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TOPIC: Re:A real a$$ pucker
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A real a$$ pucker 12 Months ago
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In the past I really never gave any thought about passing semi trucks on the hwy but yesterday riding home from work I was passing a truck and as soon as I got by his rear tractor tires one started coming apart and rubber started flying everywhere talk about an a$$ pucker on a scale of 1 to 10 I have to give it a 10 damn I had to pull out my boxers when I got home so keep that in mined when passing a truck
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Re:A real a$$ pucker 12 Months ago
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ultrastar wrote:
In the past I really never gave any thought about passing semi trucks on the hwy but yesterday riding home from work I was passing a truck and as soon as I got by his rear tractor tires one started coming apart and rubber started flying everywhere talk about an a$$ pucker on a scale of 1 to 10 I have to give it a 10 damn I had to pull out my boxers when I got home so keep that in mined when passing a truckMy dad used to drive OTR, cross country long haul. When I first started riding he told me about semi retreads flying apart and split rims separating. To this day I don't pass a semi unless there's room for me ahead of him in my lane and then I gun it. I picture a tire coming apart every time. Did you see the Mythbuster's episode where they made this happen? I'll see if I can find it online. Scary sh!t. http://youtu.be/Vqw4ZooBzLwhttp://youtu.be/qXEQ7SaWgw8
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Last Edit: 2012/06/22 18:43 By tykesplace.
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Re:A real a$$ pucker 12 Months ago
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tykesplace wrote:
ultrastar wrote:
In the past I really never gave any thought about passing semi trucks on the hwy but yesterday riding home from work I was passing a truck and as soon as I got by his rear tractor tires one started coming apart and rubber started flying everywhere talk about an a$$ pucker on a scale of 1 to 10 I have to give it a 10 damn I had to pull out my boxers when I got home so keep that in mined when passing a truck
My dad used to drive OTR, cross country long haul. When I first started riding he told me about semi retreads flying apart and split rims separating. To this day I don't pass a semi unless there's room for me ahead of him in my lane and then I gun it. I picture a tire coming apart every time. Did you see the Mythbuster's episode where they made this happen? I'll see if I can find it online. Scary sh!t.
http://youtu.be/Vqw4ZooBzLw
http://youtu.be/qXEQ7SaWgw8 You're right that is freaking scary
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Re:A real a$$ pucker 12 Months ago
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I never thought about it until a dispatcher friend of mine told me about one of their drivers losing an entire set of duals off a trailer. I guess the axle failed. Set of tires/wheels bounced over the wall and into a cage windshield.
Around here we have trucks pulling huge containers of molten aluminum. Those things really freak me out!
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Re:A real a$$ pucker 12 Months ago
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i'm very cautious when passing a 18 wheeler. several years ago my grandfather was riding north on a four lane highway (2 lanes north, 2 lanes south). he was on the outside of the 18 wheeler when a woman pulling out of a drive was trying to beat the truck and made a left hand turn in attempt to get in the median. the truck slowed down and narely avoided hitting her. however,she never saw my grandfather, my grandfather never saw her. my grandfather struck her quarter panel. it was an accident that could have been avoided. sadly, her impatience cost my granfather his life. i have no animosity toward the woman. she made a mistake that we've all guilty of at some time or another. I learned a valuable lesson that day. Always pay close attention when your driving or riding near big trucks.
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Re:A real a$$ pucker 12 Months ago
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Ok I have a question I know there's a few truck drivers out there I thought it was illegal to run retreads on drive tires am I right on that?
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Re:A real a$$ pucker 12 Months ago
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Nothin illegal about them on drives or the trailer. I would bet 70 % of companys run them on thier trailers. I lost 2 within 3 hours during that 90+ degree weather we had a couple weeks ago. Some of those chunks can weigh 100 pounds.
Be careful.
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Re:A real a$$ pucker 12 Months ago
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ultrastar wrote:
Ok I have a question I know there's a few truck drivers out there I thought it was illegal to run retreads on drive tires am I right on that?
Not illegal in Virginia to run recaps on drive tires.
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Re:A real a$$ pucker 12 Months ago
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They are illegal on passenger cars in most states, but Federal Law is big trucks can run them on drives and trailers. Most modern carcasses can be retreaded twice. Idon't know about the rest of the world, but in eastern coal country, they run the 1st retread on the drive axles, and second retreads on the trailers. I pass truck and trailer combinations of any size as briskly as practical, and I always take the left side of the lane I am in to maximize my distance from the potential threat, and to get as clear of the front end blast off the truck as practical.
I do not follow anything with a trailer, or any large rental truck. Nothing says ameteur operator like Ryder or U-Haul! They can be downright scary.
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