I'd take that sucker to the shop, also. Then, if the mechanic ok'd it, I'd do two things. First, I'd send a Qualcomm message stating (x tire ok'd by y mechanic). Second, I'd walk into the dispatch office (which is on the opposite side of the building as the shop) and ask the safety guy "Would YOU run with this?"
I wouldn't run with it either. I've had to persuade a few guys to change some tires at our shop, so it's nothing new to me. Usually, though, it's a set of duals with grapefruit-sized flat spots from where a yard driver (or road driver) yanked it around with a locked brake chamber.
Also, am I correct in believing that those two were old drive tires? I know we use old drives on trailers, and old steers on drive axles, but I don't know how y'all roll out there...
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