How's this for setting people up for failure?
Had some people working at our
farm cleaning up cyclone damage last week.
They were using a 100 LC with a tray conversion, rented from one of the 4x4 rental outfits.
I had to go for a drive with the foreman to a paddock at the back of the property along some rutted, muddy tracks and moderate hills. He was struggeling as
well as bouncing all over the
shop.
And yes we promtly got bogged in some soft mud.
He was looking pretty worried and commented that the other crews were always getting bogged as
well.
Checked the hubs were locked , (OK obvious but often overlooked)
Looked at the tyres, a mixed bag of 750/16's Road Track major type tread about 40 to 50% worn but should have been OK for the conditions.
Inflation? In a word, absobloodylutely
rock hard. (I did not have a
tyre guage with me)
We let a lot of air out until we got some bagging, hopped back in the car and drove out.
Back at the shed we checked
pressures before sending them
home on the highway. The let down ones were still around 30 and 35 psi. One front
tyre which the guy admited to not having let down much was still showing 65psi.
At a guess therefore they were all at 70psi+ to start with.
So I explained a few things to him sent him of with 35psi.
Couple of days later I caught up with him again, he said the car was much better on the road, much more comfortable and he hadn't been bogged again, and he was going to show the other crews all about it.
Can anyone think of a good reason for sending people out with that sort of pressure in the tyres?