Drive tires on the steer axle.

We’ve used trailer tires on the steers, steer tires on trailers or trailer tires on the drives, drive tires on the steers.

They may wear differently if they were not installed in their intended locations.

That driver likely went to a place that maybe ran out of tires for steers or wanted the deeper tread of the drives.

We did get very long life out of trailer tires on the drives on one tractor but where’s the traction? A little slick, truck was stuck.

Swapped them out with continental drives. So much better.

Only thing that I know of that’s really a no no is recaps on the steers.

I won’t drive a truck with recaps on the steers, too much to go wrong with 80,000 plus pounds.

 

A quick Google search of several different websites indicates that only buses cannot use a recap tire in the steer position. I looked at the FMCSA site and the only mention I could find on prohibited use of recaps is on the steers of a bus. So what's the truth here? I'm curious lol.

Either way I've seen enough caps seperate that I'd avoid caps on the steers anyways.

 

What about patched? That's illegal on steers isn't it?

 

There's one manufacturer that makes an all positions tire.

They put them on my cousins truck. He said it rode and handled like ####.

 

It's a no no for a variety of reasons.

Steer axle is a function that is incredibly important. Premium Steer Tires go up there.

One BIG reason it is a button with me is that anyone sticking whatever tire up front is too cheapsake and tight wadded to care about the steer axle and it's importance on the whole rigs safety.

 

Not sure. Nothing I could dig up in regulations about it. Might have to dig deeper lol.