These are the ones that are dangerous I would rather breast feed a rattlesnake as change these again

 

I have heard your type of wheel called a Milwaukee Wobbler. I wonder what they are called. Stu?
Nice truck, what is the make?

 

thats a nice looking I H truck there, i use to have a cotton trailer made with a I H truck chassis like that,

 

Might be a different sort of widow maker rim. The cast spoke "demountable" wheels aren't the villains. They are a p.i.t.a., but not dangerous. Made by either Dayton, Erie, or Clark they were fitted with 28° demountable outer rims. The most common rims on this size truck (IHC D3 maybe, 1933ish?) were the Firestone "RI" and Goodyear "K-28".

The Firestone "RI" is the very same rim design as the Firestone "RH" that guys here have a lot of experience with. The "RH" even uses "RI" rings on equal size and width rims. So, if these are the rims on that IHC, they aren't a problem.

If, however, they are Goodyear "K-28s", they are killers. These are the true "split rims". The rim has an angled front to back split at the valve stem hole which allows mounting of the continuous/unbroken side ring. These, along with the more commonly known widow maker Firestone "RH-5°", were the subjects of the failed 1970s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) / Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recall effort. The failed recall effort did yield agreement from both manufacturers to cease production of these designs. That's good, but of little comfort to the old truck hobby. Stu

 

They are indeed what you have as the goodyear k28, and I put tires on all of themEach one of them had me nervous as the devil.

 

Others wishing to avoid your experience with the K-28°s face some significant expense. Coker, and probably others, sell newly manufactured rims in common diameters but cost $500 each or more. Then you get to buy tires. Stu

 

I want one of those but now that you say they have the dangerous rims on them I may think twice.