Runaway Tire!

[sandman2234]

I lost a trailer tire coming into Maryland from PA on a trip chasing Allis Chalmers tractors. Sheared the studs off and on Saturday evening there were none to be found. Strapped the axle up with no tire and eased down to the nearest town and waited for the hardware store to open on Sunday. No studs available but I used grade 8 nuts and bolts to hold it together till I got home. Had to remove the brakes for the bolt heads to clear on that axle. Not a good day, just glad I got it home.
I watched a fuel tanker truck make a corner and watched the two rear tires come off, with the hub and brake drum. Luckily they rolled into a ditch to slow them down before stopping. A policewoman got the call, and was dumbfounded as to what she should do with the pair of tires. I suggested she take my phone number, and we load them in the back of my pickup. Told her I would ride around with them in my truck for a week or so till they found the owner. She finally called me and I gave them to a friend who was an owner operator.
David from jax

 

[orezok]

Worse than a tire, a friend of mine was driving on the freeway in San Diego in the 70s. He was following a semi when the back axle complete with both dualies came out from under the trailer. It started bouncing in front of him and he was sure that he was going to nail it. Just as he got to it while hard braking, the axle bounced up in the air and he drove under it! Unfortunately the car behind him nailed it

 

[QRTRHRS]

A while back, one of school buses where I live had a front wheel bearing fail causing the wheel and brake hub to come off. Luckily, no one was coming the other way but the wheel went through a fence and knocked a few blocks out on a house. The axle nut was still on the spindle!

 

[Norm W]

Many years ago I was coming from Poughkeepsie NY to Syracuse with a GMC suburban and a trailer with a Farmall A on it. I had had new rear tires put on the suburban at Sears. Checked the tires on the trip down and back before I left each place. Checked them at the half way points. I got about 30 miles from home and the left rear tire passed me. All six studs had broken off. They had evidently been over stressed by the graduate of Lug Nut School with his impact gun. Got a friend to bring me new stud bolts and nuts, repaired the hub, put on the spare and drove home. Never bought tires at Sears again.

 

[sklunk]

That will teach him to borrow a trailer with bad studs.

If the studs were bad they came from the factory that way since I had just replaced the hubs (including studs), bearings, and brakes less than 200 miles before that. They were Dexter hubs bought brand new direct from the factory.

 

[Snaker]

About a month ago a Minnesota girl was at a interstate rest stop in southern US.
A semi traveling past on the interstate lost a wheel.
The wheel went through what-ever medians, open space, etc.
Went through the rest area, hit the girl and killed her.
The semi driver has been identified.
I haven't heard any thing since.

 

[PILOON]

While I dodged a semi tire successfully I had another near miss.

Owned a nice MG-B and was behind a large semi that was hauling scrapped cars when a bumper fell off of the loaded semi.
Dang thing bounced every which way and caught my rt front fender and bounced off of my windshield.
Meanwhile I had jammed on the brakes and dove below the dash on passenger side.

Took out my right front fender and just creased the windshield post.

Three weeks later my insurance was cancelled as they claimed I frequented dangerous places*, they did however repair my car.

* like I drive on the public roads!
OK few month earlier an idiot backed into my parked MG and they had to pay that one as well.
My understanding insurance firms like to collect but not pay.

 

[Dftodd]

While I dodged a semi tire successfully I had another near miss.

Owned a nice MG-B and was behind a large semi that was hauling scrapped cars when a bumper fell off of the loaded semi.
Dang thing bounced every which way and caught my rt front fender and bounced off of my windshield.
Meanwhile I had jammed on the brakes and dove below the dash on passenger side.

Took out my right front fender and just creased the windshield post.

Three weeks later my insurance was cancelled as they claimed I frequented dangerous places*, they did however repair my car.

* like I drive on the public roads!
OK few month earlier an idiot backed into my parked MG and they had to pay that one as well.
My understanding insurance firms like to collect but not pay.

Yeah, them insurance companies sure like there premiums l, but don't like to pay out. Only exception is my health insurance at work. Currently on a medication that costs $15,000 a dose so far I'm up to $75,000 in meds Will be around $150,000 for this year alone. yup, they lost there shirt on my butt

 

[Doofy]

Yeah, them insurance companies sure like there premiums l, but don't like to pay out. Only exception is my health insurance at work. Currently on a medication that costs $15,000 a dose so far I'm up to $75,000 in meds Will be around $150,000 for this year alone. yup, they lost there shirt on my butt

You are fortunate that it wasn't deemed "pre-existing condition".

 

[Dftodd]

You are fortunate that it wasn't deemed "pre-existing condition".

Wouldn't have been preexisting anyway. Been with the company 10 years. Had the condition for 3 years.

First 3 months of treatment cost $105,000 after that it's $15,000 a month.

I was actually surprised insurance pre-approved it for 3 years. Then I have to start the process over.

I think half the reason it was approved is the fact the company has over 30,000 employees in the United states and Canada. They probably didn't want to tick off our benefits manager