Sidewall gouge

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  1. Oct 10, 2020 #11
    stillwurkin

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    What i do is take my pocket knife, and slide gently into cut and see how deep it is. If, like aforementioned, is not into cords i would run it out. If it seems to be bothersome by its appearence ? Take it off , dismount and put eyesore on inside. That tire casing is not gonna be any value at tire trade time anyway.
     
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  3. Oct 10, 2020 #12
    Dino soar

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    That sounds like a good idea but if that is a break in the sidewall even if it's not to the cord eventually it is going to open up??? Or destroy the cords?

    If I do the knife test and it checks out okay, I wonder if I can put some kind of a sealer in there to keep water out and keep it from spreading?
     
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  4. Oct 10, 2020 #13
    IH Truck Guy

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    So did you back up and run the curb over again, just to show it who's the boss?????
     
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  5. Oct 10, 2020 #14
    Dino soar

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    That curb will never mess with me again!
     
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  7. Oct 10, 2020 #15
    SmallPackage

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    Like @Goodysnap and @stillwurkin said If it didn’t expose any cords or bulge due to inside air pressure it is good.

    Most guys I guess wouldn’t be able to handle hauling steel in and out of scrap plants if they are afraid of cosmetic cuts and punctures. They’d be replacing tires everyday. Lol!
     
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  8. Oct 10, 2020 #16
    Dino soar

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    On a similar note does anyone know where I can buy the piece that goes under the trailer that holds the spare tire?

    I always pull my own trailer so I'm thinking maybe I could get two of them and keep one for the truck and one for the trailer just in case I had some kind of problem on the road.

    At least I would be able to limp the truck home and look for a used tire that's a close match and not have to spend some crazy amount of money on a road service tire.
     
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  9. Oct 10, 2020 #17
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  10. Oct 10, 2020 #18
    daf105paccar

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    You don't run the same tires on your trailer as on your truck?
     
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  11. Oct 10, 2020 #19
    Goodysnap

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    This is not typical in the US to run all the same though a spare would work any style to get you home.

    Steers are steers

    Drives are drives

    Trailer tires are trailer.....often all different shapes and sizes......tic meaning mismatched brands and treads.
     
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  12. Oct 10, 2020 #20
    Dino soar

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    The truck tires are a different size than the trailer tires.

    When I'm ready for a whole set of trailer tires I probably will move to the same size as the tractor 11R 22.5.

    **** Also when you carry a spare whether it's under the trailer or on the catwalk do you normally carry just a tire without a rim? And then you have the Tire Guy mount it if you have a problem?

    I would think it would be a lot to wrestle with it if the tire was already on the rim?
     
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