By either working the adjuster loose, or cutting the drum off. I agree with you. Cutting the pins really does nothing. Well......maybe gain him a couple of inches...and not where it counts.
If you can get a decent pry bar between adjuster and shoes, it should pop off.
From all the replies i can see lots of us have dealt with this a time or two. And different methods have worked.
Flying drop kick and a sledge hammer. Cutting drum sucks, but i have had to do it. Front spindle complicates it.
