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Archive for November 5th, 2004
Question 16
Posted by Doug on November 5, 2004
After skiding a set of duals on a trailer, should a person turn them so the flat spots are not in the same place, or just leave them.
Flat spots can appear for a number of reasons such as an unbalanced break system, new brakes causing high friction and most often aggressive braking. You are correct if the flat spot is not too severe, dual trail tires can be positioned such that the flat areas are 180 degrees from each other. Flat spots that go deeper into the tread but have not exposed the steel belts or show other signs of casing damage can be retreaded and put back in service. If however, the skid damage has exposed the belts then discard the tire.
The TMC puts out an excellent resource called “Radial Tire conditions Analysis Guide” this resource covers every conceivable tire condition lists probable causes and gives recommend corrective actions. You might want to check it out and keep it as a handy reference – I do!