Truck tire debris

[heviduty]

I'm retired from ODOT, and have thrown bunches of 'gators off the road. I learned pretty quick to wear a pair of gloves too, as some are still pretty hot..!! Most seemed to be caps off trailers. When it gets near 90 degrees, you can pretty well count on the highway being littered with them.

A buddy of mine and his son haul container trailers. Seems the owners of the trailers hate to spend too much money on higher quality tires. He had a brand new installed Chinese tire peel off, after about 80 miles. The mechanic had just finished putting it on as he pulled up to hook. He double checked the tire pressure, as the driver is responsible for buying a new tire, if it sucks the tube.

Remember the Firestone 500's flipping cars like snap beetles?

 

[FredH]

Not nit-picking . but the difference between a tire aired at 30 psi versus 35 psi is around 14.3 % under-inflated .I mentioned this in another thread about tires when the Ford Explorer / Firestone debacle was mentioned . I also stated in that thread that I " Never " go by what the Vehicle states for proper inflation rather I go by what the Tire States .
Both my pick-ups , 3/4 tons , 1 2006 Dodge 4 wheel drive and other 1984 Ford 4 wheel drive , load range "E" tires are aired to within 10 psi of max cold setting , which off hand is 80 psi ??? This even while running empty . I'll deal with a rougher ride than blowing a tire .

Something else to consider when you are scootin' down the freeway at 70+ mph. , While your tires are likely rated for the speed , Last time I checked ( been a couple of years ) , No commercial truck tire sold in the U.S. was rated for more than 70 mph. .:shocked: Think about that when you are running behind a Semi doing 75 mph. or like in places in Utah 80 mph.

Fred H.

P.S. Speed equals additional heat build-up . Heat build-up bad on tires regardless if retread or new .

 

[Bird]

I " Never " go by what the Vehicle states for proper inflation rather I go by what the Tire States .
Both my pick-ups , 3/4 tons , 1 2006 Dodge 4 wheel drive and other 1984 Ford 4 wheel drive , load range "E" tires are aired to within 10 psi of max cold setting , which off hand is 80 psi ???

I agree. In the late '80's/early '90s, GM put out some 3/4 ton pickups and suburbans with tires that were rated at 80 psi with the door post air pressure showing 54 psi. We saw some with "bubbles" where the tread was separating from the cords, and we were allowed to warranty them, even though the manufacturer at the time said you should NEVER run tires at less than 80% of the pressure listed on the sidewall which, of course, would have been 64 psi, with no load. Higher pressure recommended, naturally.