[ElDiabloJoe]

Originally Posted by Normal

A few cautions to address with tires.

1) Make sure the cart is chalked or parking brake is engaged
2) If you use a cheater bar/metal pipe, make sure you have the wrench seated on the nut. A stripped out nut can cost you plenty with the nut removal and stud change.

Be absolutely sure you know your beast before you attempt to slay it. I remember as a kid a guy taking apart split rims. He didn’t even get to the last bolt before it exploded. It could have taken off his head. Be sure you know what you are doing.

Excellent advice. I would add, however, that usually only crime scenes with dead bodies are chalked. Tires are usually only chalked by meter maids to determine how long a car has been parked in a spot. Otherwise, tires are chocked to prevent them from moving.

I keep one of these in my truck for my cross-country trailering. Works great for horrific lug nuts:

18V ONE+ HP Brushless 4-Mode 1/2" High Torque... - RYOBI Tools

Like others have mentioned, make sure you have an impact-compliant thin-walled deep socket of the correct size. I prefer flip sockets with a half-size larger than spec for expansion occurrences.

Hope this helps.