2-4-or 8 drive tires delema

I once knew an owner of a Trucking company who would put 8 on to have them all matched. He never worried about the cost for it all came out even at the end. He also never put used tires on his trucks or trailers. Tread got to 50% they came off and new went on. Sold the used tires to Logging trucks. But that was some 30years + back. That company is out of business but not cause he did not make it. He sold out to retire, and Shelton bought the company for then the hauling rights and closed the company. Then DeRegulation happen

 

If you can afford it or find the cash somewhere I would just swap them all, I know you will be spending a good dime but in the long run its the better choice, my buddy who is an o/o usually does half a set then the other half a few months later but you want to completely change what you have.
Do you set aside a good maintenance account to pay for this kind of stuff?

 

If only 1 tire was hurt why not just replace that one with a used tire then replace 4 or 8 at a time that is better for you?

 

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I would also suggest putting all 8 new virgins instead throwing more money on recaps. I remember when i first started driving a truck i had almost all different caps on since they were blowing up every week, so one day my boss calls a guy to put all 8 new recaps on (he figured they were blowing up because of uneven thread and different make). Anyhow i started driving and sure enough 100 miles down the road i had a flat tire(well wasn't even flat just a good chunk of a thread got unglued and fell off), so i called my boss to tell him that and he was pissed as hell. He also told me to find a first truck stop and put all virgin tires on and call him for a bill to pay lol

Sorry i kind of wrote too much lol but i think you'll make a good call as what to do

 

Huh? Context?

 

I don't like replacing tires less than 4 at a time either, or at least two like you are saying. However, in your situation, it sounds like what you really want is to switch to 11R's. Maybe the best thing is to just find any old low pro 22.5 to replace the damaged tire and run awhile like that. put your used ones on ebay and get the 11R's in a few weeks or months. Those back 4 will still be a nice matched set for somebody, just a bit less tread, you won't be out much over switching now.

 

I only put tires on 4 at a time, I do each axle or nothing. However I also despise recaps and will never have them on any of my trucks or trailers. Spend the couple extra bucks and get you a good set of tires, it will actually save you money in the long run, by not having tire issues all the time.