Blew out a back tire today.

[CBT]

Monday morning, I go out to start Amy's car for work. I notice a back tire is way low. No prob, crank big blue and off we go. No time to mess with Amy's flat that evening. Tuesday morn, it is flatter. Definetely not just low. Big pimp it in the M-ride again. Corvette is all like "WTF?!, hey, I'm over here!" No time to mess with her tire last night, class takes priority. Get up this morning, roll out in the DPB blasting AC/DC on the Marauderville CD. Get a few miles down the road, top a flyover and juke to what Paula lovingly refers to as 'the hammer lane' and lift my right foot to give my toe nails a trim in the fan blades when KA-POW, I actually lifted my right foot and for a split second thought "Whoa, the explosion usually happens AFTER I stomp down. Then that big ol' blue booty started to shimmy so I put 2 and 2 together and got....five? I don't know, I'm not that good at math, but I knew I had to get off the road. limped it over and parked under a light and threw the spare on. That sumbitch was about 28 psi away from having 34 psi in it, this sucks. Limped it to a 7-11, dropped in 4 freakin' quarters for air, filled it, found 2 quarters someone dropped, score! and then limped it about a mile back home. Didn't want to go far with 2 different sized back tires. Soooooo, break out Amy's spare tire, throw it on, THAT sumbitch is empty!! Limp to 7-11, fill with air, etc. etc. and off we go to work. After work, take Amy's tire to Tread Quarters, they patch it for 20 bucks, which is about what a new tire costs for that car anyway, come back, take off the donut spare, put the fixed tire back on, wash her car, she's all happy now. I, however, need two back tires. I will keep the one that didn't explode as a spare, it can go up front or in the back if needed. Lessons learned:
1.) Have air in your spares!!
2.) Have a spare that matches your back tire size.
3.) When you hear an explosion, don't look at your foot like "what did you do!" like you do your dog when it gets into the trash can.

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[DOOM]

Glad youre ok and nothing serious happened!

[05crownsport]

Just glad you weren't hurt or anyone else for that matter. New rubbers are fun. Research, buy, drive. Just as good as new. Put a portable air compressor on your Christmas list.

[CBT]

Glad youre ok and nothing serious happened!
No doubt I will thank "The Man" again tonight when I say my nightly prayers. We clown around and yes it is a ton of fun, but if this happened like say on the way back from the casino in Hershey when we had all four colors doing, let's just say over 55mph at times, it could have been ugly. I'm also still amazed they have that much tread. Those tires took 2 years of daily beatings and 3 long road trips.

[DOOM]

New rubbers are fun.

Thats what she said! :D :banana2:

[RoyLPita]

You have many choices for rear tires. It is up to you which one is right for the beast.

You should already know my vote.

[MOTOWN]

Had that happen when i got the nitto 555, no less than a week after buying them, luckily discount replaced it for free!

[GAMike]

Yea I'm kinda dissappointed in you Casey......... Two years in, and that much tread still remains?:shake: I thought Doom taught you better than that???:P

[Spectragod]

I have an extra BFG for the rear, used but you can have it, PM me if that willl buy you some time.

[Mr. Man]

No doubt I will thank "The Man" again tonight when I say my nightly prayers. We clown around and yes it is a ton of fun, but if this happened like say on the way back from the casino in Hershey when we had all four colors doing, let's just say over 55mph at times, it could have been ugly. I'm also still amazed they have that much tread. Those tires took 2 years of daily beatings and 3 long road trips.
That's Mr. Man and you can buy me a beer in Kentuckyville and we'll call it a day:D

[Phrog_gunner]

Just be glad it was the tire that prolapsed......

[MMBLUE]

Casey, you effin kill me! Damn it man. If I were 30 years older I'd need to change my depends.

[CBT]

Yea I'm kinda dissappointed in you Casey......... Two years in, and that much tread still remains?:shake: I thought Doom taught you better than that???:P

I am happy they survived this long, I got my monies worth trust me. I'm not throwing down the horsepower you super-charged folks are but they got thrashed, oh yes, they got thrashed.


I have an extra BFG for the rear, used but you can have it, PM me if that willl buy you some time.

I appreciate it, I actually have a good rear out in the shed to match it, but phroggunner is hooking me up. Back when I got mine I talked him into getting some. He HATED them, and took them off pretty much the same day. I felt bad, but flashforward to a couple months ago and we planned to meet half way between where we live, like 2 to 2 1/2 hours apart, and hang out, raise hell in whatever town we picked, and then I would throw him some cash for the tires since I love them. Lo and behold, one gives up the ghost before we hooked up. So he is sending them tomorrow, but we still plan to meet half way and do whatever it is two guys do when they travel to meet each other and stuff at a truckstop and stuff. He still won't give me a price for the tires. I just hope he doesn't say bring your wallet and some knee pads. :P

[guspech750]

Wow. You must be "Tired" :lol: after a day like today.

