JohnD Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 What? Who? Eh? What the... You bin watching that ther netflix,Nick? Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Jones Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 Not Netflix. South Main Auto. I find Eric O very soothing. There’s some interest stuff on his channel amongst all the brake jobs. Seems that his customer ran over a serious knife which punched through both tyre and rim. It resonates with me as about 100 years ago my mum ran over a piece of scrap metal taking us to school. Huge clang/bang and instant puncture. We couldn’t undo the wheel nuts, but we were quite close to a pulp mill and the driver of a logging lorry stopped and helped change the wheel. New tyre and tube required due to a large stab wound right through the shoulder. We always asked for the old tubes to repair for use in the pool, but on investigation this one proved to have a jagged chunk of steel still in it, maybe 150x30x5mm. The rim survived though it had a gouge mark and there was a deep dent in the inner wheel well. The tube went in the bin- no patch big enough. Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 I had similar but perhaps not so dramatic. About five years ago we were out in the 4A and in the microseconds before the bang I spotted something in the road ahead. Couldn't avoid it. The lump was an oxygen bottle spanner. They have a cranked end/protrusion on them. I must have hit the crank which caused it to flip up and dig into the side wall of the tyre. It was a 50 mile old Vredstein no more then 2 hours old. Aaaarrrggghh. I still have the spanner (but it is useless to me). Roger Link to post Share on other sites
JohnD Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Ah ha! I thought you were hooked on one of the new mega serials being run on netflix and the like. But you don't need a giant piece of sharp metal to puncture a tyre. I did, on a sliver of offcut I left on the garage floor - I swear it was less than two inches long, but was part of the wall section of some square tube, so sat up when a tyre pressed on it and the sharp end went right in. John Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Jones Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 5 hours ago, RogerH said: It was a 50 mile old Vredstein no more then 2 hours old. I feel your pain...... Jones’ 5th rule “ it’s always the newest tyre that gets the puncture - especially if it’s an unrepairable one” Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now