called me back about 6 AM on a Saturday. I offered him $50 and he said "What about $40?" Now, I know I had been half asleep, but I said "Okay", drove over and unbolted it and hauled it home in the back of my old Saab 99.  - I hauled it to my "new" hose 23 years ago and I still have it. It does have a problem with 12" wide wheels, but 8" ans less are fine! It hase paid for itself about 50 times over! - Seth Emerson