Go buy a fire extinguisher! DO IT!

[Hellbent]

Had a scare today... I was inside the truck welding away on the dash. The tranny hump has a hole in it from where the PO had butchered the pan to jerryrig his shifter. Anyway, I felt heat; threw up the shield and fire was burning under the truck and up through the hole. Luckily- I had a fire extinguisher nearby and was able to grab it before the truck and HOUSE burnt to the ground.

Really made me think about things... I've been welding for years and never give it much thought. This truck is all metal, with all flammables removed, except the old shop rag that had fallen through the hole and laid in wait for a molten pop of slag. I literally bought that extinguisher a month ago. Tomorrow- I'm going out and buying two more.

I suggest everyone make sure they have one in easy reach- it will be the best twenty bucks you ever spent.

BTW- I ended up stopping work on the cool stuff and patching the hole- then got back to the cool stuff.

[Sequoyah]

I have a fire extinguisher in every building on my property so no matter where I am one is close by. I bought the one with the metal heads so I can take them yearly to get checked out and pressured back up if they need it.

[Steve Hafner]

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Just don't forget the Priorities !!!

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[thelonerife]

Good advice!

[Del72Chevy]

Originally Posted by Steve Hafner

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Just don't forget the Priorities !!!

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Screw the house thats what insurance is for lol save that truck

[GMC Jester]

hah!!!
I wonder...if once....even just once......that guy described his Mini as

fire engine red

[PanelDeland]

I have one under the sink 2 in the garage and just got one for the truck.I need to get another for my DD but wasn't thinking when I picked up the one for the truck.

[DT1]

I have a fire extinguisher in every vehicle I own.
I even modified the C10 glove box to accept a large one.

[502ms]

Originally Posted by gmc jester

hah!!!
I wonder...if once....even just once......that guy described his mini as

fire engine red

lol

[knomadd]

I'm sensing a theme this week. I just went out on my lunch break and bought two new extiguishers for the house and garage. I'll be ordering a smaller version for my cars because of this... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=542661

[C0UCH]

Been meaning to grab a few. Any recommended brands to look for or stay away from? I NEED one in my 67 especially. Something easy enough to stash without trouble of retrieving. Any recommended locations to mount it?

Was going to start a thread about this but this weeks theme seems to have that covered!
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[knomadd]

Kiddie is what I see everywhere. Not sure who else makes them, but you'll want an A,B & C rated extiguisher. B is for flamable liquids and C is for electrical. A is wood/paper type, but works on cloth type materials too.

[1972RedNeck]

We saved a combine with 5 fire extinguishers last year. Definitely worth the money.

[Hellbent]

Go with one that covers A,B, and C. I use Dry Chemical (powder). Kidde has a small one for autos that's under $20. You can't afford NOT to have one. First Alert is another I have under the sink in the kitchen. I just taught my 9 year old where it is and how to use it.

[kamikazekyle05]

Originally Posted by Steve Hafner

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Just don't forget the Priorities !!!

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Those pictures are now saved on my computer. That's dedication right there

[special-K]

Never ever weld without a fire extinguisher at hand.

[Ackattack]

I have a few around the house and shop.

Also, occasionally check to see that they are pressurized too. I had one go bad on me a few years ago. Also saved the house (or at least the kitchen) from burning down when the wife was cooking

[C0UCH]

Just picked one up from for right around $20. Its a 2.5lb ABC by Shield.
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[johnnypop]

I've got one in the garage and one in each truck... Cheap alternative to wasting a fire extinguisher is to fill a water bottle and poke a hole in the lid to damp out small spots when welding. I always have the extinguisher handy, but I'd hate to blow a powdery white load all over the place for a small spot while welding.

[PanelDeland]

Good point on checking them.The easiest schedule for me is to do it when time changes.
I do
1.Clock changes
2.Batteries in smoke co2 detectors
3.Fire extenguishers
4.Clock Batteries

Monthly
I do
1.AC/Heat filters
2.Dog Heartworm and Flea tick
3.Run my finger over breakers to check for hot ones
4.Check ole what'ss'er names' car to see if it needs and oil change or fluids(she just drives)

[Zoomin]

Originally Posted by johnnypop

I've got one in the garage and one in each truck... Cheap alternative to wasting a fire extinguisher is to fill a water bottle and poke a hole in the lid to damp out small spots when welding. I always have the extinguisher handy, but I'd hate to blow a powdery white load all over the place for a small spot while welding.

I don't know why, but this just struck me funny.

[Hellbent]

Originally Posted by johnnypop

I've got one in the garage and one in each truck... Cheap alternative to wasting a fire extinguisher is to fill a water bottle and poke a hole in the lid to damp out small spots when welding. I always have the extinguisher handy, but I'd hate to blow a powdery white load all over the place for a small spot while welding.

I didn't mind blowing the load at all, as a matter of fact I squirted it twice just for piece of mind. Yes, it was a white mess- but I didn't buy it to decorate the wall.

[special-K]

Given a choice,I'll clean up the white powder over cleaning up charred remains.

[no moa]

I have about 10 of them around. Good advice. I also have 2 smoke detectors in my garage, just incase.

Here is one of my customers shops, i was going over to drop some stuff off and rounded the corner and this is what i saw.
He told me the next day they were welding a body mount on a suv and the whole car was on fire on the lift above his head. Lost everything.

[FrankenCub]

I guess if there an old thread to resurrect, this would be a good one. Gives me the willies reading it. When a teenager, a friend and I were working on my Pontiac Sunbird we street raced in my parents garage, just finnished adjusting the Holly 750 and spilled some gas on the intake so my friend soaked it up with a rag and tossed it on the floor to his side. Started the engine and let it run a few seconds till I noticed the carb puking gas again. It popped out the open headers before I got it shut down and flames rose from everywhere. Couldn't push the car out of the garage because and old school shop lift was wedged under the front so I decided to try to smother the flames with a towel. Well wont ya know the one I grabbed in my panic was the one my buddy soaked up the gas with ! About that time me dad seen an odd glow coming from the garage so he came outside to see what was up. He turned around and went back to the house as I'm freekin out yellin to him to help us. He comes back out with mom's baking soda and poured it all over the engine compartment like it's no big deal, flames gone. He wasn't fazed in the least bit but my friend and I were so hopped up by then we didn't stop shaking for an hour lol. Dad bought fire extinguisers for the garage that week and from that day on never once have I done any carb adjustments inside a garage. If it burns to the ground outside it's no big deal. I got REAL lucky the garage didn't burn down.

About 8 years later dad did the same thing with my mother's '67 Dodge Dart GTS 383 lmao. You'd think he would have learned from my mistake