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ID:81095 – Outback remedies – coaxing a tyre back onto a rim.

September 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

Just updated the butane Blog with some of our exploits in the Gibson this year. Again we had to use the “Butane” method to coax a tyre back onto the rim. There were a few “oh-oh” moments before a well placed kick got things moving.

Moral of the story is don’t break the Mick O travel rule No. 1…..aim to be stopped a setting up camp 45 minutes or more before sunset! After a particularly hard day across the Gibson, we pushed on a bit past our normal end time in an effort to reach some distant hills. Unfortunately we got tangled up in some nasty scrub and a couple of us suffered a couple of stakes which caused a quick halt to proceedings. Yep I can admit I copped a fair stake in the back left hand trailer tyre. Another bloke copped a beauty in the sidewall of his M/T tyre as well. See if you can figure out who.

Note the enthusiastic (and unlubricated) verbal support of the crowd.

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Usual disclaimer: Use method at own risk and keep your fingers clear of the bead.

Cheers Mick
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