tire in ear

[Hammerhead Ferrari]

Saw the tire yesterday. It's a damn semi truck tire. Big sob. Was going to pull it after my dive, but forgot because we exited thru the eye.

It wasn't me!
If it really is a semi truck tire, please use caution attempting to move it. I can tell that an 11R22.5 Bridgestone tractor-trailer tire alone weighs over 100lbs. If it is mounted to a rim, you can double that. If it is mounted to a rim, it has probably slowly sank due to air loss/water intrusion, and will be difficult to get out of the water when you reach the surface. My best guess of a tire/rim filled with water would be in excess of 400lbs...and these things are a PITA to manipulate in normal circumstances.

[MikeT]

I suspect it was floating in the river, and just sank in the Devil's Ear basin.

Yep. Probably scooting along the bottom during the last flood and just dropped into the first hole it came across.

[FW]

I called Ginnie and asked if it was cool to remove the tire and put next to the dumpster.
They said no problem, just dive to your cert level....

Unless someone can get to it earlier it's coming out at 1800

Thanks!

[gschaut]

I called Ginnie and asked if it was cool to remove the tire and put next to the dumpster.
They said no problem, just dive to your cert level....

Unless someone can get to it earlier it's coming out at 1800

Does NAUI offer a cert for tire removal?

Thanks for cleaning up!

[Sludge]

Does NAUI offer a cert for tire removal?

Sorry. PADI only.

[MarkR]

Sorry. PADI only.

probably an advanced version of UW Tire Rotation.

[Dsix36]

Since I am probably the only cave diver that always dive with at least 2 lift bags, I went ahead and pulled the tire out this afternoon. I rolled it over to the stairs and secured it for later removal. After removing my gear, I went and pulled that heavy %@#&!"# up the steps and rolled it half way to the pavilion. When I was leaving, I stopped and told the office about it, where it was, and asked them to finish the job for me.

[FW]

Since I am probably the only cave diver that always dive with at least 2 lift bags, I went ahead and pulled the tire out this afternoon. I rolled it over to the stairs and secured it for later removal. After removing my gear, I went and pulled that heavy %@#&!"# up the steps and rolled it half way to the pavilion. When I was leaving, I stopped and told the office about it, where it was, and asked them to finish the job for me.

Thanks Don!

[Jack Hammer]

Thanks Don

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[mdax]

The office told me you pulled it just as we arrived, free'd up some time for bbq!
Thanks