And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
That was a serious fuel explosion not just starting fluid or the likes. The black smoke is the indicator. Maybe fine ground rubber dust inside? Reminds me of an IED.
It looks like a old style wheel with a giant snap ring on the outside, they are famous for failing on inflation occasionally, if not perfectly seated,,, no longer used on trucks but some older equipment does still.
Split ring wheels, you betcha. You can see the split ring flying thru the air just before the tire lands. Many if not most shops won't work on them anymore.
I was 50 feet behind a gravel truck on a gentle freeway turn and the right rear tire of the truck blew up and obscured the whole road with a cloud of dirt ,small rocks and tire bits. It looked, felt and sounded like a mortar round hitting the road just ahead but it was just a tire blowing up. There wasn't any of that black smoke though.
So..... maybe using that starting fluid to set a bead wasn't such a great idea after all...
ReplyDeletemusta used a gallon, LOL.
DeleteThat was a serious fuel explosion not just starting fluid or the likes. The black smoke is the indicator. Maybe fine ground rubber dust inside? Reminds me of an IED.
ReplyDeleteWas the local car crusher not working?
ReplyDeleteI believe it was being aired up, after a repair, and the tire carcass ruptured fue to excessive pressure
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a old style wheel with a giant snap ring on the outside, they are famous for failing on inflation occasionally, if not perfectly seated,,, no longer used on trucks but some older equipment does still.
ReplyDeleteSplit ring wheels, you betcha. You can see the split ring flying thru the air just before the tire lands. Many if not most shops won't work on them anymore.
DeleteI was 50 feet behind a gravel truck on a gentle freeway turn and the right rear tire of the truck blew up and obscured the whole road with a cloud of dirt ,small rocks and tire bits. It looked, felt and sounded like a mortar round hitting the road just ahead but it was just a tire blowing up. There wasn't any of that black smoke though.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to the guy inflating the tire?
ReplyDeleteThere are cages to put the wheels in when working on them.
ReplyDeletetrashed that old car..
ReplyDeletefeared of wheel separation, I pucker up a skosh whenever passing or being passed by "big" trucks.
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