P1000m3 WTF! Wheel Gone, Wheel Gone!

[JTW]

Lay off the ice cream, chunk!!

 

[Admin]

 

[chadbo]

Who in the hell tightened those lug nuts or loosened them? I want a full investigation and I want it now!
Went for ice cream after supper and made it halfway back to the house. Bang, the left rear dropped on the road and my tire and wheel went rolling by me. Lucky for us I was going about 20mph on a secondary road. I figure those 3 seaters have way more power and just twisted the wheel off. Of course I took my jack and lug wrench out of the Pioneer a couple days ago... Lucky for me there are good people in this world who wanted to help... Didn't bugger the studs and all four lug nuts were laying in the road about 30ft apart. Nothing tore up when I went dragging the left rear on the road either.... whew! Top that you axle breaking, A-arm bending whippersnappers!
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Hold my beer

 

[Jshell3]

I've had a tire fall of an ATV. It's all about the acorn shape of the lug nuts. Apparently, there's some real engineering at work there.

 

[hondabob]

You need the tapered lug nuts for those wheels. The Honda lug nuts have a round taper. The Honda lug nuts can damage the aftermarket wheels. You need to torque them with a torque wrench.

 

[ncred02]

Wow I thought I was the mean one lol
Sorry Drfubar, glad it didn't turn out to bad

amen,..Glad you didnt get hurt. It could have been worse

 

[drfubar]

If you would put rock lights on your rig you could see the lugs to tighten them up and if you had whips you could have turned them on so the other motorist could see you better

Daylight you purple wearing wingnut.

 

[drfubar]

Drfubar, that was just one of the four, you better be ready for the other three to fall off!

You at least could've used an all-terrain tire that way the pioneer may decide to keep them attached.

Checked them all before I headed for home... other 3 tight

You need the tapered lug nuts for those wheels. The Honda lug nuts have a round taper. The Honda lug nuts can damage the aftermarket wheels. You need to torque them with a torque wrench.

lugnuts are tapered... ones that came specifically for the wheels and I don't need a torque wrench to know I have them tight. Any more torque and I'd have twisted them off.

amen,..Glad you didnt get hurt. It could have been worse

Thank you @ncred02 for your concern, my Wife and one of the dogs was with me and I'm thankful too that I was on flat / straight road going at a reasonable speed.

Street tires?! What the hell were you thinking?


CP: I've been saying that since that jack wagon was picking Legos from his turds

Got to have DOT tires in TN if you run it on the road and at $40 a tire it was a no brainer.

 

[drfubar]

Lay off the ice cream, chunk!!

Well, you might have a point there, it did come off my side.

 

[swsebek]

3 tight and one fell off..... Your Mechanic needs a good pep talk.....I'm thinking It possibly could be an Alcohol Related incident....

 

[allgm1]

so there is a reason most tire shops want you to recheck the torque after a few miles. Steel wheels you can probably get away with hand tightening, I think even, proper torque is in order for aluminum wheels. I use my torque wrench on lug nuts all the time, mainly because its longer than my tire iron. Glad you and mama are ok dr.

 

[Delton]

Checked them all before I headed for home... other 3 tight

lugnuts are tapered... ones that came specifically for the wheels and I don't need a torque wrench to know I have them tight. Any more torque and I'd have twisted them off.

Thank you @ncred02 for your concern, my Wife and one of the dogs was with me and I'm thankful too that I was on flat / straight road going at a reasonable speed.

Got to have DOT tires in TN if you run it on the road and at $40 a tire it was a no brainer.

Is that a county thing with the dot tires? My affidavit doesn't mention tires at all. I keep a copy with my registration just in case I run into a dick with a badge.

 

[sharp]

Is that a county thing with the dot tires? My affidavit doesn't mention tires at all. I keep a copy with my registration just in case I run into a dick with a badge.

It's a state thing

 

[Delton]

It's a state thing

It isn't on the affidavit stating requirements unless I just missed it.

 

[Delton]

It isn't on the affidavit stating requirements unless I just missed it.

Nope just looked again. No mention of tires. It does state counties may prohibit operation of medium speed vehicles in their jurisdiction.

 

[elkguide]

Why didn't you just "lean it up on one side" and drive till you got home and could much more easily put the tire back on?

 

[drfubar]

Why didn't you just "lean it up on one side" and drive till you got home and could much more easily put the tire back on?

Easier to jack it up and put it back on.
Apparently i don't have the counterbalance weight you must have

 

[drfubar]

Nope just looked again. No mention of tires. It does state counties may prohibit operation of medium speed vehicles in their jurisdiction.

Read it somewhere... DOT tires

 

[elkguide]

Easier to jack it up and put it back on.
Apparently i don't have the counterbalance weight you must have

Since my wife only weighs 123#'s I don't have much of a counter balance but I've seen plenty of people drive on two wheels so I figured that you were one of those good ones!

 

[drfubar]

Since my wife only weighs 123#'s I don't have much of a counter balance but I've seen plenty of people drive on two wheels so I figured that you were one of those good ones!

Nope you got me mixed up with delton. He's the daredevil

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[Delton]

Read it somewhere... DOT tires

Dude literally just read it before posting that. As in JUST read it lol. It ain't there. I'll screenshot it for ya