Vintage Tire Explosion

[Taco Loco Joe]

I was putting Air in My newly acquired Trojans tires today. They are old but showed no visible cracks. As I was airing up the front tire Slowly, The side wall ripped open and this big friggin balloon came out. So I grabbed my I pad and started snapping pics. Then kabooom! Too bad I didn't video it. It scared the Crap outta me! :scared: Maybe these Trojans were past their expiration date!:lol:

 

[gbabins1]

That's crazy! Never seen one blow like that.

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[Charles S]

I think you could patch it! :laugh:

 

[Charles S]

For car/truck tires, you aren't supposed to use them if they are more than 7 years old, even if they've been on a rack in a warehouse for seven + years, unused.

 

[Tom S.]

Glad you weren't hurt. I had a bicycle tire do that once while fixing a flat by the side of the road. Big bang!

 

[capguncowboy]

good thing you weren't cruising on it when it happened.

I had a stand up scooter tire do that when I was a kid. I biffed it hard. Lesson learned - no more cracked tires for this guy

 

[O.J.Didit]

How much air did you have in that tire? Your not suppose exceed 300 lbs. LOL.

O.J.

 

[Taco Loco Joe]

How much air did you have in that tire? Your not suppose exceed 300 lbs. LOL.

O.J.

I'm sure the gauge said 30 :laugh:. A little FYI, I wasn't gonna ride it. there's no motor in it. I Do have NOS vintage tires on some of my restorations . :thumbsup:

 

[minibike_mayhem]

Yeah be careful I see that stuff all the time

 

[minibike_mayhem]

The real danger is in them two piece wheels I've seen them blow apart one half was stuck in ceiling the other went some 50+ feet away

 

[bigevilone2]

That happened to me last week with a General Jumbo JR. Kaboom ! Right out the sidewall.

 

[Baja_brandon96]

That blows....


XD

 

[Davis]

Wonder what will happen to my original tires on my bonanzas when I'm doin over 50 probably not a good idea but I'm doin it.

 

[jayvansickle]

I just changed the tires on my 2008 Ford Ranger. They had 54,000 miles (original tires) on them. I was really nervous. They looked great but it was liking driving on time bombs.

 

[manchester1]

That's scary. Glad you didn't get hurt.

 

[rollin2]

Looks like my ex had a rip in her panty hose.

 

[O.J.Didit]

Hey, that tube only had one patch maybe it can be repaired. :wink:

O.J.

 

[jim85541]

I used to manage a tire store, seen a few tires blow including a split rim. Got to tell you even these little tires can cause some serious harm. Even low pressure ( under 5psi) in large amounts can take off limbs or heads. We had to pry a 50lb wheel out of the roof one time. Took a week or more to get the kid that was working on it to not shake like a dog trying to pass a peach pit when he aired up tires after that. Saw a sidewall on a car tire pop and bruise a guys whole forearm. We thought it was broke, but was just pretty colors for a couple weeks. Oh, and it is considered bad form to throw a cherry bomb under the kids ass the day after a split rim sticks in the roof.