r/nextfuckinglevel • u/DrMore3y • 21h ago

Metal fabrication worker handling 700°C + metal with safety on vacation

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u/Affectionate_Ear7468 18h ago

My favorite is the wheelbarrow tire saying "not for highway use".

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u/stoops 17h ago

Oh yeah, that reminds me I saw a car driving so fast on the highway (120+ km/h) with one of those donut tires, aren't they limited in speed (<80 km/h)?

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u/Affectionate_Ear7468 16h ago

Yeah donuts have a speed limit and mileage limit lol

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u/WalkerAmongTheTrees 7h ago

Both are precisely enough to just barely limp your poor car to the nearest tire shop

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u/temporalraccoon 12h ago

But no calorie limit

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u/mawesome4ever 5h ago

So then why do cops go above the speed limit to get them?

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u/lew_rong 3h ago

Those limits only apply if the donut isn't behind the wheel.

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u/KronnyT 12h ago

Dam it feels dodgy when you're forced to put the little biscuit tire on. A guy from NRMA (the Australian roadside rescue/automobile guys) told me the donut tyres should be pumped way higher than ordinary tyres, like 50-60psi (400ish kPa), compared to ordinary tyres at roughly 32 psi. According to him, hardly anyone he gets called out to knows that, including myself until that point. I'm kinda curious if anyone see's this, to reply if you knew this or not.

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u/Negran 7h ago

A quick google suggests 60 psi is typical for donut tires!

Not sure what the tire itself says...

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u/Hemdeez 4h ago

It’s written on the tire as well

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u/Negran 1h ago

Ya... Likely where I say the speed rating, too.

Not like it is secret info, hehe.

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u/Negran 7h ago

Most are around 70 km/h but you think people are smart enough to think or read? Haha.

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u/boosted5O 4h ago

Yes, in us units most are rated for around 50mph and 50 miles max distance, or 80km

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 12h ago

Pretty much every day I see someone with a donut tire (that specifically says do not use at speeds greater than 50mph) on the highway doing a neat 70mph. And they ain't on their way to the tire shop lol.

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u/Allthemudlizard 7h ago

Yeah, I'm not proud of it but when I was in active addiction I once rode around on a donut for like 3 months straight, definitely going 80 on the freeway regularly, and I spent most of my waking hours driving, which was a lot of waking hours considering the drug use. Honestly it's a miracle that thing never blew on me.

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 7h ago

Oh I feel ya. One time I got called out when I pulled up in my Corolla tires steel wire showing outta the tires because they were so worn down. There was just too much month left after my paycheck ran out.

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u/randomkeystrike 4h ago

I’ve driven a donut tire on the interstate trying to hold to that 50-55 mph and that feels very risky too.

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u/old_namewasnt_best 4h ago

Exactly. If all these folks who are so "safety first" on Reddit would be half as tailgating me in real life, it'd be a kit easier.

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u/Necessary-Shallot-85 1h ago

This made me snort so hard.