Hi Thomas,

I wasn't implying that it was unsafe to expose the wheel. I was just
wondering how safe it was. If it's perfectly safe, as the group has
told me, great! I am just a layman on these matters so I would love to
learn more about these things; on a very informal basis obviously...
My first post was vague because I had no idea what
direction/parameters I should set.

Tell us why not! We fail to see the problem that you see - so what is
it?

Seeing the things exposed concerned me; it merely "felt unsafe" - this
is what you get from people who aren't knowledgeable about these
things. I think you can't to see the problem I see because you find an
exposed wheel perfectly natural, whereas I do not.

Best Regards,
Stephen

Thomas Borchert wrote in message ...
Stephen,

Tell me why.


Tell us why not! We fail to see the problem that you see - so what is
it?

Again, the wheel well, if covered, is not heated at all. Any freezing
that happens to an "exposed" wheel happens to a covered wheel as well.
So what's the difference you see? And what kind of danger do you see
from a wheel with subzero temperature?