I told him, back in July that his tread was worn thin and he better put on new tires or he was going to be changing a flat on the shoulder of the highway. He is one year older than me he doesn't like to get advice from the little brother. So on Friday he got to change a tire on the shoulder of Highway 213.
Man, that’s got read left on it. 🤣 I’ve got a family that moved in down the road from Us last year, all but one of their cars have tires that look like racing slicks. A little over a month ago, the wife and I were out walking and I noticed their Nissan truck tires had the radial belts showing they were so worn. About three days later, they were on the side of the road with a blowout themselves. To this day, they are still running the spare and three bald tires on that truck.
New rubber is a big expense. Some folks just don’t have extra right now. Many folks out of work, and having to make tough choices. Sometimes a used tire purchase is better than just holding your breath and hoping.
Last car in college was a 1965 Ford Falcon. Ran well, rusted out floorboards. Was college poor, ran $5 used tires from the tire shop. Worst was when working a summer construction job the foreman noticed an egg-like bulge coming out of the tread area. Made it to the tire shop and got another. Young, dumb and poor, wood drive home 600 miles each way for Thanksgiving and Christmas. After getting married and starting to buy and fix vehicles for a profit, drove it to the scrapyard, took the battery out and got $35 for it.
Heck,every California transplant here in Colorado are running tires like that when winter hits. They don't know how to drive in the snow or ice and then try to do it with bald .
Last car in college was a 1965 Ford Falcon. Ran well, rusted out floorboards. Was college poor, ran $5 used tires from the tire shop. Worst was when working a summer construction job the foreman noticed an egg-like bulge coming out of the tread area. Made it to the tire shop and got another. Young, dumb and poor, wood drive home 600 miles each way for Thanksgiving and Christmas. After getting married and starting to buy and fix vehicles for a profit, drove it to the scrapyard, took the battery out and got $35 for it.
MY BROTHER!!!!! Mine was a 64 and it too had a hole in the floorboard.....only difference was Dad had just put tires on it when I inherited it. 1970....ahhhhhh those were the days!
When I counseled my brother, two months ago, I told him "You are not a broke college kid who can't afford new tires." In fact, my brother has over $500 grand in his 401K. He just bought a new Tesla for $45 grand. He has an engineering degree from Georgia Tech.
"With that little tread left, I'm surprised that didn't hydroplane with rain in the forecast."
Yes. It rains all the time up here in the Smokey Mountains and I also told him that he was liable to hydroplane and have a wreck. He was not interested in my advice.
When I counseled my brother, two months ago, I told him "You are not a broke college kid who can't afford new tires." In fact, my brother has over $500 grand in his 401K. He just bought a new Tesla for $45 grand. He has an engineering degree from Georgia Tech.
"With that little tread left, I'm surprised that didn't hydroplane with rain in the forecast."
Yes. It rains all the time up here in the Smokey Mountains and I also told him that he was liable to hydroplane and have a wreck. He was not interested in my advice.
He’s an engineer, they always know better, just ask them. It doesn’t look like he was down to the wear bars so there was still engineered life left.
Had one explode on my firewood trailer this past spring. A spectacular explosion. Lots of tread and the shop remembered I was in the day before to assure that all were up to pressure.
He's lucky that one didn't send him to the ditch. A few of the mom & pop tire stores around have what they call "take-offs". Essentially new tires that their customers want taken off for something better once their new car leaves the dealership. You can get them at a fraction of the cost. No warranty or road hazard, but good "new" OEM tires just the same.
I sent the wife down to the sawmill in the f250 and 16ft trailer to get a bundle of hickory slabs.
If I go down there to the sawmill, they say all the slabs are presold for the tobacco growing mennonites. Ok sure
Send her down, tell her to do the yoga pants, pony tail, sports bra thing. Sure enough, the greaseballs will load the trailer up.
Calls me says trailer had a magnificent explosion on one of the 4 trailer tires. 10 miles from the house. Told her it still had 3 more back there come on with it. She said hunks of rubber was flying 20ft in the air and chit. Got home and the tire was completely off the rim and gone. Lol.
He's lucky that one didn't send him to the ditch. A few of the mom & pop tire stores around have what they call "take-offs". Essentially new tires that their customers want taken off for something better once their new car leaves the dealership. You can get them at a fraction of the cost. No warranty or road hazard, but good "new" OEM tires just the same.
For a good while I could go to the Dodge dealership and get brand spankin new goodyear wranglers. For $200 a set, even still on the Jeep rims.
All the “hey man i’m Bob from the fob, just got back from iraq im gonna buy a tar baby jacked up jeep” soldiers want 33 or 36 mudders. So they finance that ghetto crap all into the new loan, and clearance those wranglers out across the parts counter.
Take them town hill billy tire shop and for $20 he’ll peel em off the rims and swap em all out onto your pickup.
I sent the wife down to the sawmill in the f250 and 16ft trailer to get a bundle of hickory slabs.
If I go down there to the sawmill, they say all the slabs are presold for the tobacco growing mennonites. Ok sure
Send here down, tell her to do the yoga pants, pony tail, sports bra thing. Sure enough, the greaseballs will load the trailer up.
Calls me says trailer had a magnificent explosion on one of the 4 trailer tires. 10 miles from the house. Told he still had 3 more back there come on with it. She said hunks of rubber was flying 20ft in the air and chit. Got home and the tire was completely off the rim and gone. Lol.
