[Rednose]

ouch, popped his head
Poor man

[djrizzz]

fuck

[Lambiesinclair]

whoa

[DaDrizzle416]

Automotive shop teachers friend changed out a tire, idk if the tire had to much air in it or not but it blew and now he's blind. Smacked him in the face

[murofhsirgo]

Those are called widow makers for a reason. Many different styles throughout the world I'm sure but the name would still work... Typically, the US version has a raised lip on the inside that catches the other half with an interlocking ring. Problem is the lip rusts away and the wheel no longer stays together- especially when airing up. Old style split rims (widow makers) must be chained up good and put in a cage before applying air.
A buddy of mine back in the 80's, who's father owned a wrecking yard, was doing what the above fella was no doubt doing... seating the bead of the tire with a tire ax (looks kinda like a hoe but blunt and heavier). At any rate he was standing on the tire and smacking the bead while airing at the same time and boom. It was only about 35 psi and when I came back inside and he was on the hood of a 4 wheel drive truck and one half of the rim had made a ring impression 1/2" deep in the wood ceiling. His right heel was gelatin. That was only about 35 psi give or take... so yah, pressure is truely deadly in many forms out here in the blue collar world:(

[murofhsirgo]

Fucking lol. I just thought of something after viewing, I once put 16" tires on 16 1/2" rims because it's all I had. Kid, 80's, you get the idea. So I stretched them on okay with plenty of soap and a tire machine at my buddys work place. But the bead (lip) wouldn't seat around the rim's circumfrance, air just rushed out. So I bought a can of ether starting fluid (flammable and very explosive thus used for engine start in cold weather or whatever). And I sprayed inside the tire with this shit and stood back and tossed a match and boom, tire seated. Checked the pressure and went to the next one. Then next and next but last one wouldn't seat. Enter Wile E. Coyote. I bought another can. Sprayed most of it in the tire. Made an ether trail from the tire, across the floor, around the corner, down the hall, through the door- ready to close it... You see where this is going right? I lit the road runner trail and off it went and kablammo! Fuck me! I went back and there were holes and dents in walls, ceiling and sheet rock. Tire seated and I ran that set for years. They were 8-ply agriculturals. The rig they went on was a '59 Chevy 1 ton panel wagon. Bad the fuck assed dude. 327 bow tie.
I cannot believe I've lived this long

[murofhsirgo]

Originally Posted by XybertroniX ↗

hmmm so thats why i saw once a Tractor wheel being lowered down a dug in concrete pit when it was being pressurized. a dug in pit with solid metal frame to cover it above. i never knew its purpose until now.

Bingo!

[vagabond]

Good gawd

[Kelseecat65]

He looks more like a she...with Capri jeans and cute little socks.

[Kelseecat65]

Originally Posted by MrCorpse ↗

Are they checking his pulse in the second picture?

Just wanna make sure not a zombie

LMAO! I wonder if they put the pillow under the head...or what's left of it.