Why do they call it a flat?

[DaveTTC]

I lay it on its side and seriously it looked fine to me.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/18/33d22d73c2c92a81d7a5b6eeca907e9a.jpg

Making my 1000km or do sojourn to Sydney for my brothers internment (and the Katoomba GTG) and not 60 km out of town realised I forgot all my batteries. No this is a problem as i was to do some maintenance for my SIL and thiseould cover my travel expenses. So add another 120 km to the trip.

As yiu might have noticed was a good thing i went back for my batteries. Made jacking and nut removal so much easier. Could get a job in the pitts at the Grand Prix i reckon

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/18/8d7f835721eacb7080f761a127ee00cf.jpg

Now try being about 70 km or so from the closest regional centre at 7pm with no spare. It looks like this

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/18/62797bd71a9aa52a2bba5249e5735f7b.jpg

One can be greatful for a trucking company with onsite gear enough to change a dud valve and working into the night. For a little grease in the palm in the shade of red we are back on the road.

With all the stuffing around getting into Sydney at 10 pm became more like 6am.

Hope yiu enjoyed the read or had a little chuckle at my expense ;)

Dave TTC
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[wheelinround]

Dave as a wise old sage once said to me "They are like ego's easily deflated"

I see that there is yet another major :doh: moment and you made it worse having returned home...........there is not one piece of timber your bring up with you :p to the GtG..OR is this to take back with you Greg's stock, Brett's off cuts, Paul's saw's and Pat's sale items. Not to mention the lucky door prize.

[DaveTTC]

Bring a haul home i hope

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[Handyjack]

Hope the rest of the trip is plain sailing.

[RedShirtGuy]

"Hey mate, you've got a flat tyre."
"It's ok. It's only on the bottom."


Nice recovery there Dave :)

[Dengue]

Silly question, I know, but why couldn't you just remove the wheel with the flat and keep driving on 3 wheels and get it repaired in Sydney?

[Pac man]

Dont know if you noticed but the mower has fallen off the trailer:p

[DaveTTC]

Silly question, I know, but why couldn't you just remove the wheel with the flat and keep driving on 3 wheels and get it repaired in Sydney?
I actually probably could have

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[DaveTTC]

Dont know if you noticed but the mower has fallen off the trailer[emoji14]
Damn. Not going past my place on the way by any chance

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[robbygard]

I lay it on its side and seriously it looked fine to me.


Hope yiu enjoyed the read or had a little chuckle at my expense ;)

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

as someone said: only flat on the bottom

but it made me wonder why we call a unit/tenement a flat .... (actually from flet = floor) ... with a slight digression because i also noticed flitch and had to read about that (started as sliced fish and generalised to become slices), i then wondered how the word storey came to be ... another digression while i also checked story (incidentally they both apparently come from the same word as history .... history was used in roman times to mean a storey, but it isn't exactly clear why it was so used)

and i find a half hour has gone by just reading the dictionary


have a laugh at me as well ;)

regards david

[Christos]

..... Could get a job in the pitts at the Grand Prix i reckon

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/18/8d7f835721eacb7080f761a127ee00cf.jpg

.....

You could but something tells me that you need to be a lot faster. :U



......and i find a half hour has gone by just reading the dictionary......

No time wasted there. The knowledge you have gained and then shared is far more valuable then money. Anyone can earn money and can be lost, knowledge on the other hand is a little harder to loose.

[DaveTTC]

as someone said: only flat on the bottom

but it made me wonder why we call a unit/tenement a flat .... (actually from flet = floor) ... with a slight digression because i also noticed flitch and had to read about that (started as sliced fish and generalised to become slices), i then wondered how the word storey came to be ... another digression while i also checked story (incidentally they both apparently come from the same word as history .... history was used in roman times to mean a storey, but it isn't exactly clear why it was so used)

and i find a half hour has gone by just reading the dictionary


have a laugh at me as well ;)

regards david
Loving it

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[Yanis]

as someone said: only flat on the bottom

but it made me wonder why we call a unit/tenement a flat .... (actually from flet = floor) ... with a slight digression because i also noticed flitch and had to read about that (started as sliced fish and generalised to become slices), i then wondered how the word storey came to be ... another digression while i also checked story (incidentally they both apparently come from the same word as history .... history was used in roman times to mean a storey, but it isn't exactly clear why it was so used)

and i find a half hour has gone by just reading the dictionary


have a laugh at me as well ;)

regards david

Dear oh dear. There must be a name for that. I suffer from the same affliction.

John

[DaveTTC]

Dear oh dear. There must be a name for that. I suffer from the same affliction.

