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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020 at 7:07 pm #9475
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020 at 9:38 pm #9476Petr FolwarcznyParticipant
Hello, greetings for you all from New Mexico. Well I read the article about towing gliders with golf cars. The article mentioned some rules (like length of the rope, stop the car slowly, etc) to tow the gliders behind the golf car and I’m thinking: seriously? Everyone who’s IQ is higher than zero should automatically follow those “rules”. Just saying…
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2020 at 6:45 pm #9477AnonymousInactiveWhat was the cause of that fire?
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2020 at 6:59 pm #9478John PhelanParticipant
New reply posted by Frank Smith. Topic title: Reply To: THE EVER DANGEROUS GOLF CART TOW
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What was the cause of that fire?
From what is written in the article, it appears they are blaming the glider being towed with the brakes locked on. I find it rather curious that someone wouldn’t realize the brakes were locked and even more curious that it was towed so far and so fast that the brakes heated up to a point of causing a fire. It takes a lot of aggressive braking to heat the brakes up to red-hot status.
My guess is the photo was just some eye candy for the article and the fire was probably caused by an electrical issue with the on-board battery.
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John F. Phelan
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2020 at 7:11 pm #9479Steven SnyderParticipant
Apparently the wheel break dragging.
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2020 at 7:11 pm #9480Steven SnyderParticipant
Apparently the wheel break dragging.
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2020 at 7:11 pm #9481AnonymousInactiveCould have been someone’s attempt to get insurance money…very unethical if such was the case.
An accidental battery short left unattended does seem plausible
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