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None of these are the split rim that is banned from legal use.
The split rim is just what it says. It is split in half across its width from bead to bead. A heavy liner is used to guard the tube from damage. 2 solid bead rings are used to hold everything in place. The rim itself actually collapses slightly in order to install the solid bead rings. You can imagine why they could be so dangerous just from my description. The slightest bit of damage, wear, deformation, or any small thing slightly out of the correct spot, and a big bang was inevitable. We used to have some of these on a lowboy trailer years ago. I've put tires on them numerous times, always was unnerved every time. You can literally picture disaster when you look at one. If you ever see it, you won't forget. I haven't seen one in years, most of the younger folks at tire shops now really have no clue what the real deal looks like or its typical working design. They see anything with a split, and they freek out thinking this must be it, when really it isn't IT at all.
Like I said earlier, as long as the rim is solid, and the split is in the ring, if it's in good shape; you are good to go, and legal. I've done many less than smart things over my years of working with heavy equipment; God has looked after me through much stupidity on my part. That being said, though I've cheated it many times, USE AN APPROVED TIRE CAGE WHEN INFLATING any of these. I've seen one person killed when a damaged ring blew off right after he looked saying "something just doesn't look right", and broken bones in several instances. Taking chances isn't wise.
I need to add one more thing, all the split rims I ever saw were DAYTON rims, used on the spoke type Dayton hubs that were once common on heavy trucks and trailers. Never saw a split rim with a center in it. Don't believe that ever existed simply because if it had a center in it, there would have been no way to collapse it enough to install the ring.
The split rim is just what it says. It is split in half across its width from bead to bead. A heavy liner is used to guard the tube from damage. 2 solid bead rings are used to hold everything in place. The rim itself actually collapses slightly in order to install the solid bead rings. You can imagine why they could be so dangerous just from my description. The slightest bit of damage, wear, deformation, or any small thing slightly out of the correct spot, and a big bang was inevitable. We used to have some of these on a lowboy trailer years ago. I've put tires on them numerous times, always was unnerved every time. You can literally picture disaster when you look at one. If you ever see it, you won't forget. I haven't seen one in years, most of the younger folks at tire shops now really have no clue what the real deal looks like or its typical working design. They see anything with a split, and they freek out thinking this must be it, when really it isn't IT at all.
Like I said earlier, as long as the rim is solid, and the split is in the ring, if it's in good shape; you are good to go, and legal. I've done many less than smart things over my years of working with heavy equipment; God has looked after me through much stupidity on my part. That being said, though I've cheated it many times, USE AN APPROVED TIRE CAGE WHEN INFLATING any of these. I've seen one person killed when a damaged ring blew off right after he looked saying "something just doesn't look right", and broken bones in several instances. Taking chances isn't wise.
I need to add one more thing, all the split rims I ever saw were DAYTON rims, used on the spoke type Dayton hubs that were once common on heavy trucks and trailers. Never saw a split rim with a center in it. Don't believe that ever existed simply because if it had a center in it, there would have been no way to collapse it enough to install the ring.
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