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This is the wheel that instills all the fear about tube type tires. While split ring tires can and have come off and killed people, the split rim is the one that has the most casualties. These things are very dangerous any time air is in the tire. I saw the aftermath of one of these split rim...

This isn't really what I'd call a split rim. Most small lawnmower type tires air made like this. They are so small that you can't hardly get the tire over the rim without the rim coming apart. With good bolts and the low pressures involved, I'd say these are fairly safe. My newer Kubota...

It's gotten to where a lot of tire shops won't mess with the two piece wheels anymore. Don't let the vid scare you away from doing it yourself. I'd suspect in the vid they way overpressurized the tire to get it to blow apart like that. Just know what can happen and be safe. If you bolt the rear...