Treacherous tire repair: Taking shortcuts can lead to disastrous results

Amy Materson (EQW)

Aug 27, 2014

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The accident: A welder repairing leaks on a skid steer’s rim wheel used a flammable inflation product on the tire. He began to weld holes on the rim wheel, and the wheel exploded.

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