I remember as a young boy (and I ain't that old now) my uncle converting all
of the farm trucks to "straight pipes". Cut out the catalytic converter, no
muffler, exhaust going straight up instead of under, during a very dry
harvest season. Not the first time it's happened... probably not the last.


"Bill Daniels" bildan@comcast-dot-net wrote in message
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wrote in message
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From Lakeland Ledger newspaper
23 cars burnt.

http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.d...604070342/1039


This is a well known problem with glider retrieves. If the vehicle
pulling the glider trailer pulls off the highway into a grass field to get
near glider the red hot catalytic converter can set the grass on fire.
It's happened more than once. Driving an off-road vehicle on grasslands
is also a fire hazard. Catalytic converters get red hot.

Avoid driving on dry grass if at all possible. If not, stop and shut off
the engine on the highway sholder to let the cat cool off before driving
onto the field.