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Gday Willem,
Don't see too many split rims on mining vehicles any more.

Oh ye with rose coloured glasses

hehehe.....I went looking for some photos......time for a history lesson :-)

The first one shows what mining exploration was like before split rims and snatch straps.....
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Second photo shows the original split rim prototype with a bogged mining vehicle being snatched out by Wilbur......
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Third photo shows the most recent photo I can find of split rims on a mining vehicle.....
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Last photo shows what they put on 70series these days - they are underground vehicles from Roxby. All the above ground vehicles were Hiluxes that stopped having splits about 5 years ago.
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Cheers mate!

Phil, 3rd down looks like Mr Creasy's ute...

And by the way not all mining ute have soild rims.

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Cheers

Richard

Gday Richard,
Yep, but I couldn't remember his name!
I thought those huge trucks ran tubeless.....??

Mark Creasy...

and now you made have to look it up.. LOL

Wheels and Rims. Cast rear wheels
and Cat center-mount rims are mounted
using studs and nuts to minimize
maintenance and maximize durability

Lat time I worked on Cat dump truck 35-50ton truck were big...

Cheers

Richard

Where is it housed guys?

Alan in the

Mining Hall of Fame

Kalgoorlie

about the only interesting thing there.. :-)

Richard

Thanks Richard,

I remember passing the sign - must stop in for a look next time..

Cheers
Alan

Yes Alan

There are a lot of places we travel though to get to the 4WD place we want to be at and never give them a second glance, It's like oh well next time....

We had, had a look at it but always traveled with the dog, this year she was on longer with us, so we booked into a motel and stayed the night, had a good look around, went underground on the tour, checked out the hall of fame, (it is worth going to see) you need 4-6 hr.
we check out the museum (thats where I'm sure I saw the blazed tree), it was good.

oh and had a famous Pizza, from Pizza Cantaina....

Regards

Richard

Evening gentlemen, If I could have found someone to have a bet with, I would have bet that I would have a response from Willem and Phil G. :)
Thanks


Mark

Gday Mark,
Davoe (get outmore) must have gone to bed early......can't keep him away from a tyre thread either :-)

Yes, I agree with Phil, 235-85x16 are best on 6" rims so the sidewalls are not so exposed.
Ian

Naa im in adelaide. I wonder if some of my sidewall stake problems are due torunning 235 tyres on a 7" rim?

I recently re shod my splits with some second hand tyres and one let go near southern cross $20 saw me with another rag tyre including tube -made the rest of the trip from yellowdine to rowles lagoon no worries. would almost have certainly cost me $300 for a new tyre after sidewall stake with the one peices

i agree Michael