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Old 06-06-2018, 11:06 AM   #1
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China bomb finally got me!

My first china bomb, tread separation on the inside sidewall and the inner tube ruptured.
Some facts:
Tires were properly inflated - no TPMS
Tire was not balanced
Tire was not hot
Age of tire - 3 years, 2 months
Speed was not an issue as it was "off road"
No damage to vehicle
Vehicle - small MTD Riding mower
Cost to replace - $42.50 and some sore muscles/busted knuckles
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Old 06-06-2018, 11:22 AM   #2
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My first china bomb, tread separation on the inside sidewall and the inner tube ruptured.
Some facts:
Tires were properly inflated - no TPMS
Tire was not balanced
Tire was not hot
Age of tire - 3 years, 2 months
Speed was not an issue as it was "off road"
No damage to vehicle
Vehicle - small MTD Riding mower [emoji38]
Cost to replace - $42.50 and some sore muscles/busted knuckles
Was your mower overloaded?
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Old 06-06-2018, 11:31 AM   #3
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Cool

Haven't checked for a weight label but that's a distinct possibility. I'm 6'3" and not exactly svelte
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Old 06-06-2018, 02:34 PM   #4
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See? Investing in a TPMS could have alerted you to this impending disaster. Luckily no one was killed!

Put a set of Sailuns on and you'll be GTG.
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Old 06-06-2018, 02:58 PM   #5
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I'm betting you made some nice "alien crop circles" when the mower deck suddenly dropped.
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Old 06-06-2018, 03:10 PM   #6
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Great story. Did you happen to hit a rock with that mower wheel?
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Old 06-06-2018, 04:11 PM   #7
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It's obvious that the damage was caused by speed, weight and overheating. A tpms would have been greatly beneficial to catch it before it happened. I would recommend going one size larger, one speed rating higher and one or two load ranges up. That will probably protect you in the future from this kind of misfortune. Thankfully there wasn't thousand of dollars in damage.....
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Old 06-06-2018, 05:39 PM   #8
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That looks like a snow tire. Not for use in the summer months so not surprised it overheated and blew. Also are those quality tools you are using?
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Old 06-07-2018, 05:59 AM   #9
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Thanks for all the advice! I did neglect to add that the deck was not engaged as I was towing a yard trailer with garden soil. No, haven't been to the Cat scales but I guess I could load it on the utility trailer and make the trip.As this blow out occured on the steer axle I didn't think it was relevant as no WDH on the trailer (only effect of hitch wt would be a wheeli) but the tractor does have an OEM front weight attached. Maybe I should check into a set of Bilstin's for the front.
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Old 06-08-2018, 11:33 AM   #10
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Do you have the right class license for that rig?
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Old 06-08-2018, 12:16 PM   #11
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Do you have the right class license for that rig?
My neighbors law service guys don't think I do.
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Old 06-08-2018, 01:17 PM   #12
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need to replace it with a LT tire
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Old 06-08-2018, 03:10 PM   #13
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Old 06-08-2018, 04:44 PM   #14
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Pull Toy you got that right! With the rain we have had this year I was thinking maybe replace the tires with pontoons.
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Old 06-14-2018, 07:15 AM   #15
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Very nice co-opting of the many threads we have all seen.

Made my day !

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Old 06-15-2018, 04:49 AM   #16
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this is funny, funny, and I was worried about my tires?
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Old 06-15-2018, 10:28 AM   #17
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This is by far the THREAD OF THE YEAR! SO sick and tired of "tire-winers". Thank you Thank you Thank you for making my day.
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Old 06-15-2018, 10:47 AM   #18
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+1 My vote for the THREAD OF THE YEAR!



Thanks for the humor!
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Old 06-18-2018, 11:54 AM   #19
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So if TPMS is all that good, which of all the brands are the most reliable? There seems to be a great debate on that subject somewhat less than tire brand.
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Old 06-18-2018, 01:32 PM   #20
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The best brand TPMS (or truck, or trailer, or beer, or anything else) tends to be the brand that the person responding to the question has! I think it's human nature but I will say this, any brand is better than not having it, just look what happened to me!
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