Thread: Tyre failure on Fraser Isl

Originally Posted by pprass

The tread on the tyre that de-laminated looks a lot worse on that side than on the other, but as I said I knew that they had about 25% - 30% left in them before
i left on the trip, not knowing that they were going to have to do some extreme work to get through Ngkala Rocks on Fraser.
However the point is, regardless of the amount of tread (I remember being told that on sand the less tread the better actually!), the side walls cracked up. Also I am pretty sure that the de-lamination also occurred because the side structure of the tyre was not supporting the shoulder.

There is a huge amount of debate about this, and there is no consensus. Never the less, a bald tyre is a very different thing to a smooth tyre.

Hate to deflate you (groan), but I reckon those tyres were rooted long before you let the air out.

Originally Posted by pprass

The tread on the tyre that de-laminated looks a lot worse on that side than on the other, but as I said I knew that they had about 25% - 30% left in them before
i left on the trip, not knowing that they were going to have to do some extreme work to get through Ngkala Rocks on Fraser.
However the point is, regardless of the amount of tread (I remember being told that on sand the less tread the better actually!), the side walls cracked up. Also I am pretty sure that the de-lamination also occurred because the side structure of the tyre was not supporting the shoulder.

lol, pprass, that tyre was borderline illegal before you even left for the trip, not with 25% tread left. You do realise the tread indicators are just a guide and that you need to have that tread depth all the way across the tyre. If it's bald on the edge, it has 0% tread left, doesn't matter if the middle has 99% left, it's still bald, illegal, unsafe to drive even on tarmac.

Now for my 2 cents worth...

There is no way i would have tyres like that on any of my private vehicles,or work vehicles.

And absolutely no way i would go away into what is an area where tyres are not available, with them like that either.