John
ADHD

Me 3

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[crowie]

A great advertisement for the versatility of the Makita Cordless drills Dave, You should sell the photos to Makita...Cheers, Peter

[DaveTTC]

'Oops I did it again'

Well this time it was the back wheel

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161008/e9a4322c617dc1628500d3541c5ed595.jpg

But this time bo flat

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161008/cd00db95f9db889c7bb5f2c800a548cb.jpg

Instead two discs of rubber

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161008/04aff1cdcfc6b78a59acfcaafc73a853.jpg

I managed about 200 kms with out it disintergrating anymore.

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[crowie]

You certainly got your value for money out of that tyre Dave.....

[DaveTTC]

It was a new tread

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[Simplicity]

'Oops I did it again'

Well this time it was the back wheel

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161008/e9a4322c617dc1628500d3541c5ed595.jpg

But this time bo flat

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161008/cd00db95f9db889c7bb5f2c800a548cb.jpg

Instead two discs of rubber

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161008/04aff1cdcfc6b78a59acfcaafc73a853.jpg

I managed about 200 kms with out it disintergrating anymore.

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

What warp speed were you doing

[crowie]

It was a new tread

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Must be a warranty claim then Dave!!!!

[Gabriel]

Just say you needed to fit on the train tracks to get home. ...

[Simplicity]

Just say you needed to fit on the train tracks to get home. ...

Classic

[DaveTTC]

If I had a receipt 😯

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[DaveTTC]

What warp speed were you doing
Only doing the speed limit. 100 km/p/h. Both before and after disintegration that is.

Do you think it will be good for a trip to Melbourne

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[Simplicity]

Only doing the speed limit. 100 km/p/h. Both before and after disintegration that is.

Do you think it will be good for a trip to Melbourne

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Better be lol

[Chris Parks]

Did I not tell you this morning to have a good trip and now you have blown it, literally! :)This usually happens because the tyre deflates or is down on pressure before the trip starts, it overheats and literally falls apart. If it gets a puncture while you are driving it comes under the heading of stuff happens. Take a trip from a truck driver, walk around the trailer with a small hammer and hit each tyre when you are getting fuel or having a break, you soon get a feel for what is right.

[DaveTTC]

Mental note taken

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[KBs PensNmore]

I dare you to take it to a tyre repair place and ask, "Can it be repaired please?":D
Kryn

[DavidG]

When travelling with the boat I carry a handheld infrared thermometer to check the wheel bearings as well. Saves bending down and dirtying hand.

[DaveTTC]

I dare you to take it to a tyre repair place and ask, "Can it be repaired please?":D
Kryn
I did think about it. Maybe I could ask them to retread it for me

When travelling with the boat I carry a handheld infrared thermometer to check the wheel bearings as well. Saves bending down and dirtying hand.
That sounds a good idea

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[Chris Parks]

You could use an IR thermometer to check tyre temps, I never thought to use one on the road in that way and am embarrassed to say we used them all the time at the track to do the same. That and a hammer is all anyone would need.

[Grumpy John]

I use these (http://www.exatek.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=5) on the van AND Landcruiser whenever I'm towing. The pressures seem accurate. I'm not sure about how accurate the temperatures are, but at least they give an indication if one tyre is noticeably hotter than the others.

[DaveTTC]

I use these (http://www.exatek.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=5) on the van AND Landcruiser whenever I'm towing. The pressures seem accurate. I'm not sure about how accurate the temperatures are, but at least they give an indication if one tyre is noticeably hotter than the others.
That looks very cool. Should be standard on any car

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[KBs PensNmore]

Given time Dave they probably will be, just a matter of proving them to be a useful/necessary item saving lives, tyre blowouts causing roll overs.
Reversing cameras were the same a novelty at first, then shown to prevent deaths of children being run over, now a standard accessory on most vehicles.
Kryn

[Bob38S]

Very lucky not to damage the guard or worse when it let go.

At least the tyre isn't bald.

[DaveTTC]

I checked the guard when I changed the wheel. Hmmm it is a bit damaged. Tire must of whipped round and bent the outside edges towards the front

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[DaveTTC]

Some people say things happen in 'threes'

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161030/a7288d5005d7d281e1aee878650d9d6e.jpg

I hope that means the last of my tire woes. This was on the work car. Back passenger side. Had just dropped off my trailer with about 2 ton of wood on it so all in all I think I may have been lucky

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[Bob38S]

Tyre looks a bit beyond its use by date, I think you may had had the best out of it.

[Uncle Al]

Tyre looks a bit beyond its use by date, I think you may had had the best out of it.

That's for sure!

Alan...

[DaveTTC]

Yeah it had hit the wear indicators about 1000km ago. Due for a set

Dave TTC
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[ian]

Yeah it had hit the wear indicators about 1000km ago.
me thinks more like 5,000km ago