Fun video time! How many PSI to explode a 20 year-old, dry-rotted tire?
Answer: 220 PSI!
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Haha, fun video! Explosions are so entertaining...
That being said, I'm probably going to keep my tires at 50 psi for now. |
Not much to gain by going a much higher, anyway!
http://forkenswift.com/album/8-chart...arious-psi.gif http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tire-2721.html |
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You can't technically say that till you take the chart all the way to 219 psi...;) The trick is don't let it go to 220 psi... :eek: I would like to know, and I'm pretty sure there are other inquiring minds here that would really, really, really, like to know. So Metro. Do it... Do it. For the sake of science. For this forum. For the children... I would also like to take this time to say "Thank you". Ahead of time... You know... Just in case... ;) :) > |
Good idea! I'll set up the camera on a tripod... hopefully my heirs will (a) find it near the blast radius and (b) can figure out how to post the results. :D
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Cool video, thanks Metro.
I wonder what it's rated pressure is, probably 35psig for an older tire? If so, that's still about four and a half times it's rated pressure. Typically in engineering, things are designed to a safety factor. Safety factor of 2.0:1 means that it was designed to twice the rated load. For the products we design where I work, because the failures could cause death, safety factors are 4:1, 6:1, or 10:1. I can see tires being in the same category, so I would expect a 4:1 or 6:1 safety factor. I'm impressed that the tire still has such a high burst pressure considering it's age. |
Factors to consider:
1) That 220 PSI is static pressure. In driving, you'd likely see jumps as the wheel goes over bumps & potholes. (It'd be interesting to see if anyone has actual data on this.) 2) 220 PSI is cold pressure. Drive for a while and the heat will increase the actual pressure. so maybe 150 PSI or so would be the max cold inflation pressure. |
I'm not going a pound over 125. I like the smoother ride of the low 100's.
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