Posted by Damp coast Bruce [24.207.113.171] on Thursday, October 08, 2015 at 14:32:29 :
In Reply to: Safety Alert posted by Dean [208.93.180.75] on Tuesday, October 06, 2015 at 08:53:14 :
You should never put heat to a rim with a tire on it. Does not matter if the valve is off or not. Lots of deaths have occurred- in one case the split ring was not even mounted on the rim, the valve was out - they ran a two inch weld bead on a crack and the tire blew up and killed the welder.
There are tests that show the temps and pressure , it is crazy, and can happen several minutes after the weld or heat was applied.