Tyre Flats / puncturing

I have had a similar experience due I suspect to a few reasons or combination thereof, 1/ that it is the LHS so therefore the road/track isn't watched as closely as the RHS in front of the driver, 2/ it is also the outer edge of the road where all the rubbish/rocks are flicked by passing traffic and 3/ the LHF flicks things up due to 1/ which are then run over by the LHR.

Hi Mobi

That is the worst spot all right , and we put best tyre in that spot.

Brother just returned from Lcool trip similar in length but via all desserts and Canning etc , they had new pro-comp muddies fitted for trip and lost 2 rears like that. Had to be replaced whilst on canning. Several others had similar tyre issues also, and they had fun and proved the Urban myth that tubless tyres can be reseated with propane (not reccomended).

Robin Miller

Hi Moby,
According to the expert - Adam at the Pink House in Oodnadatta - statistics show that the most likely tyre to puncture is the back left. I have just got back from a 9000 Km trip on mostly dirt roads and lucklily no punctures but have some rips in the back left tyre. I will need to do something soon with it I guess.
cheers
Fred

Not sure if anyone's complaining? Far as I'm concerned, if any tyre is going to go, that's the one I want it to be!

Hi Mobi Condo

Come to think of it - it is the most common flat for us too. Some years ago, we toured around Exmouth area and out to Mt Augustus (back in the days when you'd travel for days on station roads and not see another car). Back on the black heading towards Geraldton the left back tyre blew out. We only had one spare, and when we put it on, it went down. I'd had it fixed just before we left (i think the lad took the easy path and fitted a tube), but he'd left the nail in it! When we got home, the young man was no longer working for the tyre service - not surprising. We bought a new tyre in Geraldton, and meet up with a friend, who'd had 3 blow outs within a few minutes when out in the station country - we were lucky as we were travelling with just the Ute and only one spare.

Even when the tyre peeled on the caravan last year, it was the left rear tyre. It didn't go flat though.

Thanks all - interesting replies - I did mention rear OFFSIDE which I have always known as the right hand side (nearside being near the kerb, offside being the other side) so I really had the problem on the opposite side to all the responses.
Neighbour has just mentioned their son had an episode of this and it seems a suspension problems was the cause??? Who knows???
Cheers - Mobi

all the sharp things gravitate to edge of the road and the rear wheel is usually doing the work and not just rolling over things.

Owen

Hows it going Mobi,

Have only previously seen other people with tyre trouble. Also I have only run new or nearly new tyres ,

This happened on the rear passenger side , little warning but too late !

!MPG:6!

Glenn.