Punctured or staked tyres left side rear tyre
Submitted: Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 13:34
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Member - Syd R (QLD)
Why is it so?
I have had 4 incidents with the left side rear tyre on the landcruiser 2 punctures and 2 sidewall penetrations. 2 puntures and 1 sidewall rip on Coopers ATR and sidewall rip on a new Toyo Open Country.
The colourfull owner of the Pink road house at
Oodnadatta said in his blurb he puts out that almost all blowout on the "track" occur in the lefthand side rear tyre.
My question to the
forum is this the experience of others that have travelled far and wide on the dirt.
Reply By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 13:48
Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 13:48
Why is it so?
Your not looking for the objects that will cause your problem. Get the Ol' eyes scanning for the larger Rocks / stones, Sticks and roots protruding from the edges etc, If you don't see them you run over them , I know you can't miss every stone but look the bigger ones,
I found that years ago I used to travel at around the 50mph / 80kph and the worst area for me was the
Flinders Ranges , I believe at that speed the front tyre can stand a
rock up and the rear gets it before it lays down again, many time at that speed I would feel the rear tyre grab it, a few more
Miles and it would expire,80kph must be the critical speed to that, I have seen stones about twice the size of Cig Packet but only about the same thickness with a point on top left standing upright in wheel tracks ,.......just waiting for someone like you ...lol
Doug
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Follow Up By: Member - Syd R (QLD) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 13:57
Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 13:57
Thanks, Good advice. My dearly beloved said a similar thing. So I will have to take notice!!!
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 15:46
Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 15:46
used to have a mate that drove like that and it led to more punctures from swerving all over the
shop and exposing the sidewalls through flex
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 15:49
Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 15:49
Davoe
You don't drive the road like Rick Kelly warming the slicks before a race . C'mon mate show a bit nounce now,
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Follow Up By: blue one - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 17:29
Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 17:29
Jindalee
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 17:34
Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 17:34
blue one
NO
You might notice that I changed the IS to WAS , it stands no more , and was removed some years ago,
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Follow Up By: Footloose - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 19:51
Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 19:51
Learnmonth or North
West Cape ?
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 19:59
Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 19:59
Footloose
.........................NO
So did you see that Radar at Learnmonth, I think Not
I took the Photo, I was driving a 1962 Holden when I did
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 20:00
Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 20:00
Footloose
I will add that the little building it stood on is still standing
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Follow Up By: blue one - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 21:08
Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 21:08
Wommera
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Follow Up By: blue one - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 21:10
Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 21:10
Woomera
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 21:29
Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 21:29
blue one
Nah....
miles out.....COLD...COLD ....COLD
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Follow Up By: Richard Kovac - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 21:33
Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 21:33
Radar at
Carnarvon May 1967
:-(((
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 21:35
Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 21:35
Richard
Yep
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 06:16
Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 06:16
actually yes doug thats exactly what he would do - treat every
rock bigger than a small marble as a slalom
- he managed to wreck at least 3 cars
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Reply By: Member - Bucky (VIC) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 04:51
Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 04:51
Syd
Just because you have " the toughest tyres in the world " ( ho hum ) dosen't mean you can just plough right through anything !.
You must still drive defencibly, ie, dodge as much of the " crap " on the roads as you can.
You must also drop your pressures to around 25-27 in most of the outback roads, and in sand or desert tracks ( ie Simpson ) 15 - 18 and just waddle along.
I always watch 20-30 mts in front and " she, who must be obeyed" ( the Mrs ) watches 100 - 200 mts in front,, that seems to work best for us.
Lower pressures allow the tyre to wrap around stones , ect , and not let the stone /
rock / stakes pierce the tyre, because the tyre has no give in it.
That's what it's about.
I am no great expert, but the one thing I do is to watch my pressures. I am not advocating you jumping out of your vehicle every 2 minutes, but checking presures regularly will make better driving, and do not hurry, whats the point of wrecking things ?
I have got Cooper ATR's on my Navara, and by doing this, means that in 2 big trips up in
the desert, and have 82,000 km on them.
Never had a
puncture ( touchwood )
Wear wise I would love another set, but ride wise I would have to try BFG's or Goodyear Wranglers.
Cheers Mate
Bucky
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Follow Up By: Member - Syd R (QLD) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 18:07
Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 18:07
Thanks Bucky good advice. Looking at you profile we must of passed on the track.
Eh!!! what are you doing up at 4.51 in the morning?
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Reply By: Member - Bucky (VIC) - Tuesday, Jun 12, 2007 at 04:37
Tuesday, Jun 12, 2007 at 04:37
Syd
Actually woke up at 3:30 am ,,,,drats ,,,
Took 1 hr to uncross my eyes and get the typing happening ,,,,the problems of shift work..
Don't ya just love it
Cheers Mate
Bucky
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