Saddle Tanks NOT near as dangerous as publicized !!!

[GreaseDog]

With the saddle tanks, and the NBC tests where they "exploded"... Dateline had to rig the tanks with an ignitor in order to get them to explode... the saddle tank scare was totally fabricated.

http://whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/LIE/nbc.html

 

[HotRodPC]

NBC !!!

Keep in mind, there is some obovious danger to the location of the saddle tanks. People did die in explosions in these trucks. But, the danger obviously isn't near as bad as the public was led to beleive.

Thanks for the info G Dawg !!!

 

[crazy4offroad]

I dont think it was actually and "explosion" per se, but a side impact that ruptured the tank and insuing fire that killed a father and son in one incident I remember that caused all the concern over the design. Doesn't matter where you mount a fuel tank. It's the "one in a million" accident that will get even the most thought out design. Although I dont recommend making your bumpers into fuel tanks

 

[HotRodPC]

I'm fairly certain there was more than just a father n son that died in a side impact of a square due to the fuel tank location. Bottomline, when its your time to go, its your time to go. So whether you die of a sudden heartattack, or die in an Exploder with Firestone tires, the only difference is your family can blame it on someone else and get some cash out of your death.

 

[J Knight]

I rolled this truck at about 85mph+, no fuel spill, but not a side impact either.

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[HotRodPC]

I rolled this truck at about 85mph+, no fuel spill, but not a side impact either.

Death of a Square !!! You obviosly survived. Shoulda bought a Lottery ticket that night.

 

[Old77]

I rolled this truck at about 85mph+, no fuel spill, but not a side impact either.

You are lucky to be alive rolling a square at that speed!

 

[HotRodPC]

You are lucky to be alive rolling a square at that speed!

So, what can you roll at 85mph and not need luck on your side to survive?

 

[J Knight]

Yea I get reminded of that every morning when I get out of bed and put weight on my ankle that I crushed in that accident. I was 20 or 21 at the time and left an all night bar drunk off my ass. I had the speedometer buried and came up on a 25 mph curve, obviously I didn't make it. At least no one was with me or was involved.

 

[Old77]

So, what can you roll at 85mph and not need luck on your side to survive?

**Assuming you're wearing a seat belt**

Most race cars and most newer cars I doubt a square body was exact heavily crash tested in the case of roll overs at high rates of speed like most newer rides are....

 

[J Knight]

Nope, wasn't wearing any, I got tossed all over the cab but it did land wheels down.

 

[HotRodPC]

You're damn lucky. 87% of fatalaties from roll overs are passenger ejection from not wearing a seat belt.

 

[89Suburban]

Dayuummm!

 

[bucket]

You're damn lucky. 87% of fatalaties from roll overs are passenger ejection from not wearing a seat belt.

Did you have to look that figure up, or did you know it right off the top of your head?

 

[HotRodPC]

Did you have to look that figure up, or did you know it right off the top of your head?

When I was shuttle driver at the airport, they required us to take a safety course every 6 months. That was one of the stats that stuck in my head when we were talking about seat belts. That place had a zero tolerance policy for wearing seat belts so they preached pretty hard about it. Bad thing was, they had drive cams on the shuttles. Many guys got fired cuz they hit a speed bump just a hair to hard, it set the drive cam off, then automatically saves the previous 15 seconds, and the next 15 seconds. So if you hit a speed bump to hard, and you didn't have a seat belt on, it was to late. You were done caught and fired.