Missed matched tires, Hi Pro next to a Low Pro on trailer?

I understand what you mean. I didn't mean to come across as rude. But your analogy is a bit off

An electrician requires training and legal licensing before he can work on a customer's home

Mechanics and tire guys do not. So honestly a trip to McDonald's is a better comparison. Do you check the bag before you leave McDonald's with your food?

I agree that There should in fact be an expectation that you are getting what you pay for. My view is slightly tainted, as I spent several years as a light duty technician and service advisor... And got to repeatedly break the news to customer's they had been ripped off by other shops. So I don't trust anybody's repair without at least a cursory review of it .

I hope you get them to cover the cost of both tires. They screwed you and you deserve, at the very least, a refund. Something.

Good luck with it. Honestly

 

A size difference of that much would be easily visible while walking around the truck. Regardless if it was an inside tire. Regardless if you could see the sidewall or not. You can’t trust the “techs” much these days. This is on you for just jumping in the truck and driving off.

 

No. Unsafe mismatch

 

Anytime I've had to buy a tire on the road at a truckstop I personally walk out to the tire rack with the guy and select and inspect as well as price the tire to be installed. No caps, no dry rot, no large patches or boots and personally know that it is correct size and meets my approval. If they don't have a good used tire that meets my approval I will buy 1 brand new tire. Anymore I skip the used tires and go straight to brand new to get me home and when I get home I buy another new one or 3 at a better than truckstop price so not to run unmatched tires.

If you lay on the ground you will be able to see all writing on the inside tire but you might get dirty. I'm willing to get dirty all day long to save hundreds of dollars.

Do you go to the bank and withdrawal $500 and leave without counting it before you leave?

 

I do road service here in Virginia. Truck tires. That was the Tech's fault. Rookie

 

Tech's fault the tire got put on you might say but OP fault he paid and left with wrong size tire.

 

Lol. Not when I worked in truck tire shops growing up. Someone would eat that replace around here. Same thing happened often when a flat repair would come back.

 

Just to pile on here. You or the tech never thought to look at it when you got the wheel nuts retorqued within a couple hundred miles? it is mandatory in a lot of places and policy at a lot more trucking companies and tire shops. You're right you shouldn't have to double check pros doing whatever job they do out at the end of the day you're the one thats running around fixing the issue now. So to me its worth doing it. Plus you might learn something from them. The tire shop should step up if you show them the pics and recipts etc. Key word being "should" lol

 

I agree with you OP, tech should have done his job properly. Unfortunately you learned a lesson the hard way. Find solice in the fact that I have learned a minor but important detail in the life of an O/O from your situation. Better off double checking behind those knuckleheads before we cut out from the area

 

Hey guys I was wondering if there would be an issue if one of my outside drive tires is a 275/80/22.5 and the other 7 drive tires are 295/80/22.5