69 Camaro gets cooked.....
#1
69 Camaro gets cooked.....
Don't know how it started, but it'll make ya really think........
http://autoholics.com/2012/08/08/Wat...Trailer-654053
http://autoholics.com/2012/08/08/Wat...Trailer-654053
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fire
I almost had that with my 67 camaro 2 weeks ago , coming back from a race in Ala and saw smoke coming out of wheel well, called 911 and unloaded car and golf cart and fuel cans on side of road then put the fire out. $700 later We are back on the road with luckily no damage to car or trailer. Later J.Smith 4621 racing
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Originally Posted by DrivingMissDD
YIKES !
What do you figure started that fire of yours ?
What do you figure started that fire of yours ?
Zip.
#5
Us trailer users seem to put wheel bearing/tire maintenance on the back burner ! Personally, I am fastidious about that as I've seen and helped out folks a lot over the years when bearing failures schitt happens. Even still, I've had the hot/burned bearing bug hit me at the most unexpected times.
I'm thankful that Jimmy had the awareness to see that fire before it got really bad and the fortitude to get the FUEL out ! It coulda been a LOT worse
It'd be interesting to know how the fire started in that video. I try to learn from others' misfortunes and take precautions to lessen them happening to me.
These two fire events make me wonder why onboard fire suppression systems in the enclosed trailers isn't a good idea. Sumthin' to think about......
I'm thankful that Jimmy had the awareness to see that fire before it got really bad and the fortitude to get the FUEL out ! It coulda been a LOT worse
It'd be interesting to know how the fire started in that video. I try to learn from others' misfortunes and take precautions to lessen them happening to me.
These two fire events make me wonder why onboard fire suppression systems in the enclosed trailers isn't a good idea. Sumthin' to think about......
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What's kinda pecular is that the trailer tire that blew out on us was only 2 yrs old and had less than 2,000 mile on it, fact it's a 2010 trailer, in Jimmy's case i think he just had'nt used the buddy hubs ofter enough, because he travels alot to races, i think that's what happen Anderson a couple yrs. ago when he lost his whole rig and car on the western swing.
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Wheel bearing grease
The fire was from the grease burning, the washer that goes behind the nut was too large and had ground itself down and caused the bearing problem, it had plenty of grease that is what was burning. all is well the trailer is 19 yrs old and I have replaced brakes before but this time we replaced everything but the spindle. The large fire ext has been refilled ready to go. ps I have 5 fire ext in that rig. Later J.Smith 4621 racing from the LAND MASS between New Orleans and Mobile
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