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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: cooling systems
On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 12:42:16 PST, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> said: > For those who have never visited Fairbanks, there is a phenomena observed > at -15C and lower known as "square tire". The rubber in tires of parked > vehicles will become stiff and freeze into position, making the vehicle > impossible to move without destroying the tires. I can't speak for Alaska, but I've had to drive at -40(C/F) in northern NY. Yes, the tires get 'square', and will go a bit wump wump wump until they warm up (usually after a half mile or so). However, a tire should be able to deal with this without much trouble (or at least in almost a decade of trying I never actually managed to damage a tire noticably that way). What *is* embarassing and potentially a big issue is if you've been driving, the tires are warmed up, and you park on a layer of several inches of snow/ice, and return a few hours later to find the tires have melted down into the ice and then refrozen..... Attachment:
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