Best tool to thump a tire

I've tried a hickory thumper, a hammer with a rubber handle, plastic headed hammer, thumper with the metal end on it and now I'm back to the simple piece of hickory. If it stings my hand a little were good to go. Also like to look between the duals to check for tire squat

 

Jab it with a tread depth gauge, and do two things at once (2/32 my foot, now it's 4, and I can feel the air pressure too)...

 

Three pound dead blow hammer, with a long handle. Also works great for freeing frozen brakes.

 

I USE THE EMPTY SKULL OF MY ENEMIES!!

 

disc brakes are the way to go

 

Not on my companies fleet!

 

"kicking a tire" is a good way to get your toenails broke, jammed up, and cause 'ingrown toenail' which is very painful, is my opinion of 'kicking a tire'. To each their own. Learn and let live,,, I use a regular 16 oz. claw hammer,,,the one that I also nail in cleats in the trailer, etc with. And use as a self defense weapon, along with my trusty 'Wasp Spray', and fillet knife. Never know when I might stop and catch a few and fry them up...need a fillet knife, Officer, I really do".

 

Make Fist... Hit tire.....

 

Yep

When you see someone coming up to ask for "gas money" start punching the sidewall.