Keep an eye on your tires

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I caught this one right before it let loose.


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[F350DRW1]

I have seen this alot over the years and have stopped to help several people with a tire change. Strange thing is this: Its always the drivers side rear. My brothers truck has done this twice; my old 99 did it two times. Always that tire.

 

[Scarlet_Nape]

That just sucks, Justin! I hope it all works out!

Side note: If you head up to Keller anytime soon and we can work it out with our schedules, give me a shout. Maybe me and some of the guys can meet up with ya!

 

[bushpilot]

I caught this one right before it let loose.
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damm...got your money outta that one didnt 'cha

I have seen this alot over the years and have stopped to help several people with a tire change. Strange thing is this: Its always the drivers side rear. My brothers truck has done this twice; my old 99 did it two times. Always that tire.

only rears ive ever lost <were on my old f150> and it was the passenger
side rear...80+ passing a tractor trailer in the fast lane...

the passneger side tires tend to get the most abuse...running off
the road edge, scraping curbs and just plain higher chance of
picking up shoulder debris

i doubt the tire mfg <or the retailer> has much liablity in this...hard
to prove and theres just too many potential causes for a blow out...
im not saying it was justins fault...i doubt it was...but its gonna
be tough to make a case...'specially w/out all the tire bits.

even in the case of all those firestone blow outs...i ran those tires for
YEARS and never had an issue...i blame the owners for not keeping up
w/ the proper pressures or expecting a SOFTER ride from the trucks
the bought....and some driver training would have gone a LONG way
in saving some lives there too...too many JERK the wheel rather than
keep a cool head and a smooth lift of the throttle or avoiding the brakes.

 

[BIG JOE]

damm...got your money outta that one didnt 'cha

i doubt the tire mfg <or the retailer> has much liablity in this...hard
to prove and theres just too many potential causes for a blow out...
im not saying it was justins fault...i doubt it was...but its gonna
be tough to make a case...'specially w/out all the tire bits.

even in the case of all those firestone blow outs...i ran those tires for
YEARS and never had an issue...i blame the owners for not keeping up
w/ the proper pressures or expecting a SOFTER ride from the trucks
the bought....and some driver training would have gone a LONG way
in saving some lives there too...too many JERK the wheel rather than
keep a cool head and a smooth lift of the throttle or avoiding the brakes.

I agree BP, but I also think that once Gov deregulation turned the Tire Industry loose, tire failure has gone bonkers. We still have NTSB >Specs< But no Regulation as to the construction of a tire.

We had a BIG Brand name Tire Plant near-by, I know a few guys & gals that worked there. They All talked about: As soon as the Gov backed out, QA & QC slid back some.

JMO but I think we all need to pay more attention to our tire pressures, alignment and most important.. the weight rating of the tires we buy, based on what we use them for.

And as always, remember: You Get what you Payed for, in a tire. ( Or anything else, for that matter)

Hope I'm not Preaching here

I'v gone to a Commercial Grade, All Steel Radial because of Tire Failures. 200+ per tire but well worth the Bucko's. 70K on'm tho too.

 

[DragonSlayer]

That sucks.......keep us posted on what BFG does....good luck

 

[NDsuperduty]

That sucks.......keep us posted on what BFG does....good luck

Ditto..If they stand behind their tires like that I may dish out the money to get BFG's next time. I have always like that company, they just cost so damn much for the AT's and MT's.

 

[02SilverStroke]

JMO but I think we all need to pay more attention to our tire pressures, alignment and most important.. the weight rating of the tires we buy, based on what we use them for.

Joe, you are correct regarding tire pressure. I slipped awhile back in checking my pressure and instead of having 55 pounds in my 265's on my 250 PSD, there were about 40 pounds. Once I aired them back up to the 55-60 pound range, the steering was much better. My door plate recommends 55 in front, 70 in rear; but since mine is rarely loaded or pulling anything, I usually run 55 in the rear also.

 

[WD40]

If your tire is over six years old I don't think they will help you any.
Also any tire that is 6 years old needs to be replaced before putting a heavy load on it, or running it at high speeds.

 

[black_cloud_stroker00]

good luck man, hope they rule in you favor.