smashed Bucket for sale on copart

[M16er]

Doesn't look like much there to save. Vavle covers, breather, rear tires. Can't tell if the body is cracked, windshield sure is. Hope the fellow T'er is OK from that!

 

[one finger john]

If you look close the spider of a stock T wheel is there Dwight

If you look even closer you will see the rim of the steering wheel laying off to the passenger side of the seat. From the looks of the hit (dead center and at relatively high speed) it appears that the driver had what is called target fixation, where even though the driver sees the object he wants to avoid, he instead drives directly into it, unable to veer away. The steering wheel rim was pulled off the column when the driver was attempting to brake (pushing down on the brake pedal with all his strength while pulling up on the steering wheel for extra leverage). The driver saw that he was headed directly at a pole, panicked, tried to stop (while going too fast), and was so emotionally paralyzed at seeing his fate that he could do nothing but apply the brakes as hard as he could. It is obvious that NO avoidance maneuvers were taken. Homed in on that pole like a cruise missle. Probably all the driver could say was "oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no .... , then bang! Also there was no blood in the interior and the winsdshield was broken towards the driver, indicating to me that there was only the single occupant, the driver, and that perhaps the injuries were mostly broken bones and internal. And again, obviously, no seat belts.

Drugs and/or alcohol may have been contributing factors also.

John

 

[railroad]

The lack of front brakes eliminated the problem of locking up the wheels loosing the ability to steer.
Right on, on looking at the tree. I took a driving course, that told us to look where we Wanted To Go, not the obstacle. I doubt we will ever hear what took place.

 

[Youngster]

A little bit about ''T'' streeing wheels. They were mounted on the shaft with the spider in the convex position, dish up. The rim was held by a screw at the end of each spoke or spider from the bottom. As our rodding forfathers used them, they would flip them over so they were mounted in a concave configuration. This put the screws facing up. As such, enough pressure on the rim would result in the rim dropping to the floor around the column and the driver with a real funny looking pateren on his chest.

Ron

 

[one finger john]

A little bit about ''T'' streeing wheels. They were mounted on the shaft with the spider in the convex position, dish up. The rim was held by a screw at the end of each spoke or spider from the bottom. As our rodding forfathers used them, they would flip them over so they were mounted in a concave configuration. This put the screws facing up. As such, enough pressure on the rim would result in the rim dropping to the floor around the column and the driver with a real funny looking pateren on his chest.

Ron

If that was a stock steering wheel. The rim does not appear to be wood but some sort of leather wrapped, padded, late model interpretation. The spokes, again, appear to have mounting tabs that would mount from the back of the wheel. Also, the spokes are not bent radically in a downward position and the wheel rim is on the seat, not at the bottom of the column. I also think that if there was a driver/steering wheel impact, that the driver would hit the rim, not the hub/spokes. The hub/spokes would have to act as a stamp and impact straight on into the chest. This would also push the steering column forward and upward.
This sort of conjecture is a little macabre, but fun to theorize.

John