tire bits everywhere

suzuki2000

suzuki2000

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Seems to be a lot of explded tire bits on the highway these days
Noticing a lot of blown tires on the highway lately, both truck and car tires.

Is this a road condition issue or a tire manufacturing problem?

Sometimes it makes me feel like I'm running a slalom on miy bike
 
suzuki2000 said:
Seems to be a lot of explded tire bits on the highway these days
Noticing a lot of blown tires on the highway lately, both truck and car tires.

Is this a road condition issue or a tire manufacturing problem?

Sometimes it makes me feel like I'm running a slalom on miy bike
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Most likely a user issue not properly maintaining or tires that are just way too old.

Slalom = good practice ;)
 
lol...retreading...popular with truck drivers for giving extra life to tires...have fun, more trucks, means more tread to dodge...i hate being behind a truck when that crap comes off...
 
I actually haven't seen many in Canada at all. But when I drove to Indianapolis last weekend I would have to carefully and quickly swerve around many rather large bits every hour or so. Was kind of fun but also kind of stressful since they covered the whole lane and I didn't want to damage my car. Also had a few incidents where I narrowly avoided construction pylons blowing around the road.
 
Most of it is probably from the transport truck tires. If you look closely on the ground where the tire bits are, there's probably skidmarks too on an angle towards the shoulder. That's the truck saying "oh sheet! Gotta pull over!" haha.

I almost got a job working in a tire re-treading place a long time ago, but it was too far from where I lived and I had no car and didn't want to commute 90 minutes on public transport every day.
They did take me through the place though and showed me the process during my interview.
I can assure you this: if at any point one of the employees is feeling a little lazy one day, those tires' treads are going to rip right off their host in no time.
 
Tt's scary running beside one when you hear the slap sound of a tread coming apart. Back off or take off. They come off with a bang.
 
It is probably mainly truck tires. I don't know if they are still legal, but truckers used to be able to put on just the tread (cap), or a tread moulded around to the sidewall area. The first let go more than the second. Overheating is the prime concern, which is why you see more in the summer. I watched a trailer tire explode on the 400 on the Mayh24 weekend, very exciting. All in all, a good reason to not follow too closely.
 
There's been a crapload lately. Twice this week alone traffic came to a standstill on the 403 just west of the Linc due to large pieces of retread blocking the left lane. Not a truck in sight........... Not really sure why their use is still legal.
 
Because they are cheap compared to the real deal. Should be outlawed in the trucking industry. "Alligators of the road"!
 
bitzz said:
The most popular reason tires come apart like that is under-inflation.
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And most are not retreads. Retreads get a lot of blame from those that know little. Running a tire that is slowly going flat on something that is weighing 50 tons will make a big bang in no time.
 
bitzz said:
The most popular reason tires come apart like that is under-inflation.
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^ This

bear22099 said:
And most are not retreads. Retreads get a lot of blame from those that know little. Running a tire that is slowly going flat on something that is weighing 50 tons will make a big bang in no time.
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Good thing the bulk of drivers check their tires with the time tested highly accurate method of thumping them with something and listening to the tone. Might as well poke the sidewall and guess.
 
Torren said:
^ This



Good thing the bulk of drivers check their tires with the time tested highly accurate method of thumping them with something and listening to the tone. Might as well poke the sidewall and guess.
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+1000 it's like checking the oil level by headbutting the hood, lol.
Nothing wrong with retreads at all, tire pressure is everything. You'd think that with fuel and tire prices, more o/o's would invest in a pressure gauge
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