Didn't we patch your RF tire a couple of months ago on the back side of the White Tanks?

 

Yup! we sure did! I learned my leasson that day and now carry a patch kit and air compressor, to bad that wasn't enough this time. I got ride of those tires and bought these Interco Reptile tires, they have been great with the exception of this flat. But I'm still very impressed by them being that it stayed on the wheel for the whole ride back!

 

Wow, you are lucky to make it back. Good job of thinking about it and doing the best you could with what you had to work with.

Make sure you change out the studs on that wheel. They most likely are damaged.

Many years ago I went to Roosevelt Lake to pick up my friends 30 foot toy hauler. He had to get his wife into town to the hospital. He told me he had a flat on his way to the lake. He didn't say he drove on it for a while. As I was rounding a corner in the rain the rear tire with the wheel came off and flew into the desert. Thank goodness the care behind me started flashing it's lights. I was surprised to find the wheel missing and all the lugs broken.

Fortunately a very nice man came out and told me I could park on his property. He even helped me get the lugs out. I drove into Payson for the parts and came back and fixed it. Never did find the tire/wheel. Good thing he had 2 spares.

 

Wow, you are lucky to make it back. Good job of thinking about it and doing the best you could with what you had to work with.

Make sure you change out the studs on that wheel. They most likely are damaged.

Good call, I didn't even think about that! I will look at them see what condition they are in.

 

Glad you made it back in!!

 

Great thinking to stuff it and get out. Glad it worked out for you!

 

I green slime my tires too, Discount hates it!

My story is about 2 years ago I took my handicapped sister on that ride to Crown King on a week day. Normally there is a lot of traffic but we only saw one person to about 1/2 way and then pop, the transmission broke and puked. So I bundled her up in the RZR (glad it was winter time) and had lots of food and drink and I started hiking, probably 30 miles or more. I only hiked about 100 yards and along came a guy on a raptor. He gave be a ride on the back. No where to hold on but the plastic fenders and he was sloshed drunk. The tires hit my knuckles several times. After a wild ride and assuming I was going to die we made it back to the staging area. I 4 wheeled my FJ pulling that trailer back up there and then back with the RZR on the trailer. Most of the time I was dragging the trailer on the frame. I made it back! The county should have paid me for grading the road...

 

That is crazy! Good thing there was another rider out there, I don't think I would do that ride during the week after going this last time.

 

What failed on the wheel? Smoothness of the bead to hold air, or more structural?


Slowrzraz

 

Hit a rock and it busted a hole in the center of the wheel, I put pics in the fIrst post.

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Might want to look at some beadlocks

 

Not sure how beadlocks would help for a rock knocking a big hole in the tread area and wheel itself.

 

How do you like your RENLI???

I am thinking about getting one… I live in scottsdale AZ…

 

I love it, it's been great! The 5spd manual makes it a Blast to drive.

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Thanks to you for sharing your experience. I now have a spare hanging off the rear! Got me to thinking... How many times would I be in deep Schmidt without a spare! I carry everything else including a sink. I do a lot of exploring alone (another dumb thing to do) and potential 20 mile+ walk would not be a good thing!
Paul

 

Back here in the eastern states if something breaks up front, we winch the broke rzr onto the back another one that will be doin the towing. Usually use a couple of ratchet straps to secure it and make our way back to camp. Can be tough to get up and down some nasty hills and such but usually gets it done.




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