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Work Vehicle.

So, you have just had new tyres fitted to your work vehicle wheels by a tyre company.


Q.What is the first thing that you should now do?


A. Check that you can undo the wheel nuts/bolts so that you can change a wheel if you have a puncture.


My work vehicle had 4 new tyres fitted a few months ago. I have had a squeaky wheel so I though that I would attend to the brakes as I thought that they were binding. The wheel bolts had been tightened so much that I broke the locking wheel bolt  key of the locking wheel bolts. I have used that key many times before and it has been fine. The tyre company had really overtightened the wheel bolts when fitting the new tyres. I managed to get the locking wheel bolt off after about an hour with much difficulty. You don't want to be out one cold dark winter night with a puncture only to find that you can't get your flat tyre changed.


A video for the very patient.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-dr38wV7nA


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  • Former Community Member
    0 Former Community Member
    I've yet to see an invoice from a reputable tyre fitter that isn't endorsed with the statement that you should check the wheelnuts after 24 hours or 100 miles or variations thereof.......


    So it looks as if we can conclude that possibly:


    It was a "cash" payment on "the nod" so no invoice

    The invoice didn't have this endorsement

    It was endorsed but the responsible person didn't read it

    The responsible person did read it and ignored it.........................


    Regards


    BOD
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  • Former Community Member
    0 Former Community Member
    I've yet to see an invoice from a reputable tyre fitter that isn't endorsed with the statement that you should check the wheelnuts after 24 hours or 100 miles or variations thereof.......


    So it looks as if we can conclude that possibly:


    It was a "cash" payment on "the nod" so no invoice

    The invoice didn't have this endorsement

    It was endorsed but the responsible person didn't read it

    The responsible person did read it and ignored it.........................


    Regards


    BOD
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