Glad nothing serious happened for sure. PM me if you dont need anything. Because I have nothing :lol:


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[CBT]

Wow. You must be "Tired" :lol: after a day like today.

Glad nothing serious happened for sure. PM me if you dont need anything. Because I have nothing :lol:


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Back in Soviet Russia, makings the jokes about a mans tire flats would not go unpunished. We would put hubcap on your head and tighten the lugs of your nuts with our boots heels, yes no? Yes. Salud!

[guspech750]

Back in Soviet Russia, makings the jokes about a mans tire flats would not go unpunished. We would put hubcap on your head and tighten the lugs of your nuts with our boots heels, yes no? Yes. Salud!

Back in Youngstown Ohio. My grandma would make me breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday during the summer.


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[CBT]

Back in Youngstown Ohio. My grandma would make me breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday during the summer.


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Is that where the baseball hall of fame is?

[guspech750]

Is that where the baseball hall of fame is?

No. Dayton, Ohio. NFL Hall of Fame.

Cooperstown, NY. Baseball Hall of Fame.


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[justbob]

All I picked up on was this?


Monday morning, blah blah. I notice a back tire blah blah. No prob, blah crank and off we go. No time to mess with Amy's censored that evening. Tuesday morn, it is blah blah. Definetely not just blah. Big pimp it in the GM-ride again. Corvette is all like "WTF?!, hey, blah blah here!" No time to mess with her censored last night, class takes priority. Get it up this morning, roll out in the GM blasting the partridge family on the as seen on TV CD. Get a few miles down the road, top a blah blah and juke to what Paula lovingly refers to as 'blippety blah blah' and adjust my right censored to give my hedges a trim in the fan blades when KA-POW, I actually lifted my right censored and for a split second thought "Whoa, the explosion usually happens AFTER I hang out with black marauder owners. Then my big ol' white booty started to shimmy to the partridge family (shows to shake your white booty to TV on CD) so I put 2 and 2 together and got....blah? I don't know, I'm not that good at blah blah, but I knew I had to poop or get off the crapper. limped it over and parked under a light and threw the danny bonadueshe mask on. That sumbitch sucks in the heat, but I still wear it. Limped myself in to a 7-11, dropped in 4 freakin' quarters for a burrito, inhaled it, found 2 quarters someone dropped, score! and then limped the GM about a mile back home. Didn't want to go far with 2 different sized censored. Soooooo, break out Amy's blah, throw it on, THAT sumbitch is blah blah!! Limp to 7-11, inhaled another burrito, etc. etc. and off we go to work. After work, take Amy's Corvette to linens and things, they have draperies on sale for 20 bucks!!! which is about what I paid for bath soaps last time!, come back, wash her car, she's all happy now. I, however, need to go back for candles. I will keep Amy happy and promise not to pretend that it is my Vette anymore.. :(




What in the hell are you trying to say here? I don't get it.

This was posted live, in real time.

[PonyUP]

No. Dayton, Ohio. NFL Hall of Fame.

Cooperstown, NY. Baseball Hall of Fame.


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NFL hall of fame is in Canton Ohio, leave it to a Sox fan

[guspech750]

NFL hall of fame is in Canton Ohio, leave it to a Sox fan

Opps. Yep. I stand corrected. I knew Dayton didn't sound right. But what evs.


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[guspech750]

All I picked up on was this?



What in the hell are you trying to say here? I don't get it.

This was posted live, in real time.

Blah blah!! Lmao!! Blah blah!!


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[71cyclone]

"Cousin Casey " / Glad all is well back at the Ranch / But 2 flats, now that really Blows. For a while my luck was so bad I kept a Snap on tire repair kit and a portable compressor in back of the mountee

[justbob]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=742ZhNOWWAY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

This was posted live, in real time.

[CBT]

All I picked up on was this?



What in the hell are you trying to say here? I don't get it.

This was posted live, in real time.
lol, nice. mmmmm, burritos....

[knine]

Get up this morning, roll out in the DPB blasting AC/DC on the Marauderville CD. Get a few miles down the road, top a flyover and juke to what Paula lovingly refers to as 'the hammer lane' and lift my right foot to give my toe nails a trim in the fan blades when KA-POW,
The DPB tried to commit suicide for that aweful music. Figured you'd turn it off if it screamed out in pain !!

Seriously, glad you're O.K, but I wouldn't ever buy a tire from a manufacturer that had a blow-out with that kind of tread on it. WTF?:eek:

[IwantmyMMnow!]

All I picked up on was this?



What in the hell are you trying to say here? I don't get it.

This was posted live, in real time.

LMFAO!!!! :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

That was just too good!!! My ribs hurt now and I need to go to the hospital to have my bum re-attached.