Tuesday, Jan 05, 2016 at 22:21
Much the same experience myself, Michael, in much the same area.
In my early days, first major outback trip, I had only one spare. Shredded a tyre north of Oddnadatta - same as you, pressures too high. I know better now, and OEM
tyres on the Prado were not really up to the job. We enjoyed an unscheduled overnight for our group on Fogarty's Claypan. Next day I borrowed a mate's spare from his Prado and we went back to the
Pink Roadhouse for a new tyre and, having learned a bit of a lesson, a used carcass (mate carried tyre irons and R&B bead breaker). And a welcome lecture on tyre pressures from Adam Plate (RIP).
Speed was never an issue, but tyre pressures and
tyres were. Now I use better
tyres, lower pressures to suit conditions, a TPMS and second spare for outback
treks.
Since I started doing that, 80k km ago, I have always come back with the same 6
tyres I left with.
Maybe Robin has a point :-)
Cheers
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