Many tire treads lying on pavement. Preventable?

You mean "Aligator's" !!! Well if one was to keep the tire's in check (PSI), and notice and dry rot spot's, lump's, etc, it would prevent/help from them coming apart. I myself DON"T run RECAP'S, It's not worth it. I have lost a couple in the past but it was due to casing failure not to mention it was an OLD casing. That's one thing I alway's put priorty, I check my tire's each time im stopped for whatever reason, If one is low I air it up on the spot and check were it's leaking from and have it fix asap.

 

your asking alot there driver!

 

It's Mr. Owner/operator to you sir.

 

My tractors tires are in good shape. However I pull a lot of Werner trailers and they tend to have tires that aren't quite so nice.

 

+1

Just a fun experiment ask the guy parked next to you to borrow an air guage


The results should scare the heck out of you!

 

That has more to do with it than whether the tire was a virgin or recap. 6 to 8 years from manufacture and the tire should be scrapped...even if it's spent that entire time sitting in a warehouse.

A quality tire that has been taken care of, when sent to a reputable recap facility with a high level of quality control, will be just as reliable (if not MORE) as a virgin tire. Abused cases, old cases, and low-quality cases don't get capped at reputable recap facilities.

I'd rather run my own case that has been recapped than a virgin that costs the same as capping my own case.

 

It's also RV and boat season.

Nobody checks their boat tires until they explode.

 

Some you can see tread seperation. Many are from recaps where the bands are broke inside the tire from being curbed so much. The life of a company trailer tire goes through hell.

Running down the road, another driver can hear your bad tire long before you can. I've alerted many.

Summer time from the hot pavement is the worst time of year. That's why you see more now. That and there are more trucks on the road than ever. You will see many around hills as the weight shifts on the trailer finishing it off. 110 psi doesn't help a weak tire either.

 

I noticed the other day I have 7 air gauges. I was like how did I acquire all these? Only a truck driver can... or a tire shop.