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Dad - the car is making a funny noise
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<blockquote data-quote="Farmer Roy" data-source="post: 7258446" data-attributes="member: 71668"><p>most trucks running up & down the major highways here dont carry spares either, mainly to save weight & they usually have a 24 hour call out service for trucks. Not uncommon to see the remains of blown truck tyres on roads though, the heat can really take a toll at times & if you have a lot of tyres you can drive a long way without realising one has an issue . . .</p><p></p><p>however, once you get off main routes, into more rural & remote areas & especially on gravel roads, then spares are essential</p><p></p><p>when i was running a cotton stripper for a contracting team lastt year, our home base was a farm about 50km west of Moree NSW. They also ran a couple of road trains = one of which had the ability to alter tyre pressure for all the tyres from the cab. There was an airline to each tyre.</p><p>Anyway, one weekend while the driver was having a few days off, the trailers went into the workshop to get new brakes. The farm manager reconnected the trailers & parked it up, ready for the driver to jump in it on Sunday night. Trouble is, he somehow got the air hoses mixed up . . .</p><p></p><p>Anyway, Russel turned up on Sunday, started the truck, did his usual inspections, built up air & then turned the tap for the airbags & headed off down the black track ( vast black soil floodplains in western NSW, with mainly gravel roads. When dry, most people drive on side tracks beside the gravel, as its generally smoother & the dust isnt as bad ). As he built up speed, he thought the trailers were pulling fairly heavy, but he thought it must just be the black soil. But then, the trailers were empty, it was getting heavier pulling, it didnt make sense. So - he stopped to have a look . . .</p><p>Because the air hoses had been hooked up incorrectly, he'd actually released the pressure from the trailer tyres. 36 of them. Tubeless . . .</p><p>He said when he got out of the cab & saw it, he nearly vomited</p><p>All the ( nearly new ) trailer & dolly tyres had broken their beads & the sidewalls had that bluey colour from running flat on the black soil . . .</p><p>36 tyres</p><p>he said he was nearly sick . . .</p><p>So - he rang Myles in the workshop ( this was Sunday night by now ) who came out with a compressor & air cannon to pump up the tyres again. 36. Tubeless, that had broken their bead. Apparently theywent thru two tanks of petrol in the air compressor <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite20" alt=":ROFLMAO:" title="ROFL :ROFLMAO:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":ROFLMAO:" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>yeah, tyres are a big thing here</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farmer Roy, post: 7258446, member: 71668"] most trucks running up & down the major highways here dont carry spares either, mainly to save weight & they usually have a 24 hour call out service for trucks. Not uncommon to see the remains of blown truck tyres on roads though, the heat can really take a toll at times & if you have a lot of tyres you can drive a long way without realising one has an issue . . . however, once you get off main routes, into more rural & remote areas & especially on gravel roads, then spares are essential when i was running a cotton stripper for a contracting team lastt year, our home base was a farm about 50km west of Moree NSW. They also ran a couple of road trains = one of which had the ability to alter tyre pressure for all the tyres from the cab. There was an airline to each tyre. Anyway, one weekend while the driver was having a few days off, the trailers went into the workshop to get new brakes. The farm manager reconnected the trailers & parked it up, ready for the driver to jump in it on Sunday night. Trouble is, he somehow got the air hoses mixed up . . . Anyway, Russel turned up on Sunday, started the truck, did his usual inspections, built up air & then turned the tap for the airbags & headed off down the black track ( vast black soil floodplains in western NSW, with mainly gravel roads. When dry, most people drive on side tracks beside the gravel, as its generally smoother & the dust isnt as bad ). As he built up speed, he thought the trailers were pulling fairly heavy, but he thought it must just be the black soil. But then, the trailers were empty, it was getting heavier pulling, it didnt make sense. So - he stopped to have a look . . . Because the air hoses had been hooked up incorrectly, he'd actually released the pressure from the trailer tyres. 36 of them. Tubeless . . . He said when he got out of the cab & saw it, he nearly vomited All the ( nearly new ) trailer & dolly tyres had broken their beads & the sidewalls had that bluey colour from running flat on the black soil . . . 36 tyres he said he was nearly sick . . . So - he rang Myles in the workshop ( this was Sunday night by now ) who came out with a compressor & air cannon to pump up the tyres again. 36. Tubeless, that had broken their bead. Apparently theywent thru two tanks of petrol in the air compressor :ROFLMAO: yeah, tyres are a big thing here [/QUOTE]
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