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[rbh1515]

Boat came direct from Com-PAC and drive checked tire inflation beforehand.  Hub is stamped made in China.  Tire has the logo WD on it...doesn't say made in anywhere, so I presume US, but don't know.
Rob

[Bob23]

Somewhere on the serial number of the tire is the date of manufacture. I don't remember how to read it but I suppose you could google it and find out. Some of the el cheapo tire dealers are selling their tires as "new" and indeed have not been used before. I read somewhere that some of these tires were actually 5 years old...but never mounted. Good to know and might explain your tread separation.
Bob23

[skip1930]

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If the rubber tread peels off the tire's cartage then I'm guessing the inflation is too low. The tire became hot and the tread let go. It's not the tire/rim diameter that's important. It's the load rating.

Side Bar: Many years ago I installed a paint line for a company that refurbished the interim 'bogie' wheels for tracked vehicles [military tanks] that support the treads between the drive and idler sprockets. The bogie wheels came in for rebuild and rubber retread starting with a day or so in a Wheel-A-Brader that stripped off the old rubber from the forged wheels before new rubber was applied.

All the new rubber was held in a steam heated room at 160 deg F. to help with the molding process. Once new rubber was fitted the wheels were painted.

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