Tire fires
What's with all the tire fires I've been reading about. Is it due to lack of maintanice or something else. Thanks for your input.
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- Related to tire fires. If you don't already have a FOAM fire extinguisher, consider getting one as they are VERY effective on this type of tire. You can research them at Mac the Fire Guy's web site. http://www.macthefireguy.com I've watched demos of various types of extinguishers being used on fires and the foam appears to top all of them. Once the fire is out when using Foam, it usually STAYS out, whereby with other types of chemical units, the fire can 'pop back' as soon as the initial flame is knocked down.
- Most likely dragging brakes causes initial overheat, followed by fire, followed by tire failure.
I had one incident with a dragging brake on an F-53 that caused a grease fire behind the hub. Luckily I caught it as I stopped and quickly brought under control with a fire extinguisher.
Fred - Running tires with low air pressure and running with flat tires.
