I saw it too .
It looked like tire fondu .
>I saw that same show the other day on TLC. That was cool as hell when the
>made the tire expand like that...
>
>Chris
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com
><Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com>
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Date: Wednesday, September 02, 1998 5:00 PM
>Subject: RE: DML: Stuck in Sand
>
>
>> I've done this very thing to get across snow and ice. You can go as low
>as
>>5psi but this is REALLY hard on sidewalls, so unless you have 6 ply or
>better
>>sidewalls I'd stay at the other suggested settings. At low pressures it's
>>very easy to "roll the bead" (ie: take the tire off the rim) so slow travel
>>and very slow corners are recommended.
>> A nifty fix I saw done by the folks crossing the Antarctic (using 2 PSI
>in
>>their tires) when they rolled the tire bead off the rim was to carry a can
>of
>>benzene (cigarette lighter fluid) and spray it into the tire. Then toss a
>>match onto the rim. The quick burning gas would expand the tire back onto
>the
>>rim with a "pop" and you could add air into the tire and drive on it again.
>>Might not be a bad idea if you do alot of snow driving, to carry a can of
>the
>>stuff and a book of matches.
>> This underinflation technique is great for getting out of snow/ice/sand.
>>Great thing to post up to the list...
>>
>>Shaun H.
>>Tustin, CA
>>
>>------original message-----
>><< If you get stuck in sand again (and don't have the contigent of
>>friends to
>> help) just take the
>> tire pressure down (to about 10-15 PSI) >>
>>
>>Will I be able to drive on the tires after i get out without bending
>>the rims?
>>
>>2me
>>
>
>
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