Exploding Tire Kills 8yr old boy

[QRTRHRS]

I often see wobbling Dayton wheels due to some tire jocky not knowing how to properly mount them. (No big secret, simply snug up the lug nuts a little at a time while rotating the wheel)

 

[JD40MO77]

seMissourian.com: Local News: Southeast Missouri man hurt when tire explodes (06/22/09)

That is exactly what this guy was doing ...........the tire was mounted and fully inflated the day before...........when he pulled the trigger on the impact....

 

[slowzuki]

Up in Fort Mac, when the heavy hauler tires blow it removes the fenders and blows the windows out of any pickups nearby.

 

[Mike Costello]

Having been in the tire businees for many years (now retired), we worked with splits all the time. My standing orders were always the same: Use the cage and locking tire chuck or pick up your final paycheck. I didn't want to make that phone call to a loved one saying their man was blown to pieces because he failed to follow orders. That said, I had a young man who didn't follow orders and when I spotted what he was doing (kneeling on the tire,no cage, AND unaware that the ring had begun to separate). I drop kicked him halfway across the shop while similtaneously ripping the air chuck off the valve stem--all at a dead run. It still makes me cringe even today. That was his last day working for me.

 

[EThogfarmer]

25 years ago on a hot afternoon I heard an explosion, windows shook and things fell from the window sill. I went to investigate and the front tire from a car I had for sale had exploded. It was a small car with probably a 13 or 14 inch tire.

Scott

It can happen...back in the early '90's I had a Ford F150. The tires, while not brand new, were in good shape and filled to proper pressure. One extra hot day in August one of the front tires blew up while sitting in my front yard. Luckily no one was near it at the time. The blast destroyed the inner fender and overflow tank. I was just thankful my kids were nowhere near it when it happened.

 

[Renze]

My brother has an old hay trailer with 7.50-20 wheels, very old truck wheels. I assume the axles came off a truck from the 50's because nobody uses this dimension anymore, let alone on single wheel, three piece rims.

Anyways, i changed a tube some years, but i was warned by a neighbor who used these in the days they were common. I followed his warning and strapped a tie-down ratchet around the tire and rim, so if the locking ring would jump out of its groove while inflating, its speed would surely be limited.

Anyways, my brother took this trailer home on a flat tire, when the hay he stacked on it is up, he'll change the wheels and axles for some 10-15 agricultural tires with 6 lug axles, which are readily available on many scrap machinery, and wont kill a man when they blow during assembly.

 

[Lurch]

The strap may have made you feel better but it wouldn't have helped if it came apart. Those cages were made that heavy for a reason. Seen some massive damage over the years from rings flying through walls, cielings etc..

 

[Renze]

The strap may have made you feel better but it wouldn't have helped if it came apart.

It helps as much as water jars around pillars of highway overpasses. They arent strong at all, but they do absorb a lot of energy while breaking.

 

[Mace Canute]

One strap wouldn't work...it would just act as a hinge if it didn't break and the locking ring would still swat you. Besides...if the assembly blew apart when at full pressure, just the air blast is enough to kill, let alone any physical contact with the tire or rim parts.

 

[Renze]

One strap wouldn't work...it would just act as a hinge if it didn't break and the locking ring would still swat you. Besides...if the assembly blew apart when at full pressure, just the air blast is enough to kill, let alone any physical contact with the tire or rim parts.

Was talking about seating the locking ring at 1 to 2 bar pressure.. thats the most tricky part.