Posted by joneil on December 19, 2013 at 13:45:46 from (184.58.46.8):
In Reply to: Re: Tire go boom... posted by donjr on December 19, 2013 at 09:05:43:
One day in the barn I kept hearing a ticking sound. Finally got annoyed enough to see what it was. Followed the noise to the other end to a loaded gravity wagon tire. There was bugs in the grain and all over the wagon and tire. Surely the bugs can be inside the tire, it would have to be flat for them to get in I thought. And with my ear against the sidewall, the tread split open and a basketball sized bubble of innertube came out. KAABOOOOM, the tire shredded and the only damage to me was the ringing in my ears.
Another time, trying to seat an old stiff tubeless tire with starting fluid. I may have used a tremendously too large amount of fluid. I saw a bright orange flash, and a hot wind blew around me. When the flames were gone I could see the tire flipping in front of my face like I just flipped a quarter. Bead was seated nicely on the rim, it just wasn't attached to the tire anymore.
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