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coco · Post by **coco** » 25 Jun 2023, 18:07

We had a special speaker at church today.

sweetandsour · Post by **sweetandsour** » 26 Jun 2023, 20:31

Yesterday I helped extinguish a truck fire at our next door neighbor's. The fire started in the tailgate, then caught the bed liner on fire, then the tires. It was a hot one, for sure, but we had it out before the area firetruck arrived.

sweetandsour · Post by **sweetandsour** » 26 Jun 2023, 20:32

coco wrote: 25 Jun 2023, 18:07 We had a special speaker at church today.

What'd he have to say?

JimVH · Post by **JimVH** » 26 Jun 2023, 22:46

sweetandsour wrote: 26 Jun 2023, 20:31 Yesterday I helped extinguish a truck fire at our next door neighbor's. The fire started in the tailgate, then caught the bed liner on fire, then the tires. It was a hot one, for sure, but we had it out before the area firetruck arrived.

That’s an odd place to start. I can’t think of a vehicle fire I ever made that started at the back (commercial trailers excluded).

Added thought: Of course tailgates didn’t have electrical components back in the olden days, either.

sweetandsour · Post by **sweetandsour** » 26 Jun 2023, 23:33

JimVH wrote: 26 Jun 2023, 22:46
sweetandsour wrote: 26 Jun 2023, 20:31 Yesterday I helped extinguish a truck fire at our next door neighbor's. The fire started in the tailgate, then caught the bed liner on fire, then the tires. It was a hot one, for sure, but we had it out before the area firetruck arrived.
That’s an odd place to start. I can’t think of a vehicle fire I ever made that started at the back (commercial trailers excluded).

Added thought: Of course tailgates didn’t have electrical components back in the olden days, either.

I told the firemen that this was the first truck bed fire I'd ever had. One of the firemen said that the last five truck fires he's responded to all started in the bed of the truck. I got home and googled Ford pickup tailgate fires, but didn't see anything in particular. There's recalls for back up cameras but not due to fires. But I guess if a wire anywhere gets shorted then there's gonna be trouble.

coco · Post by **coco** » 27 Jun 2023, 04:22

sweetandsour wrote: 26 Jun 2023, 20:32
coco wrote: 25 Jun 2023, 18:07 We had a special speaker at church today.

What'd he have to say?

Lots of stuff about going to Nairobi.

FredS · Post by **FredS** » 27 Jun 2023, 06:16

coco wrote: 27 Jun 2023, 04:22
sweetandsour wrote: 26 Jun 2023, 20:32
coco wrote: 25 Jun 2023, 18:07 We had a special speaker at church today.
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What'd he have to say?
Lots of stuff about going to Nairobi.

JimVH · Post by **JimVH** » 27 Jun 2023, 07:47

sweetandsour wrote: 26 Jun 2023, 23:33
JimVH wrote: 26 Jun 2023, 22:46
sweetandsour wrote: 26 Jun 2023, 20:31 Yesterday I helped extinguish a truck fire at our next door neighbor's. The fire started in the tailgate, then caught the bed liner on fire, then the tires. It was a hot one, for sure, but we had it out before the area firetruck arrived.
That’s an odd place to start. I can’t think of a vehicle fire I ever made that started at the back (commercial trailers excluded).

Added thought: Of course tailgates didn’t have electrical components back in the olden days, either.
I told the firemen that this was the first truck bed fire I'd ever had. One of the firemen said that the last five truck fires he's responded to all started in the bed of the truck. I got home and googled Ford pickup tailgate fires, but didn't see anything in particular. There's recalls for back up cameras but not due to fires. But I guess if a wire anywhere gets shorted then there's gonna be trouble.

Yep. My tailgate has a wiring harness nearly as thick as my pinky running into it from the chassis for the power lock and camera.

I googled it and most of the links were about an 11 car fire at the Miami football stadium from someone operating a BBQ grill too close to a car. Tailgate v. tailgating, I guess.

sweetandsour · Post by **sweetandsour** » 27 Jun 2023, 19:28

JimVH wrote: 27 Jun 2023, 07:47
sweetandsour wrote: 26 Jun 2023, 23:33
JimVH wrote: 26 Jun 2023, 22:46

That’s an odd place to start. I can’t think of a vehicle fire I ever made that started at the back (commercial trailers excluded).

Added thought: Of course tailgates didn’t have electrical components back in the olden days, either.
I told the firemen that this was the first truck bed fire I'd ever had. One of the firemen said that the last five truck fires he's responded to all started in the bed of the truck. I got home and googled Ford pickup tailgate fires, but didn't see anything in particular. There's recalls for back up cameras but not due to fires. But I guess if a wire anywhere gets shorted then there's gonna be trouble.
Yep. My tailgate has a wiring harness nearly as thick as my pinky running into it from the chassis for the power lock and camera.

I googled it and most of the links were about an 11 car fire at the Miami football stadium from someone operating a BBQ grill too close to a car. Tailgate v. tailgating, I guess.

A buddy of mine in Houston said that one of his employees tailgate was stolen not long ago but before the recent inflation; and it cost almost $2500 for the replacement.

FredS · Post by **FredS** » 28 Jun 2023, 06:15

sweetandsour wrote: 27 Jun 2023, 19:28
JimVH wrote: 27 Jun 2023, 07:47
sweetandsour wrote: 26 Jun 2023, 23:33 I told the firemen that this was the first truck bed fire I'd ever had. One of the firemen said that the last five truck fires he's responded to all started in the bed of the truck. I got home and googled Ford pickup tailgate fires, but didn't see anything in particular. There's recalls for back up cameras but not due to fires. But I guess if a wire anywhere gets shorted then there's gonna be trouble.
Yep. My tailgate has a wiring harness nearly as thick as my pinky running into it from the chassis for the power lock and camera.

I googled it and most of the links were about an 11 car fire at the Miami football stadium from someone operating a BBQ grill too close to a car. Tailgate v. tailgating, I guess.
A buddy of mine in Houston said that one of his employees tailgate was stolen not long ago but before the recent inflation; and it cost almost $2500 for the replacement.

The Washington Post has started an investigation into the proliferation of these fires and thefts. Bob Woodward is calling it 'tailgate'.