You have gotta see this .

[Travelover]

Very interesting. Scary that a dragging brake can set this off. I wonder if driving on a severely under inflated tire will do the same thing.

 

[TractorJunkie]

Wow, who would have thought from 2-3 seconds of welding.

 

[Eagleview]

Very scary stuff , I thought it may prevent someone hurting themselves , welding a valve guard onto a tubeless rim etc .

 

[dcyrilc]

Very interesting. Scary that a dragging brake can set this off. I wonder if driving on a severely under inflated tire will do the same thing.

I don't think that would create enough heat in the rubber to start the process. A seized bearing on the other hand can create enough heat to start a fire or get red hot.

 

[2manyrocks]

So your car catches fire and there's no telling when the tires may explode. You weld on your rim for 2-3 seconds and the tire blows 2 minutes later with no visible warnings from the tire before it happens. You know it could happen so you deflate your tire. but leave it on the rim and the pressure makes it reseat and blow up anyway.

spooky, spooky, spooky

Wonder what else besides a tire would do this?

 

[Ridgewalker]

My stepdad owned a tire shop when I was a kid. There was a hole in the ceiling above the tire changer that was perfectly round. His "boys" claimed they had no idea how it happened.

Big tires are no fun to work with.

Thanks for posting that video...who woulda thunkit!

 

[JB4310]

My stepdad owned a tire shop when I was a kid. There was a hole in the ceiling above the tire changer that was perfectly round. His "boys" claimed they had no idea how it happened.

Split ring wheels, alot of people killed by them, I had them on an old Dodge and the shop I went to for changes had the holes in the ceiling. most dangerous when they are re-inflated seating the bead and ring.

JB.

 

[Defective]

Very interesting. Scary that a dragging brake can set this off. I wonder if driving on a severely under inflated tire will do the same thing.

Ever run over a road gator?

Most people think those are caused by failed retreads. Not true. Take an up-close look some time. You'll note that they generally include the wire as well as the tread material.

Most (possibly all) blowouts on truck tires are caused by running under inflated and overheating the tire.

 

[Travelover]

Ever run over a road gator?

Most people think those are caused by failed retreads. Not true. Take an up-close look some time. You'll note that they generally include the wire as well as the tread material.

Most (possibly all) blowouts on truck tires are caused by running under inflated and overheating the tire.

Excellent point. I have noticed the tire cords sticking out.

 

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Ever run over a road gator?

Most people think those are caused by failed retreads. Not true.

I did have a couple tires blow because of failed retread, I never would put a retread on the front, at the time most would not. This was on a big rig.

Take an up-close look some time. You'll note that they generally include the wire as well as the tread material.

Most (possibly all) blowouts on truck tires are caused by running under inflated and overheating the tire.

I do agree a lot of blowouts can be because of wrong pressure, but not all or even most. I had tires blow because of foreign objects {biggest problem} and bad retreads. This was back in the early 90's so maybe things have changed, and even though I used retreads I HATED THEM! Cost was the only reason I used retreads and I NEVER would use them on the fronts.