I sent the wife down to the sawmill in the f250 and 16ft trailer to get a bundle of hickory slabs.
If I go down there to the sawmill, they say all the slabs are presold for the tobacco growing mennonites. Ok sure
Send here down, tell her to do the yoga pants, pony tail, sports bra thing. Sure enough, the greaseballs will load the trailer up.
Calls me says trailer had a magnificent explosion on one of the 4 trailer tires. 10 miles from the house. Told he still had 3 more back there come on with it. She said hunks of rubber was flying 20ft in the air and chit. Got home and the tire was completely off the rim and gone. Lol.
Piece of cake.
She must be a saint!
wipes butts, builds cabinets, has her own radial arm saw, eats raw okra, stacks wood, cleans up puke, changes her own brake pads, can deck a roof and lay shingles too and makes key lime pie.
Picked up something in a tire on the GH horse trailer. Damn Ford diesel pulled it without a problem until another driver pulled up next to me waving and pointing.
Too many people run their tires until you can see the air in them and don't slow down in a hard rain. I tend to see them in the median or off the berm backwards with a tow truck and cops with them.
Brother got new tires put on today. Cost $600. He does about 20,000 miles a year, so the tires will last for about 3 years. The cost is $16 a month. So, in trying to save $32, tire wear for two months, he got a blowout and got to change a tire on the shoulder. I also ran those numbers by him, two months ago.
He is lucky, it was the left rear tire. Had that been a front tire he might have been in a bad wreck.
Brother got new tires put on today. Cost $600. He does about 20,000 miles a year, so the tires will last for about 3 years. The cost is $16 a month. So, in trying to save $32, tire wear for two months, he got a blowout and got to change a tire on the shoulder. I also ran those numbers by him, two months ago.
He is lucky, it was the left rear tire. Had that been a front tire he might have been in a bad wreck.
Rear tire blows have caused rollovers and ejections.
I was in the same boat recently. I was trying to push the new tire purchase out a couple months. One of the tire specialists in our motorcycle riding group told me that I was trying to save nothing. He was right. That weekend I was pulling my RV trailer and the rear tire developed a leak. I had to stop every 25 miles to fill the tire with air. I was in a battle to save a $1000.00 aluminum 20" rim. I made it home after begging stores and gas stations to plug in my air compressor. You would be surprised how many women store managers didn’t think I was capable of plugging in a compressor.
tires ain't nuttin to mess with. if you ever had a car hydroplane all the way into the opposing lane you would pay close attention to your tires.
they used to recap tires around here back in the day. i don't know if thats still a thing or not. i ran recaps a lot. they were like 10 bucks a tire back the 70's.
I sent the wife down to the sawmill in the f250 and 16ft trailer to get a bundle of hickory slabs.
If I go down there to the sawmill, they say all the slabs are presold for the tobacco growing mennonites. Ok sure
Send here down, tell her to do the yoga pants, pony tail, sports bra thing. Sure enough, the greaseballs will load the trailer up.
Calls me says trailer had a magnificent explosion on one of the 4 trailer tires. 10 miles from the house. Told he still had 3 more back there come on with it. She said hunks of rubber was flying 20ft in the air and chit. Got home and the tire was completely off the rim and gone. Lol.
Piece of cake.
She must be a saint!
wipes butts, builds cabinets, has her own radial arm saw, eats raw okra, stacks wood, cleans up puke, changes her own brake pads, can deck a roof and lay shingles too and makes key lime pie.
My recently purchased 95 subaru had what looked like 4 good skins. "Cool, car 23 years old, 115k good rubber, $1500.
Ran it around here, thought it had a wobble, couldn t see anything with a quick look. Dro ve it a few months, 8-10 mile trips to work. "Seems worse?"
Had to go to doc, 40 miles interstate, didnt notice anything. Slowed down on the ramp, whomp, whomp, whom.
Stopping at the stoplight, it felt wiggly, and you could feel a corner going up and down. Pulled into the lot, looked at it, couldn't see anything. Smoke rolling out the hood from the leaky valve covers, and wherever the tranny fluid leaks from, "Hope some [bleep] doesn't call the fire dept. They will destroy my car trying to put out the "fire".
Done with doc, start down the old road, its slower. And the car acts worse, big road, drop the hammer. ("Hope this bitch hold till i get home)
Get off the ramp, 5 miles to go. She's shaking.
Home! !
Get my wife, I lay in the road, she is going to pull forward, then backup. She moves a few feet, That SOB is bent about 6 inches laterally, 3 inches vertically.
Pull one off the retired junker in the yard. Next day, the fallen soldier is flat.
I think I cut that one close.
Couple months later, it's mate on the other Side did the same. Swapped it immediately.
Still running the thing. Mostly my 17 year old daughter short tripping. (She uses a better car for any distance) Of course she loves it. Smoke coming out the hood, squeaky brakes. Dad hit a snowbank, come-a-long and hammer fender. zip tie stitched front end plastic and bumper. Too bad the exhaust gaskets don't leak, yet!
Sometimes money is tight. BTDT. I drove a few tires down past the wear bars in my day. When in that condition, I take extra care.
Nowadays I do well enough to keep decent skins on my autos. Planning on new skins for my truck. Currently rolls with AT D load rating, will go to E load rating. Ds have served me fine, but E are just more common.
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