6 ply...

After waiting nearly a month for a new front tyre to arrive from 1powersports it has finally arrived! This was all down to Australia Post losing it...

It's a 6 ply highway rated tyre - the same as I have on the back and will replace the worn out barrow on the front and the knackered front tube...

Valve put on, tyre on rim but couldn't get it to inflate so a quick visit to a local independent tyre place and in two seconds it was seated and inflated!

Bloody Tyres!

Came home to find the valve from my front tyre (which has an inner tube) on the floor of the garage...

It had completely come away from the tube, so have a complete flat and no way of inflating it...

I have a new tyre en-route, it was dispatched on the 14th August and thanks to Australia Post still hasn't arrived! Two phone calls last week and hopefully it will be here before the weekend.

Something new...

Fathers day is approaching (1st September) and of course I am already planning ahead.

I need a new front tyre for the buggy...

I'm also after a head strap for my GoPro as we are planning on visiting Otway Fly Tree Top Adventure in January...

The end...

...of my holiday, that is!

Our homes for a week

After a fantastic trip we ended up back in Perth on Monday. Today is my first day back at work and I really wish I was still off! But on the bright side...

The buggy has new tyres, I am waiting on a 140cm gigastrong axle (as I have done a swap for the 3m Core) and at present the wind is looking favourable for a Sunday session.

Two wheels on my wagon...

I started to replace my tyres today...

which meant putting the least worn one on the front with an inner tube and replace the two back ones with the new ones bought off ebay.

The front one was first and was sorted quickly...

The new tyres are 6 ply, highway rated trailer tyres and took a bit more work to get over the rims. But after sitting them in the sun and some washing up liquid they both went over the rims pretty easily - well much easier than I anticipated!

old and new (on the rims)

The first one I tried inflating and popped over the beading with my 12v air-compressor, to easy! The second just wouldn't grip and inflate. Despite trying the air-compressor at the servo, using a ratchet strap to hold the tyre tightly onto the rim and liberal amounts of washing up liquid.

inflated and seated on the rim

So at present I only have two wheels on my buggy and the third is in the boot of the car so I can sweet talk a tyre place to inflate it and get it on the rim properly.

So unfortunately no buggying for me Sunday!