Check your tyres....

Fisherman said:
I was not aware you could measure tread depth from a photo. Perhaps the OP could take a measurement and put us all out of our misery :)
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I am making my comment based on the tyre wear indicator lump, which is 1.6mm high

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Obviously I can only guess, but I think the distance between the tyre wear indicator and the top of the tread is around twice the thickness of the indictor - so 3.2mm, giving a tread thickness of around say 4.5mm. If that is the case, that is not close to the legal limit (1.6mm)

Of course the other bit of the tyre is not quite as healthy and maybe best not to drive on?
 
Trouble is a tyre will pass the mot purely on a visual check , the date stamp is not included so old tyres don't fail .
 
wildebus said:
I am making my comment based on the tyre wear indicator lump, which is 1.6mm high

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Obviously I can only guess, but I think the distance between the tyre wear indicator and the top of the tread is around twice the thickness of the indictor - so 3.2mm, giving a tread thickness of around say 4.5mm. If that is the case, that is not close to the legal limit (1.6mm)

Of course the other bit of the tyre is not quite as healthy and maybe best not to drive on?
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What I don't get David is why this was brought up. The tyre tread had nothing to do with what happened.
There could have been 8mm on these tyres and this could still have happened.
 
Fisherman said:
I was not aware you could measure tread depth from a photo. Perhaps the OP could take a measurement and put us all out of our misery :)
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Quite simple really, see treadwell markers, so near end of life.
Obviously we all have different interpretations.
Here I am standing at Harrisburg Pensylvania train station waiting for a greyhound bus to Baltimore, with nothing better to do than make observations about tyres.
It passes the day.
:devilish:
 
Just noticed, finger nails well manicured.
Obviously spends more on looks than tyres.
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3. RETREADS?
 
molly 2 said:
Trouble is a tyre will pass the mot purely on a visual check , the date stamp is not included so old tyres don't fail .
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Sorry young Molly, incorrect - a tyre will fail if the inspector considers their is adequate perishing/ cracking on the rolling tread, or if the cracks on sidewall are deep enough to see the carcass wires.
Often superglue on small fishtail tears can hide these signs, but not large areas.
Leaving tyres on concrete in winter with weight of vehicle on it can cause this.
Just has two tyres on the car replaced because of it.
 
wildebus said:
it was pretty irrelevant, but I guess it might illustrate the need to check more than just tread depth when examining tyres?
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Yes David, but I don’t reckon what happened here would have been prevented by a detailed inspection. I experienced a similar tyre failure on my car. The garage who replaced were convinced that it was initially caused by something penetrating the tyre, and not degradation through age.
 
Stanski said:
Just noticed, finger nails well manicured.
Obviously spends more on looks than tyres.
Possibly addition to previous comment
3. RETREADS?
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I'll pass your thoughts on to my other half....
As she was holding the wheel whilst I took the picture...
And Nope not retreads...

As for spending more on looks than tyres...
As I said in my original post... I had the fronts replaced just before we left AND had the tyre place (a main brand NOT some back street outfit) that I've used for years including for race tyres AND my mates 7 second drag car cast their eyes over the rears...
(they removed the rears to inspect and pronounced fine.... Again as I said in the original post WITH the caveat that he couldn't x Ray them)
Frankly IF they had had 4 tyres in stock I'd have likely had all 4 replaced just for peace of mind...
BUT they only had the 2 in stock.

Possible damage from something in the road
THOUGH I'm personally more inclined to think its age related.
 
Stanski said:
Sorry young Molly, incorrect - a tyre will fail if the inspector considers their is adequate perishing/ cracking on the rolling tread, or if the cracks on sidewall are deep enough to see the carcass wires.
Often superglue on small fishtail tears can hide these signs, but not large areas.
Leaving tyres on concrete in winter with weight of vehicle on it can cause this.
Just has two tyres on the car replaced because of it.
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Of course it will fail if it fails the visual check
 
Stanski said:
Sorry young Molly, incorrect - a tyre will fail if the inspector considers their is adequate perishing/ cracking on the rolling tread, or if the cracks on sidewall are deep enough to see the carcass wires.
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Can you show me the bit in the testers manual where it mentions perishing/cracking...

Because I can't see any mention apart from cuts/damage or tread lifting.
 
wildebus said:
I am making my comment based on the tyre wear indicator lump, which is 1.6mm high

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Obviously I can only guess, but I think the distance between the tyre wear indicator and the top of the tread is around twice the thickness of the indictor - so 3.2mm, giving a tread thickness of around say 4.5mm. If that is the case, that is not close to the legal limit (1.6mm)

Of course the other bit of the tyre is not quite as healthy and maybe best not to drive on?
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6mm tread depth left.
 
Just take a gander at many roadsides with treads and blown tyres from trucks, I have even heard them explode in a line of traffic, thank heavens for cycle clips. :eek:
 
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