I lot a lot of good info guys, thanks.
Bladepuller – i forgot about the mounts and latch pins. I’ll take them off the wreck. I don’t recall a gasket. They fit tight without one.
The story. I ran down to the local gas station and filled the Ranger, a 5 gallon jug of diesel and 2 – 5 gallon jugs of gas and left for home. Almost home I look back over my right shoulder and see flames already around the diesel jug. Well with 15 gallons of flammable liquid in the box, I jumped off. The sxs stopped and I debated throwing the jugs out and better judgement kicked in, the wheeler started to roll and I stayed the hell away from it! It was engulfed in fire by now and rolled towards my shed, veared away and then stopped. Then the .22 shells I had in the cubby started going off. There were huge balls of fire and black smoke.
Not a dam thing I could do but call for the FD and watch it burn.
I thought a can spilled, ran through the box onto the muffler and started it. After more investigation, I think coletrain had the right idea. This was a 2014 ranger. I don’t think the belt broke as I was still under power. I do think the gas line ruptured somehow and spraying gas on the muffler. Flames rolled up through the box and started the diesel and gas on fire.
Looking back there were so many things that could have happened and didn’t.
I made it off without gettin my azz burnt and nobody got hurt.
That’s really all that matters.
Now I have doors and a plow for sale…
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