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Archive for December 19th, 2006
Tire Fire
Posted by Dale on December 19, 2006
I would like to know if a 425/65R22.5 front tire would catch fire if driven underinflated or flat?
It is very unlikely that a commercial truck tire with steel body ply and steel belts would catch fire. Bias ply tires with fabric body plies can have this problem especially from excessive brake heat (a brake shoe that is dragging). Although underinflation creates heat, I don't think that enough heat is created to catch fire on a steel/steel construction tire.
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