What is this?

[shawluvsbirds]

Not necessarily.

Depends on the size of the tire. .. There probably are bigger ones out there.

 

[duluthralphie]

it looks pre tubeless tires... no bead an intertube

Yep.. there was a bead on inner tube tires.. it was just not air tight

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Yes it is for tires. . any last guesses as to what it does?

 

[21hens-incharge]

While we wait. .here's one more that *may* be trickier. . then I promise to stop being a thread hog after this one

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I was going to guess medieval torture device.

 

[Molpet]

how about used to repair bicycle tires?

 

[duluthralphie]

Do you remember all the one armed men or headless men from fixing truck tires when the rim blew setting the bead?

 

[duluthralphie]

I know.. I know...

 

[Molpet]

Do you remember all the one armed men or headless men from fixing truck tires when the rim blew setting the bead?

the split rim ones
yep

 

[duluthralphie]

the split rim ones
yep

Yep

 

[shawluvsbirds]

it's a Vulcanizer for tire tubes. You can look up this you tube video to see how it worked. . the guy has a potty mouth so I can't link it. Lol.