ArtistsRifles Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Simples - you have this happen to a caravan wheel at 55mph on the M3.... This thread could also be called "How to cure constipation in one FAST lesson!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Adrenalin is brown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 It was certainly smelly!!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I might have a gaiter that will fit that.....:whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 yeah it's just the 'newness wearing off' the tyres' bedding in niceley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 You must have said your prayers the night before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Blimey, glad you are ok. This might help once you've changed your underwear. Holts Tyreweld. http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_702365_langId_-1_categoryId_165664 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 You must have said your prayers the night before! Certainly said them when it happened!! Crazy thing is - we'd just pulled out of the Fleet services having stopped for a coffee break. Whilst the other half was getting the coffee's I had a look over everything from force of habit - including the 'vans tyres and hitch assembly - and saw nothing wrong.... Pulled out of Fleet got up to the limit of 60 mph and came up to the roadworks with the 50 mph limit. All was well until we started to leave the roadworks. Just accelerated up to the 55 mph mark when a little Citroen pulled alongside sounding the horn and the passenger pointing back at the van. That was the first I knew of it. Pulled on the hard shoulder immediately and started to brake and thats when the problem REALLY made itself known. Wound up getting the RAC out to change it as I didn't fancy crawling under the van with East European 40 tonners whizzing past just off the rumble strip!! :shake: :shake: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisg Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Phew glad you're all ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8 bubba Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 thats bad mate glad you are all ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretfixer Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 thats bad mate glad you are all ok Echo That Mate, it could have been very nasty! Carrying a tyre repair kit wouldnt have helped in that situation, would it?..............:whistle: Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ives Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 very lucky i would say definatly the week to buy a lotto ticket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Crikey. When i first saw that I thought that the tyre had blown out causing the wheel to fly off and land in your boot. Lucky indeed. Having read your post i now see that was not the case, but lucky indeed. it could have been a lot worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 Probably what saved the day was the fact that: 1) the caravan has an Al-Ko stabilising hitch 2) the caravan wheels are fitted with "Tyron" bands designed to stop the tyre coming off the wheel in the just this case. Getting the other tyre changed too - just in case!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Your best to check all of them , looked to have good tread but still failed ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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