Re: Paddocks .. good and bad ...

Austin Shackles wrote:

> On or around Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:13:02 +0100, "William Tasso"
> <SpamBlocked@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> enlightened us thusly:
> 
> > On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:19:08 +0100, Paul - xxx  
> ><notcheckedever@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > 
> >> Tom Woods wrote:
> > > 
> >>> Everybody has forgotten to tighten their wheel nuts on one wheel
> >>> atleast once havent they?
> > > 
> >> .. and despite what some may think it is only the once that I've
> done >> it.  ;)
> > > 
> >> ... Further to an earlier post ... ...both were on long journeys
> and both >> looked fine before setting off.    ;)
> > 
> > if you say so me ol' mate :)
> 
> It happens, on commercials.  specially the big ones.
> 
> new ideas include those yellow pointers to do visual wheel nut checks
> - the old technique of putting the wheelbrace on them and going
> around jumping on it was prone to cause more problems than it
> solved...  They don't loosen often if properly tight to start with,
> and the pointers show it instantly with a quick glance.
> 
> sheared hubs and broken wheels are another problem, and almost
> impossible to spot in a pre-journey check anyway.

I've been driving for roughly 31 years or so and feel I've been
particularly unlucky in this respect.  I know, personally not from 'the
news', of only one other driver who's lost a wheel, but that was when
we were racing sidecars, and the whole sidecar fell off with the wheel
.... ;)

-- 
Paul - xxx

'96/'97 Landrover Discovery 300 Tdi 'Big and Butch'
Dyna Tech Cro-Mo comp "When I feel fit enough'