I'm going ahead with getting a second set of wheels for my 'rolla and had a good idea I hadn't seen before for sealed wheel/tire storage.
Bags are kind of a PITA when it comes to sealing them properly and especially moving the tires, hard to pick the tires up while they're slipping inside the bag and not tear the bag, and then you have to be careful not to scuff the bag and break the seal. Once you pick them up you have to awkwardly hobble these slippery sacks of tires from place to place. And any filth that was on the tires is now in the bags, yummy.
If only we could store all our tires in a sealable tube like the RC guys...wait, we can!
Plastic barrels come in all shapes and sizes and have convenient sealable lids. Drop your tires in and store the barrel sideways for zero tire squish problems. Tip them on a corner or put the barrel on a dolly and roll a full set of wheels easily. Easy to rinse out. And do you see dem handles? Makes it easy for two people to get a hold of the thing for lifting.
Raze
SuperDork
10/29/12 11:46 a.m.
In reply to GameboyRMH:
add a vacuum port, keep them even fresher...
I was thinking about that, but wouldn't vacuum-sealing the container accelerate tire outgassing?
Raze
SuperDork
10/29/12 12:18 p.m.
GameboyRMH wrote:
I was thinking about that, but wouldn't vacuum-sealing the container accelerate tire outgassing?
If that's the case, how bout evacuating it, and then refilling it with pure nitrogen, ya know, something that's inert...
Sounds like a plan, although it might be easier to hook up two ports and bleed it through, like nitrogen-filling tires.
If you bought a set of Hurst wheels back in the 1960s, they came sealed in a metal can like this:
No tires, though.
stuart in mn wrote:
If you bought a set of Hurst wheels back in the 1960s, they came sealed in a metal can like this:
No tires, though.
Now that's cool. Probably worth some money now too.
put them on a rocket and send them into space. No sealing necessary, though UV rays may cause accelerated dry-rot.
irish44j wrote:
put them on a rocket and send them into space. No sealing necessary, though UV rays may cause accelerated dry-rot.
I like this. There's a method that involves a can of ether and a match, I'm sure of it.
SVreX
MegaDork
10/29/12 8:13 p.m.
GameboyRMH wrote:
Sounds like a plan, although it might be easier to hook up two ports and bleed it through, like nitrogen-filling tires.
No need to have any ports.
Nitrogen is heavier than air. Open the top and blanket it with Nitrogen. It will push the air out the top.
Only need 2 ports when you want to pressurize it.
stuart in mn wrote:
If you bought a set of Hurst wheels back in the 1960s, they came sealed in a metal can like this:
No tires, though.
This is the first time I've ever heard of it, but now I need one of those cans.
Pull the valves out of the stems, then evacuate the air. Refill with nitrogen if you want, but the point is getting oxygen away from them.
