@ophiuchus what even is that? Is that your wheel?

Over pressurized tire?

Yeah it’s the tire

Wasn’t overpressurized last I check but damn

This is apparently blowout season. It can happen on under inflation to, or any puncture that causes a rapid air leak. That may be the worst ive ever seen

@JesseJames would know.

Bet he's seen a ton of blow outs

@ophiuchus I think under inflation. Causes a lot of sagging/wrinkling in the sidewall, drive it on the highway and that becomes rapid wrinkling and unwrinkling as the sidewall moves between the underside of the wheel where wrinkle is max and the top side of the wheel where there is no wrinkle. This builds up heat and fatigues the sidewall, creating a tear around the entire sidewall.

Unwind a paperclip, then bend and unbend one of the corners 50 times as fast as you can. You’ll be able to feel the heat generated in the bend and it will likely break through from fatigue failure. Same with rubber.

When is the last time you inflated that tire?

Here is an example of my neighbor’s tire, which was under inflated. I noticed and waived him down and got it replaced just before it would have completely let go.

Probably a month or two ago when it started warming up, wanted to check them after the change in weather

Apparently I should be doing it a lot more often though

What’s recommended?

Also the spare said to inflate it to 60 which sounds ridiculously high to me but idk. That’s what it said.

Yes, the spare needs twice the pressure because it’s half as wide.

Check your tire pressure monthly and before every road trip.
<https://www.michelinman.com/US/en/help/tire-care.html>

Damage to the tire or the valve stem or the wheel can cause faster than usual loss of air pressure, leading to the kind of under inflation failures shown in our pictures.

For example, this wheel damage from your picture is a possible cause of an air leak.

Yeah it’s gonna be a fun little fix

I hadn’t even noticed that prior

Tanner has done an excellent analysis. The only thing I would add is the bend on the wheel probably happened after the tire blew. I don't see that being a problem for you at all. You can take a hammer and beat it back straight. The lip going up isn't where the tire seals to the wheel.

The red line is where the bead is sealed. As long as it is straight there you're good to go.

Oh fantastic! Yeah, that might have happened while I was pulling over to change the tire. Thank you guys for all the help!

I should probably check my tire pressure 🤔

>not having a sensor that tells you pressure from the dash

*Laura Loomer detected!*

Everyone hates a tailgater, this guy is a genius.
https://youtu.be/OHcemu3Llis

😉

@Deleted User if I was you and was going to try anything I would try the fuel pump next. It doesn't sound like an issue that would be caused by a carb.

Damn. Let me call a friend and ask before you buy a carb. He is much more knowledgeable on carbs than I am.

@Deleted User sorry man I have been super busy lately. My buddy had no answers for me but maybe some more tests. But sounds like you have some developments. How is it doing now?

So my job for tonight is to find and grease every single greaser on this piece of equipment. Wish me luck.

And I bitch about the 15-20 on my boom truck.

Farm stuff..... 😍

@JesseJames HaHaHa. I lost count at 60. There's 7 per set on the front caster wheels alone. I'm pretty sure I missed some too.

@Der Seeteufel - SD I hope you had a battery powered or pneumatic grease gun.

@Deleted User that sucks man. What the heck? How much longer did it run this time?

@JesseJames yeah I had an electric grease gun. If I had to do it manually I'm pretty sure I'd still be crawling around looking for greasers.

@Der Seeteufel - SD plus you'd have perma claw hand