[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Check out this mess (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 6/2/2016 10:56:25 AM EDT
Customer brought in a flat tire today.
No big deal, she ran over a piece of brass. "But you won't beleive what happens next" (Click bait title^) Took the tire off the wheel and found; 
Appears she hit a loaded round just right and slapped the primer on the road enough to light it off. I've seen a lot of things in tires, but this is a first. :) |
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Pretty neat! and http://www.dhresource.com/albu_121740992_00-1.0x0/nail-cleaning-brush-nail-wash-brush-cleaner.jpg  Dirty hands are a way of life in a tire shop. Doesn't matter how often you scrub. |
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Quoted: So can the tire be patched or is it done for? And common man, the guy is a mechanic. I don't expect mechanics to have perfect fingernails. (If that's why you posted a picture of a brush) |
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I don't think the round discharged. It looks like it just took a beating in the tire. I could be wrong too. Maybe a squib round with just a primer? There's a lot of powder around the case inside the tire. The case doesn't have any powder ash and it's too much unburned powder for a spent round. Maybe it fell apart and then the primer fired. |
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There's a lot of powder around the case inside the tire. The case doesn't have any powder ash and it's too much unburned powder for a spent round. Maybe it fell apart and then the primer fired. Quoted:
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I don't think the round discharged. It looks like it just took a beating in the tire. I could be wrong too. Maybe a squib round with just a primer? There's a lot of powder around the case inside the tire. The case doesn't have any powder ash and it's too much unburned powder for a spent round. Maybe it fell apart and then the primer fired. You can't compare brass fired in the confined chamber of a rifle to one that ignited out in the open. Quoted:
That's pretty much what a case does when not supported by a chamber. Lots of unburnt powder since there's no pressure from pushing the bullet down the barrel. You get a highly inefficient burn. |
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Cutting tires is a super-duper pain in the ass. Quoted:
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I'd cut out the piece and hang it on the wall of shame with the projectile. Yeah, that's something you don't see every day.  Cutting tires is a super-duper pain in the ass. 
Easy, but a little smelly. |
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You can't compare brass fired in the confined chamber of a rifle to one that ignited out in the open. Exactly. Quoted:
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I don't think the round discharged. It looks like it just took a beating in the tire. I could be wrong too. Maybe a squib round with just a primer? There's a lot of powder around the case inside the tire. The case doesn't have any powder ash and it's too much unburned powder for a spent round. Maybe it fell apart and then the primer fired. You can't compare brass fired in the confined chamber of a rifle to one that ignited out in the open. Quoted:
That's pretty much what a case does when not supported by a chamber. Lots of unburnt powder since there's no pressure from pushing the bullet down the barrel. You get a highly inefficient burn. Yep, all of that. I'm pretty sure it popped just from the condition of the case mouth. |
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I don't think I'd patch it. It looks like it's about due for a new one anyways. Quoted:
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So can the tire be patched or is it done for? And common man, the guy is a mechanic. I don't expect mechanics to have perfect fingernails. (If that's why you posted a picture of a brush) Fuck patches. Double plug or fat plug. I've plugged much worse and never had a leak. |
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That's pretty much what a case does when not supported by a chamber. Lots of unburnt powder since there's no pressure from pushing the bullet down the barrel. You get a highly inefficient burn. yep, seen it a few times before...albeit not in a tire, haha |
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http://www.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_23673.jpg Easy, but a little smelly. Quoted:
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I'd cut out the piece and hang it on the wall of shame with the projectile. Yeah, that's something you don't see every day. Cutting tires is a super-duper pain in the ass. http://www.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_23673.jpg Easy, but a little smelly. The easiest, but also messy as fuck too. Melted tire bits everywhere. |
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Pretty neat! and http://www.dhresource.com/albu_121740992_00-1.0x0/nail-cleaning-brush-nail-wash-brush-cleaner.jpg Hey everybody, look who has never worked with his hands! |
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The worst I've seen was this one. Piece of spring was about a foot long and completely inside the tire. <a href="http://s149.photobucket.com/user/paulz463/media/junk/240919_1908671591328_3160702_o_zps7078d7f4.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/paulz463/junk/240919_1908671591328_3160702_o_zps7078d7f4.jpg</a> Quoted:
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Neat, worst i ever saw was a railroad spike Same. The worst I've seen was this one. Piece of spring was about a foot long and completely inside the tire. <a href="http://s149.photobucket.com/user/paulz463/media/junk/240919_1908671591328_3160702_o_zps7078d7f4.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/paulz463/junk/240919_1908671591328_3160702_o_zps7078d7f4.jpg</a> Holy shit |
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The worst I've seen was this one. Piece of spring was about a foot long and completely inside the tire. <a href="http://s149.photobucket.com/user/paulz463/media/junk/240919_1908671591328_3160702_o_zps7078d7f4.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/paulz463/junk/240919_1908671591328_3160702_o_zps7078d7f4.jpg</a> Quoted:
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Neat, worst i ever saw was a railroad spike Same. The worst I've seen was this one. Piece of spring was about a foot long and completely inside the tire. <a href="http://s149.photobucket.com/user/paulz463/media/junk/240919_1908671591328_3160702_o_zps7078d7f4.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/paulz463/junk/240919_1908671591328_3160702_o_zps7078d7f4.jpg</a> Bet that was noisy going down the road. |