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Title: Knackered tyres
Post by: Martin_1962 on 01 March 2009, 20:32:53
on the caravan

One is flat, the other is bulged.

Luckily I have a spare to swap over, 2 tyres to get now. :(
Title: Re: Knackered tyres
Post by: Andy B on 01 March 2009, 20:38:39
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on the caravan

One is flat, the other is bulged.

Luckily I have a spare to swap over, 2 tyres to get now. :(

They're going to be cheaper than an Omega's .......  :y :y
Title: Re: Knackered tyres
Post by: Martin_1962 on 01 March 2009, 20:40:04
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on the caravan

One is flat, the other is bulged.

Luckily I have a spare to swap over, 2 tyres to get now. :(

They're going to be cheaper than an Omega's .......  :y :y


Around £40 I think - difficult to read the codes - 195 I am sure, rest not sure.

I was going to replace this year - 6 years old
Title: Re: Knackered tyres
Post by: Andy B on 01 March 2009, 20:45:39
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on the caravan

One is flat, the other is bulged.

Luckily I have a spare to swap over, 2 tyres to get now. :(

They're going to be cheaper than an Omega's .......  :y :y


Around £40 I think - difficult to read the codes - 195 I am sure, rest not sure.

I was going to replace this year - 6 years old

usually reinforced aren't they? different number of plies etc etc .... I've not had to change any yet.
We're heading to France this year so I might invest in a couple myself for the trip.
Didn't Matador get some bad press recently .... tyres shredding?  :-/
Title: Re: Knackered tyres
Post by: dad1uk on 01 March 2009, 21:50:45
Just as a thought, it's possible to get steel plates that bolt on to your axles, which means you can store the tyres in the garage or such like to save them from perishing. It also acts as an anti-theft device. I know several people who swear by them to protect their tyres.
Title: Re: Knackered tyres
Post by: nick v6 on 01 March 2009, 21:54:30
tyres are really only any good for 3 years before the rubber starts to perrish
like dad1uk said get some plates that bolt to the axle or even make some
store your wheels in the garage/shed and keep them covered
just to stop them perishing so quick

your gonna need reinforced tyres for the caravan
and matador's don't touch them on a caravan
Title: Re: Knackered tyres
Post by: Andy B on 01 March 2009, 21:54:32
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Just as a thought, it's possible to get steel plates that bolt on to your axles, which means you can store the tyres in the garage or such like to save them from perishing. It also acts as an anti-theft device. I know several people who swear by them to protect their tyres.

Winter wheels ..... click here (http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.riverswayleisure.co.uk/acatalog/wintersmall.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.riverswayleisure.co.uk/acatalog/CaravanWinterWheels.html&usg=__HO1D0T2lp5DRp9VVzk-K7pB4dOA=&h=339&w=249&sz=17&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=Gq6RxtovFV1FGM:&tbnh=119&tbnw=87&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcaravan%2Bwinter%2Bwheels%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den)
Title: Re: Knackered tyres
Post by: Martin_1962 on 01 March 2009, 22:04:41
Tempted to use axle stands
Title: Re: Knackered tyres
Post by: Kevin Wood on 01 March 2009, 23:36:19
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Just as a thought, it's possible to get steel plates that bolt on to your axles, which means you can store the tyres in the garage or such like to save them from perishing. It also acts as an anti-theft device. I know several people who swear by them to protect their tyres.

That's interesting to know. Would be handy for the glider trailer. I reckon the tyres on that do about 500 miles before they perish from sitting out on a damp airfield 365 days a year.

Kevin