BFG tire disintegration
[img] [/img] Tire issue - this disintegration happened on a back road. I noticed a low-air warning - looked at tire, seemed OK not flat, not even visibly low. Then drove about a mile or so, hea...
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monkey44 wrote:
Me too, BFG on four trucks, over thirty years. Seems this one might just be unfortunate timing, picked up a nail and no where to turn out - had to roll, and roll it seemed forever. Finally a turn-out. Don't know the tire date, but will look tomorrow. I've had them around 2.5 to 3 years. Not sure mfgr date. Will post it tomorrow
I had a set of four BFG TA/Ko LR: E tires OEM size (I bought these in 2006; precursor to the more contemporary KO2's). 3 of 4 of these tires developed sidewall and tread cracking very, very badly at the 3 year mark. I take meticulous care of tires, check inflation weekly, cover them up from direct incoming solar when parked for longer times. The camper is a light weight pop-up (nothing heavy) on a 2500HD.
I was quite pi$$ed. Changed them out a little after the 3 year mark for Michelin AT2's. At the 4 year and 7 month mark with the Michelin tires, both front tires cracked badly (rotated yearly, regular wheel alignments). Changed the Michelin tires out for our present tires: Goodyear Duratrac LR: E. Doing well with these after the 4 year mark, presently.
I ALWAYS check the manufacturer's date of manufacture stamp on new tires before they are mounted, and will refuse a tire or tires if the date is older than ~2 months. But, doing forensics on tires I believe is case-by-case (my case may be extremely different for/from other situations).
My take on the defective TA/Ko's is that they were, well, defective from the get-go. I will not buy BFGs again. Your mileage may vary. This was just my personal experience.
