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Title: sliding tyre socks
Post by: wolf on October 04, 2009, 04:20:48 PM

so having finally finished modding up my bocks I went out for a walk to try them out

was doing well untill I tripped slightly on the uneven footpath and had to stop after realising one of my tire socks had slid sideways meaning that the hoof rubber underneath was in contact with the path and being worn

having taken them off I checked I had the tyre strapped down as tightly as I could with the cable ties I had used which it was

I decided to use small tacks to stop the tyre slipping sidways however the tacks are not sharp enough to go through the rubber and bounce when I hit them with the hammer lol  :Ctwitcy:

so what can I use instead? anyone else have this problem at all?

wolf

Title: Re: sliding tyre socks
Post by: Mibsportler on October 04, 2009, 04:22:33 PM

I was told to use hose clips.

i'm trying it out today and see how it goes

Title: Re: sliding tyre socks
Post by: Kazbahn on October 04, 2009, 06:01:56 PM

do it as a 2 person job, 1 person hold the tires whilst the other put the cable ties on, that's how i do it, and my tire socks never slip. Also, leave some excess over the sides of the socks, that way, if they do slip, it makes no difference anyway.

Title: Re: sliding tyre socks
Post by: daftbat on October 07, 2009, 01:58:36 PM

If your still having problems with silding tyre socks Dark Knight as made a new version of his "How to make" on his own site which may help.

http://www.serifwebresources.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=10&forumid=173396

Title: Re: sliding tyre socks
Post by: wolf on October 07, 2009, 02:31:54 PM

thanks alot daftbat thats really helpful when I manage to get some more cable ties I will redo them and hopefully that will fix the problem though I really dont want to glue them  :Cnah:

Title: Re: sliding tyre socks
Post by: toddy on October 07, 2009, 02:59:52 PM

the way i get around this is that i cable tiie the tyre off on the sides
if you know what i mean

Title: Re: sliding tyre socks
Post by: wolf on October 07, 2009, 03:08:56 PM

lol nope toddy I'll need a pic to understand that  :Cerr:

Title: Re: sliding tyre socks
Post by: toddy on October 07, 2009, 03:15:58 PM

(http://www.projumpforum.co.uk/gallery/733_10_06_08_10_11_48_1.JPG)
this one is laces but if you are using cable ties you can tie them like this but link it onto the metal bracket that is bolted onto the springs

hope you now understand that

Title: Re: sliding tyre socks
Post by: wolf on October 07, 2009, 04:10:40 PM

ahh yes I understand now unfortunatly I cut off all the part that on that tire is black like DK showed doing so I dont have enough spare to put a cable tie through

I am sure once I add something like glue or some tacks that will go through the rubber the sock will stop moving sideways I was just hopeing someone would have a different/better idea