Posted by Fixerupper on September 15, 2009 at 19:49:44 from (66.43.238.99):
Just survived another dumb move. One of the rear tires on the 1086 (18.4r38 one star) had a leaky bead, so this evening I broke the bead, pushed the sidewall in and cleaned up the rim.
When I reinflated the tire I pulled out the valve core, clipped on the air hose and went about cleaning up the tools while the tire was inflating. After a few minutes I decided to put the air gauge on her to see how the progress was going and the gauge read 55 PSI! I pulled the tire valve out RIGHT NOW and stood aside while it deflated.
While I was cleaning up I didn't take into account the fact that the core was out and it was going to fill faster.
If the rim would have blown apart she could have had a funeral where they don't show the body.
By the way, does anyone know how much pressure it really does take to blow a rim or tire that size? Just curious. It must be somewhere above 55 PSI.Jim
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