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Safety, large tyres

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  • GunJack
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    molerat wrote: »
    I used to top up tyres to 330 psi without a cage

    However if you saw some of those on the M6 you'd have bigger things to worry about :rotfl:
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  • kev25v6
    kev25v6 Posts: 242 Forumite
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    A local guy had his head taken off when he inflated a tractor tyre without a cage.
  • System
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    kev25v6 wrote: »
    A local guy had his head taken off when he inflated a tractor tyre without a cage.

    Because they're split rims.
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    forgotmyname wrote: »
    What could go wrong with a truck tyre between your legs whilst holding a heated sharp cutting tool? Nope sounds safe to me.

    Nothing. You would hit the metal banding and the casing ply long before you got to anywhere where you'd allow air to escape.
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