F*&#$%^ (c)huntly

[Bling]

Yeah, magic and shit. But seriously, it's going to take a LOT to compress the side wall of a 18" tyre enough to even get close to the wheel itself You can drive around on a "flat" 18" tyre and not even spot it easily, they don't exactly flex all that easily.

[fangsport]

Little wheels and fat tyres FTW

qft.

185/60/14 is baller.

yip. had a crack at the semi-local raod repairers for a similar issue and basically got told to GTFO.

sub 50 series tyes in NZ at your own peril...........fools
they ride like a dray and can't absorb the knock every day driving subjectsthem to.

[BZG Wagon]

How did it take a chunk out of your mag? Did the tyre pop?

Seriously?

Tyres are filled with air... air compresses, given a decent obstacle and sufficient impact you can chip/fold any rim because tyres and air aren't some magical fairy $&#$% thing.

Sadly.

Bend - yes. Buckle - yes. "Taking a chunk out" - find that hard to believe unless the mag made contact with something.

[Al]

Or just shit China China China rims.

[iOnic]

if there's enough force to bend or buckle the rim, there's enough force to break a chunk off or crack the rim.

It's all in the method of construction of the rim and the quality

[rollaholic]

need some roman up in this thread for an mspaint demo of rims getting chunked

[Grrrrrrr!]

:lol: if there's enough force to bend or buckle the rim, there's enough force to break a chunk off or crack the rim.

It's all in the method of construction of the rim and the quality

This...

Its made of a soft ali it'll bend, its made of a harder ali it'll crack/break. Either way you've exceeded its yield stress and it's stuffed.

[Boost_4_Life]

seems to be the trend with railway lines in the waikato. the one on kahikatea drive (sh1) hamilton is shite too. Try driving over them in a van, eyes nearly rattle outta my sockets.

[macabre]

The one on te kowhai road is worse, The c**ts were there fixing shit a few months ago. But they left the crossing completely alone.... Its so bad there is actual holes where the sleeper used to be.

[Quint]

Went over a bunch of railway lines down in the waikato/king country over the weekend, my 32s seem okay?

[tsoob]

Taller sidewalls act as more of a cushion, so can absorb bigger impacts than a 205/40/17 for example

QFT

[MrOizo]

Drove over the railway track at between 50 and 60kmph and $&#$% 2x 18" tyres, plus took a chunk out of one rim (both on one side)

Bulldoze that $&#$% town to the ground already. $&#$% shithole.

They're working on it! Well the bypass anyways.

Be able to go from the existing expressway into cHuntly to Cambridge - skipping Ngaruwahia and Hamilton are bonuses

Because its on a State Highway, NZTA are the ones to direct all your anger at! All road side furniture belong to NZTA.

[snwtoy]

As long as I can skip chuntly and go straight to the otorohanga turnoff at ngaruwahia I'll be happy

[Looonie]

Isn't that what turning off at Glen Murray always achieved?

[evil_si]

Isn't that what turning off at Glen Murray always achieved?

Yup

[MrOizo]

Isn't that what turning off at Glen Murray always achieved?

That road is shit and getting shittier. Te Ohaaki Rd it is and it still takes you into Huntly but not on the main side of the town.

http://goo.gl/maps/lqX8Y

[snwtoy]

Hmm... that seems a very indirect route to take. Is it actually faster? Bearing in mind I travel south to the mountain around 10 times during winter, and usually through that part of the country just before dawn where frost, fog etc would be a concern?

[MrOizo]

Never had frost/ice problems down there. Mainly flooding in the wet seasons.

There's often less traffic on them roads but can be a few trucks.

From turning off of SH1 to Huntly (via Te Ohaaki Rd) it's pretty straight and plenty of safe passing opportunities.

Huntly to Ngaruwahia (via River & River View Rd) is a very windy road which is fun but not many passing opportunities.

[GX61 Mark II]

Playing the devil's advocate here to a certain extent - can imagine how annoying this would be... but in response to people saying that the NZTA/Council/Kiwirail should pay, I would assume the fact that you are meant to slow down to the point that you are able to stop if you need to would put to rest any chances of any legal claim in this instance. If you were following the letter of the law you wouldn't be driving over railway tracks at 50 - 60 kph.

[wde_bdy]

That would tend to apply only to uncontrolled crossings, otherwise bells and barrier arms extend your warning window.

Callum