LUCK RUNS OUT BIG TIME
Submitted: Saturday, Oct 09, 2004 at 14:31
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Davoe
A couple of months ago I posted about the incredible run of luck I was having during the field season bush bashing without getting a single flat. Since then I have had about 4 flats - until my final 5 day stint of the season. The ground we were covering is se of
Norseman which has been extensivly burnt out. Most of the driving was either drivig down overgrown tracks that were burnt out or bush bashing through burn out. In 5 days I got 11 flats including 3 simultaneusly, blocked up the radiator with seed several times, ripped of the aircon belt, split a fuel line, bent the steering rod lost the speedo and 4wd indicator severly re - arranged the rear brake lines as
well as putting a few reasnable dents . Most of these problems were fixed in the field but it sorely tested the saying that the worst day in the field is better than the best day in the office
Reply By: Bob H - Saturday, Oct 09, 2004 at 15:07
Saturday, Oct 09, 2004 at 15:07
Davoe
the moral of the story is::::::
DO NOT EVER TALK ABOUT HOW LUCKY THINGS ARE,
BECAUSE,
MURPHYS LAW WILL INTERCEDE.
Glad to hear that you still have a sense of humour though.
Regards
Bob
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Follow Up By: Davoe - Saturday, Oct 09, 2004 at 15:55
Saturday, Oct 09, 2004 at 15:55
when I did the 3 tyres I was kinda disapointed the 4th didnt go and just leave it on the rims
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Reply By: Willem - Saturday, Oct 09, 2004 at 19:36
Saturday, Oct 09, 2004 at 19:36
Geez Davoe you must have been in some rough country to puncture the 16 plies. It would have been fun changhing all those tyres and then repairing them on the run :o)
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Follow Up By: Davoe - Saturday, Oct 09, 2004 at 19:49
Saturday, Oct 09, 2004 at 19:49
yea real rough total burn out as far as you could see or drive. The hardest on the tyres was what I came to call stingers like the spikes deployed to stop high speed pursuits. They were burnt acacia (I think) that had been burnt leaving 30cm high spikes and were razer sharp ( I copped one in the shin that went straight in) They were like knives and easily penetrated even the toughest tyre. While you are replying do you have a technique for removing spikes from rag tyres? as they do not just pull out and even using screwdrivers, pliers and hammers met with only limited succes on removing the whole spike entirely. I guess hard to penatrate = hard to remove. ta
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Follow Up By: Willem - Saturday, Oct 09, 2004 at 20:02
Saturday, Oct 09, 2004 at 20:02
No...other than pulling the stake out with long nose pliers and a screwdriver I have no advice. Similar country to what you describe is driving through a forest of Turpentine scrub. If a branch is broken on those trees the stump becomes a lethal weapon. I can only claim to have had 2 punctures at one time in the Kimberly. Staked both offside tyres on the same log.
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