other dog Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 I posted some pictures of the dry rot cracks in my tires a while back. I must have deleted them off the phone, I don't see them now. Anyhow, I was driving down 501 heading to Gladys to get some more stuff today when I experienced sudden and catastrophic tire failure. No worries though, I have a friend in Ohio who's on the way here with a can of Fix-A-Flat now. 2 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx610 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) FJB edition…🤣 Edited July 8, 2023 by Onyx610 Spelling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Sh*t happens indeed. Sorry to see the tyre didn't hold on enough miles for you. Wonder which size a can of Fix-a-Flat is needed for the case. My guess is 33" OD 12.5" tall or larger. 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted July 8, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2023 It's good to have friends. I told Zina that I might as well go back home and get a jack and take the tire off so I could take it somewhere and get a new tire put on the wheel. About the only tire place that was open was Walmart. So she called our next door neighbor in Gladys to ask if her husband Travis had a jack I could borrow, since we were closer to Gladys than Spout Spring at the time. And Travis said he'd do better than that. He came out with his pickup and tools- he used to drive a service truck doing road calls- and also an old tire that he had that was the right size. He had a floor jack and an electric impact wrench, we had the flat off in a few minutes, then we went to a garage in Gladys that was open. They took my tire off, put his on, but it had a small hole in the sidewall. So we plugged the hole in the sidewall, which you're not supposed to do but it was an emergency fix. Then we found that it had another hole in the sidewall. Instead of fixing the second hole the guy at the garage said he had a used 31" tire that he could put on it instead if I wanted, so I said "yeah, let's do that". When he got done I said "how much do you want for that used tire?" And he said "nothing at all". So I said "how much do I owe you for all this?" And he said "$10". I handed him a 20 and he said " let me go get your change" and I told him not to worry about it. Me and Travis took the tire back and put it on and I asked Travis how much I owed him. He said "not a thing". I told him his pickup didn't run on air and gave him $20 anyway. Still feel like I got off really cheap today. And I have no one to blame but myself. I knew the tires were kind of sketchy - ok, not "kind of", I knew they were crappy and I just pushed my luck a bit too far. I had no jack and no spare tire. However, I did have a lug wrench 😁. I didn't finish the trip to Gladys with that used tire with no tread, I just turned around and went straight to Appomattox with it and left it at the tire shop. I'll get 4 new tires put on it Monday, and I'll check the junk yard for a used wheel and I'll start carrying a jack and a spare tire. 3 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 I'm glad the rim look's good.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Just now, other dog said: It's good to have friends. I told Zina that I might as well go back home and get a jack and take the tire off so I could take it somewhere and get a new tire put on the wheel. About the only tire place that was open was Walmart. So she called our next door neighbor in Gladys to ask if her husband Travis had a jack I could borrow, since we were closer to Gladys than Spout Spring at the time. And Travis said he'd do better than that. He came out with his pickup and tools- he used to drive a service truck doing road calls- and also an old tire that he had that was the right size. He had a floor jack and an electric impact wrench, we had the flat off in a few minutes, then we went to a garage in Gladys that was open. They took my tire off, put his on, but it had a small hole in the sidewall. So we plugged the hole in the sidewall, which you're not supposed to do but it was an emergency fix. Then it had another hole in the sidewall. Instead of fixing the second hole the guy at the garage had a used 31" tire that he put on it. Sounds like the wind blows to the better. I was just going to ask did you have another dry cracked tyre for the swap? Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 12 minutes ago, Vladislav said: Sh*t happens indeed. Sorry to see the tyre didn't hold on enough miles for you. Wonder which size a can of Fix-a-Flat is needed for the case. My guess is 33" OD 12.5" tall or larger. Yes, I'm thinking maybe he should bring 2 cans 🤣 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 Oh...I guess I should call the man coming from Ohio and tell him "never mind", huh? 🤣 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 Uhh, Freightrain - never mind. Sorry for any inconveniences. 😁 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Shoot...I was almost there. Guess I'll head north again. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 I saw there's a new portable compressor on the market. It looks like a cordless impact but has a hose coming out of it where you'd put a socket on. thing must work great, shows them blowing up a truck tire...... and a basketball. Even has a LED light and digital pressure read out. What more could a man ask for ? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Mark T said: I saw there's a new portable compressor on the market. It looks like a cordless impact but has a hose coming out of it where you'd put a socket on. thing must work great, shows them blowing up a truck tire...... and a basketball. Even has a LED light and digital pressure read out. What more could a man ask for ? As seen onTV. BUT WAIT, THERES MORE!!!!!!😁 2 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 24 minutes ago, tjc transport said: As seen onTV. BUT WAIT, THERES MORE!!!!!!😁 There was (lol) you could get two for shipping and handling . I know my IR 5 horse is going straight to the scrap guy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 I’m surprised you don’t carry a spare tire and a jack like the rest of us ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 I’ve had my truck for 15 years and never needed to use them mustang. I’ve already had to flats in nine years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 i bought my 88 F-SuperDuty new with a little over 400 miles on it. converted to single wheel 4X4 by 1,000 miles. has a little over 496,000 miles on it and never had a flat. i still have the original spare out in the garage too. but no way i would even think of using a 35 year old tire. 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 5 hours ago, tjc transport said: As seen onTV. BUT WAIT, THERES MORE!!!!!!😁 THERE IS! Advertisement l saw was a compact unit that was a jack, an impact wrench, and air hose the size of a lunch box. What more could you ask for?! .....Hippy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark T Posted July 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2023 Gee..... that makes the one I saw look like a bicycle pump from 1963. 🤯 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 2 hours ago, tjc transport said: i bought my 88 F-SuperDuty new with a little over 400 miles on it. converted to single wheel 4X4 by 1,000 miles. has a little over 496,000 miles on it and never had a flat. i still have the original spare out in the garage too. but no way i would even think of using a 35 year old tire. Well, mine has never left the tire rack underneath the bed. I don’t know why it wouldn’t still be good. It doesn’t get any sun beating on it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted July 9, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Mark T said: Gee..... that makes the one I saw look like a bicycle pump from 1963. 🤯 Oh man, I just remembered - I have a bicycle pump!..somewhere. If I'd only had it with me and some Monkey Grip patches I would have been back on the road in just a few minutes! 1 2 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark T Posted July 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2023 The kid with a bicycle pump was pretty popular in the neighborhood. Little did I know that was preparing me for things on a bigger scale some day. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 1 hour ago, other dog said: Oh man, I just remembered - I have a bicycle pump!..somewhere. If I'd only had it with me and some Monkey Grip patches I would have been back on the road in just a few minutes! Tom, I think they call it shitten in tall cotton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Bicycle pump????? we had a service station we used to be able to walk to and just a few minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Best part owner knew us all he also lived in the neighborhood Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Almost forgot I wound up working there when I grow up… yeah I know now I’m talking boring old people stories 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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