Utah - I-15 - Scipio and Beaver - Flying J Issues?

I stopped at the Scipio flying J several years back. While I was fueling up, a guy came out in a golf cart and has a clip board and seemed to be checking the gas pumps. Said Hi as he passed and then went on to the pumps on the other side of my mh. A few seconds later he came back and said: do you know your right front tire is developing a tread separation? Well, of course I had to see for myself and he pointed out a dark mark on the outside tread of the tire. I looked a little closer, and you could tell that he had run his thumb/finger on the tread and wiped off the road dust. I looked back at him and said: "you gotta be kidding me". He said: "nope, and if you want me to check it out for you I have a tire shop just on the other side of the station."

I told him he outta be ashamed of himself and that he was an a$$hole, shook my head and went back to fueling the mh.

The tires at the time had about 7 or 8 thousand miles on them and I drove them for four more years and 30,000 miles.....without any flats or blowouts and tread separation I might add.

Ron

Good to know about this! Thanks for posting, folks.

Thanks, be there in a month.

Ron, that's a classic example experience for those particular franchise locations. At least you didn't get caught up in the scam.

I reached out to Pilot/Flying J for a statement and I'm told that they will have something later today. I'll keep everyone updated.

We stopped there are few years ago at the end of a long trip and had the same experience. The good news is that my tires actually were very worn. Steel cord was showing and the tread was separating! I don't think we'd have made it the last few hundred miles home on them. At least the tires I got from them lasted a good number of miles and years.

My daughter lives in SLC and we typically make this trip every other year or so. I've found that filling up the mh at the Loves in Cedar City offers the best price and service. We just came through there last week, and we always comment to each other about our experience at that Flying J.

While gassing up at the Beaver station a few years back, I ,too, was approached about my tires. I simply smiled and thanked the attendant profusely for bringing the problem to my attention and left. : )

I've had this happen several times in different locations, mostly on I-80 crossing Nevada. A guy at the Shell station in Wells was particularly aggressive. Told me I could die crossing the salt flats in the summer heat when my tire was certain to blow out. Also had the same experience with the Chevron station in Elko.

I fuel up at the Beaver Flying J several times a year. I use the RV pumps right across from the tire shop and have noticed on a few occasions the shop crew huddled up and staring at my rig and having some kind of discussion. Have never had any contact with them and I dont think I could have been as polite as the other posters if they walked over and touched my tires. Did not think much more of it until I saw this post. After seeing this I will find another fuel dealer to give my money to.