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  1. 98G

    Those military tires can kill you!

    The novice and those with no clue at all *can* get a clue and gain experience, confidence and competence. The likelihood of a tire exploding is fairly low in general. The precautions required are simple and can be accomplished by anyone. Granted, the potential negative consequences are...
    • 98G
    • Post #24
    • Forum: FMTV
  2. 98G

    Those military tires can kill you!

    Poke it!
    • 98G
    • Post #20
    • Forum: FMTV
  3. 98G

    Those military tires can kill you!

    I didn't take it as a statement that military tires were any more dangerous than any other tires of similar size. As stated above, compressed air is stored energy. Released suddenly, it works just like any other bomb. The military truck hobby tends to get people working on things that they...
    • 98G
    • Post #18
    • Forum: FMTV
  4. 98G

    Those military tires can kill you!

    DocPA and I were installing 395s on LMTV rims. Upon inflation they kept making these ominous little noises. We didn't have a locking air chuck or a cage. We decided to live until another day and loaded them up and took them to the tire shop for inflation. The tire shop did worse procedure than...
    • 98G
    • Post #7
    • Forum: FMTV
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