Thanks for the reply John, I currently live in east Tennessee But I grew up in a little town called creswell in Oregon and was in the logging community for years (operating heavy equipment and driving trucks) so I'm familiar with the standard three piece split rims and I'm aware of the dangers, to be honest they scare the crap out of me because I've seen the results of doing it wrong, I've known people who have lost body parts. Any time we had tire problems the truck shop always took care of it, I remember seeing a split rim ring stuck into the ceiling of the shop. This was back when tire cages weren't as common as today. But these rims seem different from what I remember, (I've never actually broke one down myself) Perhaps it's the "CRS" catching up with me as I'm no spring chicken anymore. Anyway, The problem I'm facing is finding a replacement rim. I've found tires and rims for the bigger Houghs but there doesn't seem to be very much information on the smaller Houghs. If anyone out there could point me in the right direction I'd certainly appreciate it.
Bob