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Tank slapper when running on MTs

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pritch:
After a long break, the MTs have come out of storage again.

However, there's a problem.

At low speeds, you can feel the vehicle rocking from side to side.
As you get faster, this turns into really quite an unpleasant vibration.
As you get up to 40mph and beyond, at intervals this vibration starts to come back through the steering, and turns into what I believe motorcyclists would term a tank slapper.

I'm thinking it's probably something like the wheels being out of balance and that I need to pay a visit to my local friendly tyre place.  Unless anyone else has suggestions?

TimM:
It does sound like your wheels are out of balance, so I'd get them checked/balanced and report back before looking any further  :wink:

Jim-Willy:
Yep my Grizzlys do that.  Try getting them checked for balance.

Damonski:
or change the wheels around to get the on the same axle/side as they were before they were put into storage  :wink:

discoman:
it could also be that one off the tyres are warped or the tread could have came away from the casing

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