No, I bought the tire at Discount Tire Warehouse, though I'm not sure of when anymore, the new one was $48.00, and like I think I said, I may have piked up and/or run over a nail on a dirt road(at least I didn't get stuck), or driven it with too low air pressure, I had the car fully loaded yesterday, 3 humans and 3 dogs, plus the trunk was loaded, I've no idea what did the deed.

And then a person by the name of Jeannie showed up, She used to live next door.

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Sun Unleashes Monster Solar Flare, Strongest in a Decade

At 5:10 a.m. EDT (0910 GMT), an X-class solar flare — the most powerful sun-storm category — blasted from a large sunspot on the sun's surface. That flare was the strongest since 2015, at X2.2, but it was dwarfed just 3 hours later, at 8:02 a.m. EDT (1202 GMT), by an X9.3 flare, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). The last X9 flare occurred in 2006 (coming in at X9.0).

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I guess Cleveland is not the place to be if you are an armed robber.
A man who intended to rob a Cleveland Taco Bell was shot and killed by armed employees.
Uhh.....THREE armed employees.
His accomplice got away.
Armed Taco Bell workers shoot, kill robbery suspect.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

I've noticed that drive-thru employees now lock that window. Probably a good idea.

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The mind is a weird and mysterious place

Here the drive up is split into 2 windows, one where the money for the order is paid for, then the main window where the food is picked up at, the main problem here is the desert heat.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

No, I bought the tire at Discount Tire Warehouse, though I'm not sure of when anymore, the new one was $48.00, and like I think I said, I may have piked up and/or run over a nail on a dirt road(at least I didn't get stuck), or driven it with too low air pressure, I had the car fully loaded yesterday, 3 humans and 3 dogs, plus the trunk was loaded, I've no idea what did the deed.

And then a person by the name of Jeannie showed up, She used to live next door.

Doesn't look much like a nail puncture, more like an overload combined with low pressure leading to high temperatures. The number of times recently when truck in the UK have had blow-outs like yours they've found an axle-overload is very worrying.

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

Doesn't look much like a nail puncture, more like an overload combined with low pressure leading to high temperatures. The number of times recently when truck in the UK have had blow-outs like yours they've found an axle-overload is very worrying.

Load, pressure, and age.
Worth checking the date of manufacture on the tyre wall (last 4 digits of the full DOT code- last 2 digits, are the year, the preceding 2 digits are the week of manufacture) to make sure your new tyre isn't old stock. Not unusual to get a new tyre that was actually manufactured a year or more ago. However if it's 2 or more years old, ask for a better price, or a newer tyre.

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Grant
Darwin NT

Are they still doing recaps on truck tires?
I remember a long time ago you used to see those treads peeled off and littering the highways.
Nowadays, not so much.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

Are they still doing recaps on truck tires?
I remember a long time ago you used to see those treads peeled off and littering the highways.
Nowadays, not so much.

Any tyre will do that, its usually caused by running with an underinflated tyre - the tyre flexes too much - overheats - and the tread separates from the carcase.

It used to happen more so with twin tyres rather than with big singles which on this side of the pond are more commonly used nowdays, with singles its easier to see, feel or hear a tyre thats starting to cause problems.

Another cause used to be brakes dragging, with drum brakes this used to be a problem but most modern brakes are now disk brakes and we do not get so many problems with them.

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Kevin

Are they still doing recaps on truck tires?
I remember a long time ago you used to see those treads peeled off and littering the highways.
Nowadays, not so much.

Well I do see parts of retreaded truck tires on the roads, just bits and pieces, mostly tread, sometimes cords. Reminds Me of the problem Firestone used to have with some of their tires.

@ Rob Smith, I did have more weight in the car than normal the day before, not for long of course, so to get to Barstow on the compact spare that a neighbor will put on the rear, I have to drive 20.8 miles @ 45mph, the compact spare tire won't go faster than 50mph before going flat, the direct route is about 5 miles shorter, but is on a fwy part way there, the long way is all paved, and is one of 3 ways to get from Yermo to Barstow or vice versa. I doubt a regular tire/rim will fit where the compact spare goes, that would cost $96.60 for the tire/rim right now, if I were able to buy an extra tire and rim, plus another $16.00 for mounting and balancing, $112.60 aluminum rim(stock) to $113.50 currently w/a steel rim(aftermarket w/the correct rim offset).

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

Well I do see parts of retreaded truck tires on the roads, just bits and pieces, mostly tread, sometimes cords. Reminds Me of the problem Firestone used to have with some of their tires.

I had a pair of those Firestone tires.
Left front disintegrated whilst driving home from Wisconsin Dells about 40 years ago. Almost took out a guy on a Harley in the other lane, but I was able to pull it back. And those tires only had a few thousand miles on them.
Never ever bought another Firestone tire again.

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That saga really stuffed Firestone - I was in the process of ordering a load of tyres and Firestone were top of the list until the excreta and the Expellair met.

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

That saga really stuffed Firestone - I was in the process of ordering a load of tyres and Firestone were top of the list until the excreta and the Expellair met.

Well, it sure stuffed them in my book. Got rid of them and switched to Goodrich TA radials. Good traction, but didn't wear so well.
Of course, I was a kid then. And drove like one.
I am loving the new set of Michelin Defenders I am running on Toothless right now. Great tires.

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I try to check my tire pressures at least every other month.
More often if I have a suspicion that one is going down too fast.
And then that gets checked out and taken care of.
Car is only as safe as it's tires.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

Being 14", which is not as common these days, my Michelins had to be ordered directly from the factory. So they were very fresh stock.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

Any tyre will do that, its usually caused by running with an underinflated tyre - the tyre flexes too much - overheats - and the tread separates from the carcase.

Far too many people never bother to check their tyre pressures from one month to the next, then load their car to the absolute limits and wonder why they get a blowout. That picture was very unlikely to be a nail or puncture, just a blowout.

Also car tyres age. I just recently had to buy 4 new ones to replace those with low mileage on them, I doubt they were more than half worn. But the sidewalls were starting to crack, and I was advised by my professional mechanic that they simply weren't safe. The car does minimal mileage each year so that's is the price you pay for that.

You still see pieces of lorry tyres on the side of main roads in the UK, but it is now illegal to use re-treads or re-cuts on anything except agricultural off road vehicles. The law on second hand tyres is grey. A couple of years ago a local el cheapo garage round our way had a sign offering part worn tyres for £15. I reported them to trading Standards and the sign came down. In the UK the annual MOT will usually warn you with an advisory if your tyres are dodgy and not likely to last the coming year.

I had the car fully loaded yesterday, 3 humans and 3 dogs, plus the trunk was loaded .

I assume at best just two passengers plus yourself. You weigh 420 lbs, the same as three normal people. That makes the load equivalent to 5 people, plus luggage plus dogs, in a small Ford Escort. I would suggest that you simply failed to realise that you overloaded your car. If that was 3 passengers plus yourself that was illegal overloading.

Doctors Office said 416, not 420.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

Doctors Office said 416, not 420.

Oh, then I am sure the tires were fine.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

I keep mine inflated towards the upper end of the maximum. They ride a tad harder, but handle better. And they seem to wear pretty evenly, as I still tend to corner more aggressively than some people.
I do love my anti-sway bars.

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$229.14 each, that's a lot for Me.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

Those sway bars do wonders for the car's handling.
I run the station wagon bar on the front and an aftermarket bar from Addco on the back.
GM never even bothered with a back sway bar on that chassis.

Meow!

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster