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October 4th, 2015, 08:23 AM
#1
Lost a wheel on the highway
I was hunting the South river area on Friday for grouse and on the way home my front diver's side wheel came off on hwy 11.
No injuries and thank goodness no other vehicles were involved. I had let of the throttle has soon as I heard something and we were going much slower than the speed limit when it came off.
At this point i don't know how it happened. The last time that wheel had been off the vehicle was in the spring when the summers were put on.
Don't know if it was tampered with. Just a heads up if you are out in the woods this fall.
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Dorothy Sarnoff
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October 4th, 2015 08:23 AM
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October 4th, 2015, 08:25 AM
#2
... And I only got one bird and the photo wasn't in focus, so a great day all around.
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Dorothy Sarnoff
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October 4th, 2015, 08:28 AM
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Has too much time on their hands
Close call glad it turned out ok
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October 4th, 2015, 08:30 AM
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Did you change the tires or was it done by someone else?
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October 4th, 2015, 08:32 AM
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They were done by hand in the spring.
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Dorothy Sarnoff
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October 4th, 2015, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by
kickingfrog
They were done by hand in the spring.
Is it possible that the wheel nuts were untorqued and came loose?
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October 4th, 2015, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by
trimmer21
Is it possible that the wheel nuts were untorqued and came loose?
Just doesnt seem plausible that changing the tires in the spring has anything to do with this one coming off. It probably would have happened way sooner if that was the case.
Glad to hear everything turn out safe as worse things could have happened.
I lost a tire yrs ago after my truck was at the dealer for front end work. It was a scary ride. Dealer replaced rim tire, fender, bumper, wheel hub, brake caliper etc, it wasn't fun.
now I give the top of my tires a good push with my foot once a week just to check
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October 4th, 2015, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by
gooseman
Just doesnt seem plausible that changing the tires in the spring has anything to do with this one coming off. It probably would have happened way sooner if that was the case.
I would tend to agree. Usually,loose wheel nuts can be felt in the steering as a "wobble" before they let go completely.
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October 4th, 2015, 09:30 AM
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October 4th, 2015, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by
kickingfrog
Don't know if it was tampered with. Just a heads up if you are out in the woods this fall.
Did you notice anyone around where you parked or see anyone else in the area?
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