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   From: pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu   
      
   Joe Pfeiffer  writes:   
      
   > "Michael F. Stemper"  writes:   
   >   
   >> On 01/20/2014 10:20 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> I've seen the tread of a truck tire on the trailer of a tractor-trailer   
   rig peel   
   >>> off on the highway.   
   >>   
   >> I've never seen that happen. However, I've seen the treads of such tires   
   >> many, many times along the road. My (unconfirmed) speculation is that, due   
   >> to the cost of such large tires, they must often get them recapped, and the   
   >> job is often poorly done.   
   >   
   > I once had a tread separation on a highway while driving a car --   
   > *bang*, looked in the rear view mirror to see my fender skirt flying   
   > away.  Got to the side; found the tread wrapped around my rear axle.   
   > The tire actually kept air for several hours after that; it didn't go   
   > down until the car was being unloaded from the flatbed at the tire   
   > store.   
      
   I should specify that I wasn't on retreads; the tires didn't have enough   
   mileage to need replacing, but (upon later reflection) they'd been in   
   the NM sun for long enough that they were breaking down -- I replaced   
   all four, not just the one that had actually failed.   
      
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