3 days of Spring in NZ

TUESDAY In the South Island, a beautiful day with the new grapevines planted

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WEDNESDAY On the way home through the Central North Island with the roads just recently re-opened after heavy snowfalls

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THURSDAY Down to Hawke's Bay today. A very early start because the roads were opened but more heavy snow was forecast and the road was due to be closed again. On the way back the new-fangled wireless electronic tyre-pressure monitor in the cab started to bleep and I could see that one front tyre was slowly going down. A bit of mental arithmetic and I worked out that I could get to one of the few pull-off places where there was mobile phone service by the time the pressure would have dropped to about 65psi, which worked out OK. Called Bridgestone and the friendly tyre fitter came from the nearest town about an hour away, fitted a new tyre and I was away before the snow came down again.

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WellHungVic
GuddayM8

Gr8Pix
keep m Cummin

RE: the pic with the bolt into tread

Looks like U need the toe in corrected
normally to scrub the outer part of tread like th@ means toe in or hi speed cornering


Next the boss will B tell n U to B more carefull n stop driving over bolts

LOL

UOlHoonU!

LOL

Cya

[ch9787]

RE: the pic with the bolt into tread

Looks like U need the toe in corrected
normally to scrub the outer part of tread like th@ means toe in or hi speed cornering


Next the boss will B tell n U to B more carefull n stop driving over bolts





[ch9787]

The toe-in is fine, Swishy. Must be the other cause!

And the boss will be telling me that tomorrow!

WellHungVic
GuddayM8
SMe again
LOL


Also
Gotta have an also

Yep also not have n enuff slip Btween primemover 5th wheel n trailer skid plate can also make for
abnormal front tyre wear az the humungus lorry wants to keep going straight

IfnUGetMyDrift


Cya

[ch9787]

that sounds like he cause to tell the boss!

by the way wouldn't drifting smoke up the rears leaving the fronts intact?

Will I found better weather down the South island Vic. If the turntable is dry you would feel it through the steering long before it started to scrub steer tyres. If you have a tyre man regularly looking at your fleet he should be picking up odd wear.

We don't use greased turntable plates, Pete, we have used Easi-Turn pads for years and are very happy with them. They save a lot of mess and give a good constant feel to the steering.

Could the wear be caused by road camber? David.

Could be the road eh?It doesn`t look like the kiwi`s have a lot of autobarns there to fang about on.Looks a bit like a drive tyre on the steer,is that something to do with the snow?

Guyz
Me thinkz the well Hung one iz have n a lend of us
LOL
Me thinks he's been samplin the product ( Purely for consistancy purposes ) n runs off the Rd n makes his own track
hence the tyres all scrubd out
LOL

Jist Joke n Vic n pull n u'r leg

LOL

Cya

[ch9787]