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If you haven't discovered it yet, find a copy of TMC Radial Tire Conditions Analysis Guide. Google that title and someone will have an older version posted for free download. Info inside is priceless even on the old edition. Describes every kind of weird tire wear and likely causes. If you can't find a free download, PM me an email address and I'll send you the one I have.

 

This was yesterday afternoon on the thruway west of Buffalo. Heard it was worse farther east. When I got out of my truck to move around lunchtime, it was like someone was burning a woodpile next door, not north of Montreal 400+ miles away.

 

Probably safer to ask a woman how much she weighs, in most cases. A gentleman like me would never do that, of course.

 

That and maybe someone I knew and trusted in case I couldn't run it for some reason, to keep some other random parasite from getting in there and stealing it.

 

Two more things that come to mind:

Inflation. Whatever tire you have should have a published inflation chart if you aren't just going with the max on the steer axle, which is what I think most people including yours truly does. 123 psi on a load range H 16 ply tire. Even just a little bit low, like 110, can cause some odd wear. That is, not just center vs edge wear. This because that steer is almost always at max weight.

Make sure the truck is moving when you crank the steering wheel. Even a little forward or back motion will reduce the stress on the tread a lot. Side benefit, your steering components and hydraulic pump won't hate you as much either.