Do you know how to remove stones from truck tires correctly? If you work in places where you have to go through a path of stones, you have certainly suffered damage to your fleet.
Despite being responsible for a large part of fleet costs, tires do not always receive the necessary attention. Failure to care for cargo tires can reduce their useful life, interfere with vehicle performance and even jeopardize the safety of the driver, passengers and other drivers.
Drivers who travel on roads in poor conditions suffer from the high cost of tires, damage from cut tires and downtime, in addition to occupational insecurity in manual stone removal services.
Therefore, in today’s article, we will show you how it is possible to remove the stones from the truck tire, without having to do any “workaround” to solve the problem. Check out!
The most common wear on cargo tires
Before we show you how to remove stones from a truck tire, let’s mention the main wear and tear on cargo tires.
center wear
It refers to greater wear in the center of the tread band, which is usually due to excessive tire pressure, which directly affects the balance of the vehicle, making trips more dangerous and prone to bursting the tires.
one-sided wear
As the name suggests, it occurs on only one side of the tire. This is usually due to poor alignment, lack of maintenance and poor driver handling. In addition, excess load on the truck can also cause side wear, bringing damage from misuse.
localized wear
Localized (or point-specific) wear is concentrated in just one small, specific region of the tire. This can often occur due to sudden braking, transverse skidding, tire blockage or failure of the vehicle’s braking system.
To prevent it, it is important to check the operation of the ABS system, in addition to the vehicle’s braking mechanism.
uneven wear
In that case, wear occurs throughout the tire, not just the side or center, and it happens when the tire rotation is not carried out.
This is because, as the truck usually has more pressure on the front tires, due to the weight of the engine and the construction of the truck, the tendency is for the front tires to suffer more wear than the rear ones.
Other possible causes are: unregulated suspension, anomaly in the braking system and insufficient pressure.
scale wear
Wear in scales has a sawtooth, pointy appearance, and occurs when the tire is compromised at the ends of the tread, generating demarcation when coming into contact with the road.
The risks are not immediately noticed, and at first, it does not cause much danger to whoever drives the truck. However, in the medium and long term, the tire can flat on the road and cause an accident.
The way to identify this problem is wheel noise. To solve it, the ideal is to choose the right type of road tire and always align and balance it.
What are the risks of having stones between tires?
Are you a truck driver traveling on unpaved roads or roads in poor condition with holes, rocks and branches? So you already know that tires have reduced durability due to external damage caused to their structure.
Despite the large amount of rubber, the tires are fragile on their sides and can easily tear or puncture in this region due to the stones. And when traveling with a flat tire, it can be dangerous for the driver and other people, in addition to costing much more than the repair or replacement.
wheel damage
When having a puncture in the tire due to a stone, the rims are also damaged.
structural problems
When the hole or tear is ignored, it expands into the inner structure, causing structural damage and triggering tread separation.
Security
The safety of the driver and other passengers goes through the tires. Therefore, ignoring a flat tire can bring serious accident risks.
General damage to the vehicle
In addition to damaging the structure itself and the rims, a flat tire can impact brake lines, suspension parts and even the fenders, generating a much higher cost for the driver.
How to remove stones from truck tire?
If you have problems with stones in the truck tires, you know the headache that is the manual removal of the stones, for example, using a rope and tying it to the truck, or even breaking the stone into pieces to facilitate the removal.
Now that problem is over! Baron stone extractors are developed with high resistance polymer (UHMW), and with the correct geometry to expel the stones automatically, permanently correcting the problems caused by stones in the tires, and with great benefits for your pocket and for occupational safety.
You no longer have to worry about ripped tires caused by stones, much less stop your production to remove the stone. The Baron stone extractor came to definitively solve the problem of holes caused by stones between truck tires.
What are the advantages of having a truck wheel stone extractor?
By implementing this improvement solution in your fleet, you manage to expel the stones, permanently correcting the problems caused by stones in the tires.
A very low investment compared to the damage that a stone can cause. (less than 4% of the value of the tires)
In this way, you guarantee safety at work, avoid the drop in production per hour stopped and still not waste time and money with the loss of tires.
How to take care of truck tires?
Finally, now that you know the risks of driving with flat tires and how to remove stones from a truck tire, we have listed some precautions that must be redoubled to ensure safer trips and on time.
- Defensive driving: knowing how to drive (braking, accelerating, maneuvering, etc) so as not to wear out the tires;
- Pay attention to the TWI, always respecting the minimum depth limit of 1.6 mm in the grooves;
- Rotation: periodically change tires;
- Always pay attention to alignment, balancing and calibration;
- Make the revisions;
- Use tires from brands that prove safety and quality.
Count on Baron to avoid losses
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