strangest thing stuck in tyre

**amazing** · 3rd September 2013, 02:58 PM

just read Jeffs sidecar antics and a puncture caused by a chain link.so thought how odd and what other oddities have been imbedded in your tyres other than the usual nails and screws.

photos would be nice but all tall tales accepted....

**jx2mad** · 3rd September 2013, 03:48 PM

Many years ago I had a new set of Michelin tyres fitted on my mini. Two days after fitting I was driving home from work when I heard a loud bang. Sure enough left rear was as flat as a pancake. Looking at it I saw an oval orange thing about 1 inch diameter showing through the tyre. A screwdriver handle, the blade was picked up and the whole screwdriver was forced inside
the tyre. Back to the tyre outlet where they glued a sleeve over the large flap and glued the tyre flap down from the outside, then fitted a tube. Never had any problem with it.

**alien** · 3rd September 2013, 03:54 PM

I heard a ticking sound coming from one of my truck tyres not long back.
I thought it would be a stone but turned out to be an 6mm allen key.

**flagg** · 3rd September 2013, 04:14 PM

I heard a ticking sound coming from one of my truck tyres not long back.
I thought it would be a stone but turned out to be an 6mm allen key.

Happened to me too, except it was a 4mm Allen key

annoying thing is it was chewed up by the tarmac so quite useless.

**Tank** · 3rd September 2013, 04:27 PM

I had a puncture caused by a bastard File about 18" long and 2" wide, was only about 6" of it sticking out of the tyre, the rest was inside, totally ruined a $300 (10.00X20.00) tyre (28 years ago), PMO, Regards Frank.

**DeeJay** · 3rd September 2013, 04:45 PM

When in the CMF in the 70's we had an officer with a SWB Landie come into the workshop with a 7.50 x16 tyre with a tear on an angle from the rim to the tread. The WO asked my opinion and I said he has hit a kerb or similar & lucky the rim was undamaged. He agreed. Normally officers got a driver allocated but in some circumstances - during camp- we issued temporary permits for them to drive, so the boss tore strips off him for careless driving withdrew the licence & made him walk home. I got the repair job & found a rusty axe head in the tyre

We called him back the next day, re issued him a Landie, & said we had reconsidered & felt we were too harsh ( & short of drivers

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**mark_coffey** · 3rd September 2013, 05:36 PM

did a long trip home from Darwin via mt isa, managed to stick a kangaroo bone through the tread and out through the sidewall, hard work to change at -2deg!