Thursday, Mar 05, 2009 at 11:13
Wayne ,give you an example , was last yr on the Tanami , we stopped to see if the couple were ok as could see that they had done a tire on their c/t , no great drama , thing is it was a new troopy with the 5 stud wheels and his c/t had cruiser 6 stud wheels /tires , so he no longer has a spare left for the c/t and still 500k to
Halls Creek , we decide to follow behind just in case he does another tire on his c/t ,, pulling into the scrub for the night you guessed it ,another tire on his c/t gone , made
camp , said will try to repair tire in morning ,, tire unrepairable so fit MY c/t spare to his c/t and head off in convoy for
Halls Creek , 30klm before the bitumen starts his other tire on his c/t shreds and wraps its self around the hub + axle to the extent that it takes 1 + 1/2 hrs to remove and fit MY 80 series spare to his c/t ,,, get the drift ?? My vehicle and c/t all wheels and tires interchangeable , his were not, therefor after his 2nd flat / shredding he would have to leave the trailer behind ,, he did 3 tires and 1 wheel , replacement cost in
Halls Creek was not too bad ,but he had to settle for what was available ....
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