Steer tire question

I'm looking at this STEER tire and noticed these two sings. I would assume they are fine contemplating sooner replacement. What do you think about this tire? Thanks everyone.

 

You have a penetration in the bottom one. Not enough to let air out maybe. But go ahead and swap in a new steer. That way you prevent any future trouble with this one.

Steers are tires I never compromise or let skate on big rigs. They will be new and doing good work. Any damage means new steers.

Some call me expensive. But I say steers fresh is cheap compared to what is possible when you do lose one...

 

Are those Pilots? I've noticed Pilot's do that.
The bottom one is a bummer. I'd not worry about it too much during the winter, but I'd get new ones late in the Spring.
Getting one new one will make them wear WHACKED, so you need to get both.

 

Bridge stone, yokos, miches is what you want times two in steers. Don't cheap out with generic steers ever.

 

if the belts are exposed-and it looks like they are-it's a oos tire.

 

That does look like a Michelin steer tire. How many miles on it? Whats DOT number on it, manufacture date?

 

Move it to the trailer??? It's a deep crack. Swap it as soon as you can.

 

Nothing wrong with that tire. Its a Michelin steer from whay i can see from the tread.
That is just chunking from road debris and very normal. Any tire technician will tell you the same thing. Now if the chunk were to be several inches long, different story.

Had the same thing on mine last year, except i had defe6rral dozen of those chunks missing. Spoke to a DOT officer and countless tire techs. All said the same thing. Its legal, not pretty, but legal.

 

There's a crack in the groove in addition to the chunk missing. If cord is visible, it's oos.

From the pic, I can't tell if cord is visible.

 

Lol I have Yoko after I blow out my good year