Posted by notjustair on December 17, 2013 at 15:35:32 from (174.229.76.173):
This was a lot of years ago but I was just thinking of it for some reason.
Growing up I was in charge of snow plowing. I spent a couple of hours plowing one day and then shut down the tractor. I walked about 50 feet away and heard something explode. The side of the 6 volt battery had blown clean off. I was a good battery, at least it hadn't been dead and started the tractor that day. It always puzzled me - what causes that?
Other one is a no brainer. Cousins had a 49 Chevy grain truck. It died on the scales at the elevator one day. No start. They unhooked the battery and pulled it, got it going and drove it home.
They were working on it and figured that the posts on the battery had shorted out as they had power when they wiggled the posts. So cousin grabbed a screwdriver and pried on them while my uncle tried to start it (battery under the floor on passenger side). As soon as my uncle stepped on the starter the battery blew sending the three caps shooting upward into my cousins chest. Acid as well.
Turns out the main cable had worn through and welded itself to the frame. Cousin had three matching purple bruises on his chest for a good while. Also had to burn the clothes!
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