Member Since: 15 Oct 2008
Location: Lanarkshire
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Big Thanks To Andy, AJS 4x4 & My Own Stupidity.
Andy, thanks a million, tyre arrived today and a weight off my shoulders, as I'm now back wearing the same boots.
I had decided to drive through a small stream last Thursday, water was nice and high andi though an ideal opportunity to give the underside a wee wash and remove some of the recent road salt. There was a single track bridge for car, 4x4 size vehicles as well as the cut through the stream for HGV's etc.
Well, unfortunately i was the first to drive through the stream after the heavy rains and a part of the bridge (metal) had wash away and got trapped, at the nearside of the drive through.
The damage.
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3rd Dec 2009 2:43 pm
Alan G
Member Since: 15 Oct 2008
Location: Lanarkshire
Posts: 1372
Bodsy, it went clean through the wire braid, yet there was no issue whilst driving through the water.
Felt an obstacle and just though it was maybe a rock washed down in the flood.ATB
a Vouge? Is that the next model up from the Vogue?
Just setting the record..... oh you get the idea I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
4th Dec 2009 12:42 am
Alan G
Member Since: 15 Oct 2008
Location: Lanarkshire
Posts: 1372
AJS4X4 wrote:
Keep it up Alan, good for business
That was some split, can your wife sow.
Andy.
Andy, no wife, still single hence the Disco 3 and all my toys.
Good for business, yes for you, not my wallet.
As you can see, ruddy thing still had just under 10mm of tread left on it. ATB
Member Since: 15 Oct 2008
Location: Lanarkshire
Posts: 1372
ronp wrote:
DaveVX wrote:
at least your stormer is intact
That is quite a gash there Alan
Ron, i've never seen a tyre take such a slice.
There was no real resistance going through the water, felt like hitting a boulder and a wee feather of the throttle to pull the car up over it.........obviously it wasn't a boulder as the car veered to the left when i got back out onto the hard stuff, then i noticed the slash on the sidewall.
Wasn't till i removed the rim that i saw the stste of the tread.
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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NoDo$h wrote:
a Vouge? Is that the next model up from the Vogue?
Speiling isn't wun of my gratest strenths Al. I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
4th Dec 2009 10:16 am
DaveVX
Member Since: 15 Oct 2008
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 867
Vogue who said that??
a vogue? well I never must look at my stormers again
4th Dec 2009 1:06 pm
jkp
Member Since: 17 Sep 2005
Location: Living among Bawbags
Posts: 4528
Alan, luckily no damage to the wheel as many have said. You can live with the cost of a tyre getting knackered but adding in a wheel to the cost is a different matter.
11th Dec 2009 8:00 pm
Roel
Member Since: 16 Aug 2008
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If you gone play, you have to pay.Roel
1997 Camel Trophy Disco ex-P101JWK (traded it for a Britains 42101)
1984 90 TD5
2005 G4 Disco 3 BN55WPT
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