Off-road tires for your car

[bcp]

Article and video:

Video shows petrolhead's last-minute off-road event 4X4 made from Fiesta and tractor wheels for £84 - Deadline News

HILARIOUS video shows how a petrolhead made his own 4X4 off-roader using a Ford Fiesta and tractor wheels – for £84. Charlie Burns created the incredible machine so that he could enjoy the thrills and spills of a very muddy and wet off-road event. But the 25-year-old had to improvise at the last...

www.deadlinenews.co.uk

Bruce

 

[5030]

Wacky people do wacky stuff and post it up for all to see. Those aren't off road tires anyway. Those are R1 Ag tires on tractor rims. Looks stupid.

 

[oosik]

If he does that to his car - Lord know what other stupid, crazy stuff is on tap.

 

[bcp]

If he does that to his car - Lord know what other stupid, crazy stuff is on tap.

"Petrolhead" is an interesting name used in the article.

Bruce

 

[Jstpssng]

"Petrolhead" is an interesting name used in the article.

Bruce

Here he would be called a "Gearhead."
Interesting article. I was surprised the car would even turn the wheels, let alone go into the mud.

 

[Citydude]

Humm, I should do that to my wife's VW bug.

 

[IXLR8]

If he does that to his car - Lord know what other stupid, crazy stuff is on tap.

"Here... Hold my beer" comes to mind!

 

[sree251]

Those aren't off road tires anyway. Those are R1 Ag tires on tractor rims. Looks stupid.

Good observation. He is not a car guy. Only a farm boy would think of doing that.

 

[k0ua]

It is idiotic. Not to mention the gearing problem with the huge wheels/tires. It would have no low end torque at all. Not to mention smashing the front fender when you turned. Like I said, idiotic.

 

[sree251]

It is idiotic. Not to mention the gearing problem with the huge wheels/tires. It would have no low end torque at all. Not to mention smashing the front fender when you turned. Like I said, idiotic.

What fender? Looks like it drives better than the most famous car in America: the Model T Ford.

 

[Kessler Farms]

My wife's farm car. We hit a deer with it, still drive able but not worth fixing. 300000 miles.

 

[k0ua]

What fender? Looks like it drives better than the most famous car in America: the Model T Ford.

he had practically no steering ability because the tires would hit the fenders on the car. And of course the clutch burned out because of the gearing/wheel size.. like I said, idiotic.

 

[Jchonline]

Holy turning radius!

 

[Jchonline]

My wife's farm car. We hit a deer with it, still drive able but not worth fixing. 300000 miles.
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Wait what is a farm car? We had farm trucks….

 

[Oaktree]

What's holding the wheels onto the car? I don't see any lugnuts, axle, etc.
As someone else noted, how would you steer it? It would have a turning circle measured in miles.

 

[Jstpssng]

What's holding the wheels onto the car? I don't see any lugnuts, axle, etc.
As someone else noted, how would you steer it? It would have a turning circle measured in miles.

I believe in the video he said he'd welded wheels to the inside of the rims.
He just did it because he could. Doesn't anybody just do anything for the heck of it anymore?

 

[sree251]

I believe in the video he said he'd welded wheels to the inside of the rims.
He just did it because he could. Doesn't anybody just do anything for the heck of it anymore?

Quite right. He did it just for the heck of it. Wow factor. To needle other farmers.

 

[k0ua]

I believe in the video he said he'd welded wheels to the inside of the rims.
He just did it because he could. Doesn't anybody just do anything for the heck of it anymore?

No. My brain doesn't work that way.

 

[k0ua]

Quite right. He did it just for the heck of it. Wow factor. To needle other farmers.

Never understood that either. Why would you want to cause discomfort to your peers?

 

[sree251]

Never understood that either. Why would you want to cause discomfort to your peers?

They are not his peers. Farmers have no time on their hands to fool around like that. He is probably a kid goofing around on his dad's farm.