And while we are talking tyres...........................................LOL

Strewth mate, my tyre story seems very tame by comparison, but here goes.....

This relates to the small pneumatic tyre on the jocky wheel of my camper trailer. I got sick of it always being low on pressure and today I tried an experiment with it. Alas, I think I wasted my time.
I took the valve out (with the tyre and tube still in situ on the wheel) and once the small amount of air had been expelled, I used a can of expanding foam to partially fill the tube. The intension was to make the whole thing into a sort of "solid" tyre so I wouldn't have to worry about it anymore.

Experiment is not over yet, so will have to wait and see what happens after the foam hardens.

Has anybody else tried this?

Sorry for being off your topic Willie, but I didn't think my experiment was worthy of a post of it's own....lol

Strewth, all I've got is a set of skinny tyres on split rims........but then I am not "retired" yet..........boom boom.

Warm here too Willem.......would be nice to go North for some cool...lol lol

Cheers
Michael

Is there a good reason why the only ones with "stuffed sidewalls" are the Coopers?

Hi Willem,

I Notice you have the 7.50 X 16 sp road grippers there. How have you found them overall?, I use them on a Landy work ute, & must say there been pretty good for the price.

Cheers Axle.

Would not reccomend Road Grippers on 750/16 splits.O.K. performance but poor mileage compared to other brands which give better allround performance.As I said before I am a Hankook fan on splits---tried and tested over all conditions with good results.

Richard,
Sorry but should have replied to you sooner.The Hankooks Ihave been using are L.T.235/85/16 A.T.They are a bit wider than the standard 750/16 but fit straight on to the standard split rim.Iget about 65000-70000kms out of them and they have stood up to very hard going with a stronger side wall.I am about to get 4 new ones for my next trip to Cape York and those are the tyres Iwill be using.Either I have been very lucky over the years or they must be very good tyres.Remember also I am a believer in higher tyre pressures on splits especially with heavy load-3.2t on the Troopy.Irun 50-55 on the back and 45-50 on the front depending on conditions and down to 18 in the sand.Hope this helps but remember it's just my experience.

Willie, that's nothin!!!!!
We have thousands here we can buy em for about $600 per semi, many diferent sizes too. although they are all in varying states of being stuffed
NickR