Bad luck wheeling

[Duty Calls]

I went out wheeling and came home like this

I finally ordered a spare tire, but it hadn't come in yet..sure could have used it


Unfortunatley, someone had the bright idea to build a bit of a bridge in a mudhole. They had a nice sharp steel frame of some kind under the water and i got a 3" slice in my tire. We were 30 kms from the hiway, and luckily, my co-pilot was a tire repair guy. Using what we had..we managed to somewhat patch it by cutting my rubber boots into strips and stuffing them into the cut, then sealing it with blue silicone gasket maker. Also a good thing that someone had a good air compressor as the repair was not sealed 100% ..we would pump it up every 5-10 minutes..depending on the terrain i had to go through. I made it to the hiway and called a flatbed

I didn't get any pics of the field repair, but here's whats left of my boot..haha

 

[WD40]

Looks like you at least had fun while it lasted. You know it a bad deal when a Ford comes home on a GMC. Save that other boot. LOL
Doug

 

[DragonSlayer]

Yeah, but the rear bumper still looks badass! Nice trail engineering,too.

 

[Dogman]

I always had intertubes and tire liners in the tool box with tire cement that would fit my tires. Made life somewhat ezer. Then I got even smarter and carried a spare tire along with all the other crap....LOL

 

[DaveBen]

Yes, carry a spare and you will not have flats. Leave it home and you will get a flat.

Dave

 

[Duty Calls]

Looks like my bad luck got worse

The factory in the US where pitbull tires are made has gone bankrupt. They have got another factory lined up, but it will be atleast 2 months before any product is made.

Although my tire is repaired, I would not risk taking offroading again as the patched area is not protected by a lug and could be easily punctured again.

........i've been thinking this may be a good excuse to upgrade to 44"s..haha