General Ameritrac

[Puddle Pirate]

The tires are General Ameritrac TR LT 235/85R16 Load Range E.

I noticed something unusual on the outside of both rear outside tires.

It looks like you peeled a thread out of the sidewall area, about just outside and above the white lettering. This groove runs all the way around the tire.

I checked the two front tires, no groove.

I've never seen this in a tire before. I noticed this yesterday while checking pressure level prior to hooking up my Cardinal 5th wheel trailer. Any ideas?

 

[WD40]

Outside Tires

Can you post a picture of your tires?

 

[police stroker]

You might have cut a line in the tire if you rolled the sidewall along a curb or somthing else you might have caught the outside dually wheels on ???

 

[fordtrucker4life!]

Be careful with generals. They are not very good tires. E 350 had them on it had a groove in the sidewall almost like it's been driven on low psi, but hasn't. Two rears both threw the tread off this summer and tore the sides of the van to peices. Pissed me the **** off.

 

[W4RLR]

Aren't Continental tires the same as Generals?

 

[Puddle Pirate]

I took a couple of pictures. Hope you can see the groove in them. The first one is of the front tire and shoes no grove (which is about 1.5 inches above the raised letters and runs all the way around).

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b88/PuddlePirate/IM002357.jpg

The next several pics are left and right side dually tires. Both have the grooves.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b88/PuddlePirate/IM002358.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b88/PuddlePirate/IM002362.jpg

Weird - Huh!!

 

[powerboatr]

the tread on them puppies looks brand new nearly. i by looking at teh pics, think maybe the outer casing cver is coming un adhered
how many miles are on them??
looks like a possible defect that would be covered unless you ran across a razor surface. its to perfect to be a kid with aknife blade
can you lift the dege with a fingernail??

 

[Puddle Pirate]

Nope. It's a groove with no flap. Goes all the way around both tires. Not something that I could have rubbed up against. Tires have about 20,000 miles on them.

 

[Tbar]

Everyone has an opinion about tire brands. I have a negative opinion about Generals.

Had problems with them 24 years ago in the tractor trailer leasing business.

Since then I have had personal friends have them come apart at very inopportune times.

Then there was that D**ge dully I was passing that had a rear General tire exploded throwing shrapnel against the side of my truck!!! -mad

Just my experiences...............others may have had very good luck with these tires.


Tbar

 

[powerboatr]

Nope. It's a groove with no flap. Goes all the way around both tires. Not something that I could have rubbed up against. Tires have about 20,000 miles on them.

iffin it was me i take em to where i bought em and have em replaced under defective issues
really looks like a mold line has seperated. by the way i only got 35k or so out of my factory general on the 02 before they were ugly worn up front
god luck let us know