Weird tire wear on spread

Height difference, no cords, never flat is cap worthy. But caps on a spread is a nother level of crazy.

My opinion.

 

The chop in the tire. Or it was the big of a height difference. Looks like waves.

 

I used to run caps on my spread axle belly dump and those took an absolute beating and I never had much trouble with blowouts. But all it takes is one to do a lot of damage and any saved money is out the window

 

No, I can’t tell. I have a local shop that has pretty good caps. I’ve never used them myself. But he only uses his own casings. One thing I’ve noticed, a used tire with a flat spot put on a trailer, is only as good as the flat spot, and will continue to wear the same, and fast. Same condition tire put on a drive, will run a long time. Especially true with old steers that have side (river) wear. I don’t know why, but it’s something I’ve noticed while playing the tire shuffle game.

 

Can you look on the outer edge of the tread at the sidewall and see if you see a brand molded in it. Will be small to see. Sometimes they are visible sometimes not. Looks like a Bridgestone/Bandag but not 100% sure.

11r24.5’s are going for $239 at Goodyear Commercial on loop 410 and Ih 10. Sure 22.5’s would be same or less.

 

The chop almost looks like it has a loose wheel bearing. My guess since it wore so fast, it’s just from right turns being tighter causing more scrubbing than left turns. If I recall correctly, bad bushings cause wear on inside of inner tire, loose bearings cause wear on inside on outer tire. Air height set too high, will make them bounce and scrub worse. Especially on a spread, I’d imagine. Also cause brakes to lock up and skid easier when empty, especially on slick roads.

 

Is it even the same tire as in 24.5 next to a 24.5. I’ve seen tire guys put 2 different size tires side by side (stupid, not paying attention, whatever). As already said the little tire skips and the tread is gone in no time.