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How to assess sidewall damage

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by camionneur, Jun 5, 2015.

  1. Jun 5, 2015 #1
    camionneur

    camionneur Road Train Member

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    Is a small chunk of missing rubber an immediate issue, or is there a depth gauge measurement to go by for this?
     
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  3. Jun 5, 2015 #2
    Mudguppy

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    Depends. Ask 10 people what their definition of "small chunk" is, and you'll likely get 9-10 different answers. Any chance you could snap a pic of it?
    I recently put several small "slices" in the sidewall of a steer tire from a concrete culvert that was buried on a goat trail I was delivering a machine to. It wasn't deep enough to concern me (wasn't leaking, only about 1/128" deep) and I hauled several loads grossing up to 155k with it afterwards. It's still mounted on my old ride at my former employers, as of a week ago.....
    So....yeah. It depends.
     
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  4. Jun 5, 2015 #3
    camionneur

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    Oh, I found it, the safety regs say as long as it doesn't expose ply or belt material... and tires aren't in the index, it's under miscellaneous.

    Good to know that yours held up, thanks.
     
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