noddyboater Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 It's really bad luck to get a tyre round the prop isn't it. Two at the same time and you'd think you were having a pretty bad day. But three? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 Did you find the rest of the Reliant Robin? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 A good 'guess the location' picture. I recognise the ash tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jon57 Posted July 14, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, noddyboater said: It's really bad luck to get a tyre round the prop isn't it. Two at the same time and you'd think you were having a pretty bad day. But three? Can we get the mods to remove this tread please.🤭😱 Edited July 14, 2023 by Jon57 Spell 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noddyboater Posted July 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 29 minutes ago, magnetman said: A good 'guess the location' picture. I recognise the ash tree. Between two lots of abandoned moorings, and you can guess what they all used as fenders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudds Lad Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 26 minutes ago, Jon57 said: Can we get the mods to remove this tread please.🤭😱 If you’re tyred of it they’d be doing you a wheel favour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacchus Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 32 minutes ago, Hudds Lad said: If you’re tyred of it they’d be doing you a wheel favour It is an old story that goes round every now and again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 I'm glad you got them because if that is where I think it is I will be going that way next week and I don't want them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 The whole issue is being roundly over-inflated. That's my steer on it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 There is no need to rub er it in is there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noddyboater Posted July 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 28 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: I'm glad you got them because if that is where I think it is I will be going that way next week and I don't want them There's plenty more where they came from! But 3 on one prop at once must be some kind of record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterF Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) Plenty of traction in this thread yet. Spotted loads of tyres precariously hanging on old bits of rope on the abandoned moorings at Woodend Lock on the T&M when we moored there recently, all just waiting for an avid collector. Thinking about it, with the footpath upgrade work there are a lot of gravel laden tugs and hoppers moving about creating extra wash to loosen the tyres. Edited July 14, 2023 by PeterF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianws Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 I'm going to keep a low profile on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noddyboater Posted July 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 13 minutes ago, PeterF said: Plenty of traction in this thread yet. Spotted loads of tyres precariously hanging on old bits of rope on the abandoned moorings at Woodend Lock on the T&M when we moored there recently, all just waiting for an avid collector. Thinking about it, with the footpath upgrade work there are a lot of gravel laden tugs and hoppers moving about creating extra wash to loosen the tyres. Woodend one side, King's Bromley Wharf the other. They both must have had shares in a tyre recycling company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lowe Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Jon57 said: Can we get the mods to remove this tread please.🤭😱 No because then they would be remods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianws Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 4 hours ago, noddyboater said: It's really bad luck to get a tyre round the prop isn't it. Two at the same time and you'd think you were having a pretty bad day. But three? After all the jokes, how badly were they fixed around your prop, and how difficult to remove. One cut across the one tyre looks pretty decent compared to some tales on here dealing with very difficult single tyres on props. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noddyboater Posted July 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 28 minutes ago, Ianws said: After all the jokes, how badly were they fixed around your prop, and how difficult to remove. One cut across the one tyre looks pretty decent compared to some tales on here dealing with very difficult single tyres on props. The first two gave up pretty easily, pulling with the shaft while turning the prop backwards on the coupling. Some hosepipe came out with them, presumably they were tied together. The third one was a different matter. Unfortunately due to health and safety issues we couldn't remove it, but if we had it would have included the use of a mini digger on the towpath, lifting straps, various saws, a borrowed cordless grinder and my colleague taking a refreshing dip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroudwater1 Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 7 hours ago, noddyboater said: Woodend one side, King's Bromley Wharf the other. They both must have had shares in a tyre recycling company. IIRC there used to be a tyre “disposal plant” to the left of the old top lock of Curdworth going down. There were very large numbers of tyres “stacked up” in the open. Every now and again a number were burnt by the depot. Just had to hope you weren’t travelling down on that day and the wind wasn’t blowing across the canal. It wasn’t uncommon to fish some out from the canal too. It’s possible it was the top lock of Minworth as I was pretty young. However stubble burning probably was worse further down the flight TBH. That smoke was acrid and took ages to get rid of especially if you happened to be passing a field with stubble running the same way as the canal run. TBF stubble fires were usually well controlled surprisingly. I wonder if younger members think I’m on about Turkish barbers treatment of beards 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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